Draft:At the Frontera

At the Frontera also known as Café Con Leche is a 2019 American action crime thriller film written by Wesley Adkins, Ray Gallardo, Martin Santander and directed by Gallardo. The film stars Santander, Gerardo Taracena, José Sefami and Nina Senicar. It was shot in Mexico and premiered at ArcLight Hollywood.

Plot
In Mexico City, a district attorney and ATF agent join forces to look into a human trafficking case. They soon discover one of them may be affiliated with their prime suspect, a corrupt real-estate developer.

Production
Principal photography took place in February 2015 in Mexico City and Houston. The film language is entirely in Enlgish for international marketing purposes. Actress Mónica Sánchez Navarro acted with both of her daughters in the film. Marie Adler says the film is "timely and relevant" due to the Latin American immigration laws. In an interview, Santander talked about writing the female characters in the script "strong and independent."

Cast

 * Martin Santander as Franco Rivero
 * Gerardo Taracena as Eduardo Manrique
 * José Sefami as Alvaro Manrique
 * Nina Senicar as Rebecca Salinas
 * Mónica Sánchez Navarro as Angela Manrique-Obregon
 * Cassandra Sánchez Navarro as Liz Gomez
 * Sofia Rivera Torres as Culebra

Release
The film was listed in the product guide for Screen International at Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 before holding its world premiere on January 25, 2018, at ArcLight Hollywood. It had a limited theatrical run in Los Angeles on January 31, 2019 and the following week in Charlotte, North Carolina.