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Tear This Heart Out (Spanish: Arráncame la Vida) is a 2008 Mexican fictional drama film based on the Ángeles Mastretta 1985 novel of the same name.

The film was chosen by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas to represent Mexico in the 2009 Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film, however, the Academy chose not to nominate it. It won the Ariel award for Best Art Design, the Diosa de Plata María Félix award for Best Actress (Ana Claudia Talancón) and was nominated by the Asociación de Críticos Cinematográficos de Argentina for Best Foreign Film.

Plot
The film tells the story of Andrés Ascencio (Daniel Giménez Cacho) and Catalina Guzmán (Ana Claudia Talancón), their affair, the relationships between men and women, and the accomplices of power.

It is the story of a woman who seeks freedom in a patriarchal 1930s Puebla. Catalina finds in Andrés, a sympathetic and powerful man, a way out of hes little world, to access more things to the extent of her curiosity and her zest for life. But she soon discovers that having tied hes life to Andrés', she's also losing her freedom. And Andrés is a difficult opponent, especially because he is at all times charming, generous and protective. Catalina had to first overcome her own fascination with the character who is Andrés, for everything that he brings to her life.

But Catalina is no longer happy with Andrés. She's growing, discovering the world and suddenly realizes she is not free, that she wants to be. But freedom from this powerful man in Mexico in 1930 is almost impossible. When Catalina tries to escape, Andrés prevents her to take their children, and has her followed. Catalina realizes his impotence before Andrés. Catalina begins to live as a woman when they move to Mexico City due to Andrés' rising carrer, there she enters the Palacio de Bellas Artes and meets the conductor of an orchestra while rehearsing, Carlos Vives José María Tavira. Carlos is the counterpart of Andrés. Carlos is moral, almost idealistic, young, handsome, although ambitious also. And Carlos treats Catalina as an equal. Catalina saw in him what her life could have been like, what could still be. But Carlos also wants power, but for legitimate reasons. Andrés discovers in Carlos a rival (both politically and with his wife), and has him kill without fuss, just like he gets rid of anyone who gets in his way. And it is not until Catalina suffers from the consequences of such overwhelming power that decides she can not continue to be an accomplice and victim of that power.

Cast

 * Ana Claudia Talancón as Catalina Guzmán
 * Daniel Giménez Cacho as Andrés Ascencio
 * José María de Tavira as Carlos Vives
 * Joaquín Cosio as Juan
 * Camila Sodi as Lilia Ascencio
 * Irene Azuela as Bárbara
 * Fernando Becerril as don Marcos
 * Carmen Beato as doña Elena
 * Guillermo Gil as Rodolfo
 * Isela Vega as gypsy woman

Soundtrack
The soundtrack contains original music from the 1930s, when the film is set in.

Track listing

 * 1) "Arráncame la Vida" Toña la Negra - 2:25
 * 2) "Irresistible" Daniel Santos - 2:27
 * 3) "Nereidas" Mariano Mercerón y su Orquesta - 3:27
 * 4) "Tipitipitin" Libertad Lamarque - 2:06
 * 5) "Te Vendes" Agustín Lara - 2:24
 * 6) "Cenizas" Toña la Negra - 3:18
 * 7) "Frenesí" Pablo Beltrán Ruíz y Orquesta - 2:34
 * 8) "Take the 'A' Train" The West Coast All Stars - 3:00
 * 9) "Las Calabazas (Las Tres Pelonas)" Rodolfo Reyna y Orquesta - 2:16
 * 10) "La Barca de Oro" Orquesta de Directores - 3:06
 * 11) "Desesperadamente" Orquesta de Juan S. Garrido - 2:58
 * 12) "Palmera" Toña la Negra - 2:20
 * 13) "No, No y No" Los Panchos - 2:54
 * 14) "Mujer Ladina" Lucha Reyes - 3:21
 * 15) "Cuando Lloran los Valientes" Pedro Infante - 3:14
 * 16) "El Gavilancillo" Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán - 2:59
 * 17) "Mi Margarita" Pepe Landeros - 2:56
 * 18) "Cielito Lindo" Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de México - 3:19
 * 19) "Tuxedo Junction" The West Coast All Stars - 3:35
 * 20) "Theme Varie" El Cuarteto Latinoamericano - 6:19
 * 21) "Viva mi Desgracia" Orquesta Típica de la Ciudad de México - 3:09