

Personal Effects
2006, Spanish. Directed by Issa López.
A comedy about four young adults adrift in Mexico City.
At 18, fresh from high school, Marina, Ignacio, Adam and Mimi, school mates bonded by fate, shared a dream about adult life, a dream of fame, success, perfect skin and that one endless, true love that, surely, was waiting just around the corner for each one of them. But 30's arrived, and none of the sweet promises of youth was fulfilled. Alone, failed and frustrated, all four are forced to stop and look around to try to understand where it all went wrong, and find an emergency fix for their lives, before it's too late, and happiness escapes through their fingers forever. Secondary Effects is the bitter coming of age comedy that follows their steps in the search for lost dreams, lost hair and good sex, at least, if true love turns out to be a mirage.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Issa LópezDirector
- Marina de TaviraMarina
- Alejandra GollasMimí
- Arturo BarbaAdán
- Pedro IzquierdoIgnacio
- Aaron AguilarGuadia Separos
- Moisés ArizmendiSantiago
- Eugenio BartilottiBorrego
- José Antonio BarónProductor de Tv
- Fernando BerzosaCamillero
- Humberto CaresGerente de super
- Irán CastilloGabriela
- Susana ContrerasOld woman 2
Details
- Released
- 1 September 2006
- Original title
- Efectos secundarios
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Issa López
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How long is Personal Effects?
Personal Effects runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Personal Effects isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 2006. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
What movies are like Personal Effects?
If you liked Personal Effects, try Love & Sex, He Said, She Said, Love Don't Co$t a Thing.
Who directed Personal Effects?
Personal Effects (2006) was directed by Issa López and stars Marina de Tavira, Alejandra Gollas, Arturo Barba.