

The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
2012, Spanish. Directed by Luis Mandoki.
To dream of the american dream is easy, but it is difficult to cross Mexico.
In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Luis MandokiDirector
- Greisy MenaSabina Rivas
- Joaquín CosíoBurrona
- Fernando MorenoJovany
- Angelina PeláezDoña Lita
- Tenoch Huerta MejíaJuan
- Beto BenitezTata Añorve
- Nick ChinlundPatrick
- Mario ZaragozaSarabia
- Argél GalindoJefe Mara-Poisson
- Dagoberto GamaGeneral Valderrama
- Zaide Silvia GutiérrezMadre de Sabina Rivas
- Julián PastorInvitado a la fiesta de Cossío
Details
- Released
- 9 November 2012
- Original title
- La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas
- Country
- Mexico
- Written by
- Diana Cardozo
- Budget
- $4.6M
- Box office
- $2.4M
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Is The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas worth watching?
Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.2/10 from 129 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas?
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas runs 115 minutes (1h 55m).
Does The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas have a post-credits scene?
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The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas?
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Who directed The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas?
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (2012) was directed by Luis Mandoki and stars Greisy Mena, Joaquín Cosío, Fernando Moreno.