Charm School

Mar 9, 2007

1h 42m

★ 6.9

Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go wherever they want.

Overview

Defiant 18-year-old Adela León pushes her father and an unbending headmistress to the limit in this delicious comedy.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures Producciones Mexico

Charm School Trailers

Cast

Adela León

Martha Higareda

Maca Ribera

Blanca Guerra

Pía

Camila Sodi

Maribel

María Aura

Heidi

Alejandra Adame

Valentina

Ximena Sariñana

Emiliano

Daniel Berlanga

Fina

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez

Monseñor

Salvador Sánchez

Martín León

Rafael Sánchez Navarro

Enrique Van der Linde

Roberto D'Amico

Julio Mera

Mario Corona

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