Pulling Strings

Oct 5, 2013

1h 51m

★ 6.9

Even with backup, he can't sing his way out of this one.

Overview

Rachel is an intelligent, modern-day woman constantly on the move. Primarily focused on her career as a diplomatic consul for the U.S. embassy, she's literally lived her life on the move, globe-trotting from city to city. Currently working in Mexico City and set to leave for London, Rachel's world turns upside down on the eve of her own goodbye party when she gets drunk and passes out on the street. Saved by Alejandro, a handsome Mariachi singer and single father, Rachel wakes up in his apartment with no recollection of how she got there. Nor does she remember that she rejected his visa the day before, which he desperately needs for his daughter. Romance unexpectedly blossoms between the two, but either sparks or fists will fly after she finds out his secret.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Pulling Strings Trailers

Cast

Alejandro

Jaime Camil

Canicas

Omar Chaparro

Rachel

Laura Ramsey

Maria

Renata Ybarra

Virginia

Stockard Channing

Art

Tom Arnold

Hapi

Roberto Sosa

Neron

Carlos Macias

Don Gus

Emilio Guerrero

Manolo

Juan Pablo Gil

School Principal

María del Carmen Farias

Old Woman

Luisa Huertas

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