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Road to Juarez | |
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Directed by | David A. Ponce de Leon |
Written by | David A. Ponce de Leon |
Produced by | David A. Ponce de Leon Scott Rosenfelt Cesar Ramirez |
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Cinematography | Jonathan West |
Edited by | Paul Carballar David Ponce de Leon Ellen Goldwasser |
Music by | James Raymond |
Production companies | Marc Production Enterprises 8th Street Films Fungi Films Millennium Crop Entertainment |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Spanish |
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