The film is indeed a true story, with a fictional and dramatic plotline thrown in for "entertainments sake." The murders have been happening since 1993.
If you want an accurate account of what has and is going on, I recommend reading the book 'The Daughters of Juarez'.
I wouldn't say it's a true story. The murders in Juarez definitely happened, but the whole J.Lo tries to escape some government conspiracy or whatever plotline sort of trivializes the case.
shareOf course the part about Jennifer Lopez's character isn't true, but lots of women are being murdered. That is true, I should know. I live in El Paso, TX (Just across the bridge from Juarez) and we hear about these deaths in our news. It's so sad, and something needs to be done about it!
sharein a government and nation that does not have the right to keep and bear arms these things will ALWAYS HAPPEN. I say arm everybody it is kind of hard to rape and kill a woman when she is capable of blowing your head with a magnum in her hand.
shareThe murders in Juarez have been going on since the 1970's. I have lived in El Paso for 21 years, and there have always been rumors. Since about 10 yrs ago, everything has been coming to light, but to say that it exists just isn't enough. It was hard for me to stomach that a movie was made; I was afraid the real story would be lost. Who is doing this and why is the big mystery, maybe. Drug cartels, corrupt police officers, serial killers either from Mexico or United State. Its a disregard for human life on all sides, from the killer(s) to the ones who should be protecting and solving these cases. Going into Juarez is easy, anyone can get there in 30 minutes or less. Young people love to go out to the bars on the weekends. I had to go there recently (toothache), but I wouldn't dare wander, and I make it a point not to go there after dark. That's just me. Others have no problem and feel safe enough. This case itself is a mess. All evidence contaminated, and any bodies found are not definitely identified. Every year there are still protests, and year every year there are more disappointments. Where a lot of these young women and girls live, there are dirt roads and no street lights. Imagine walking in the pitch dark to get home always looking behind you. The have no choice, the factories offer work and you take the hours you can get. All I can say is that it hurts. Has there been anything recently? Really can't tell you, its there country and their news. The officials just want all this to go away, and yet so many mothers still cry for their daughters.
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Yes the part about Lopez was embellished a lot, but there was an actual woman who investigated these crimes from the very beginning. In fact, Nava consulted with her.
http://moviesbasedontruestoriesdatabase.blogspot.com/2012/07/bordertown-jennifer-lopez.html
This is actually closer to truth than fiction. There was infact, a reporter from El Paso that went undercover to work in the maquilarodas in Juarez. SHe wasn't part of some goverment conspiracy, but she did report on what she saw and the need for action. I can't remember her name, but she worked for El Diario, the spanish-language newpaper for El Paso.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_homicides_in_Ciudad_Juárez
i know its wikipedia and all but there is still lotsa interesting information there with sources cited...
This film is based on actual occuring events. Many young women have fallen victim to rapists and sick minded people that have been systematically placed along the U.S./Mexican border to prevent these women from entering the United States.
shareThere is also a powerful documentary by Lourdes Portillo called Senorita Extraviada. More info here:
http://www.lourdesportillo.com/senoritaextraviada/
You have your facts wrong.
The murders initially started in the 80's. And in the begining there where some bodies found in federal grounds in El Paso. The National Commision for Human Rigts and the International Comission for Human rigths have stated that out of the 400-+ murders, close to 80% have been solved. Same thing to the missing girls. It6 is very simple to explain: Dead and missing people sell news papers and pay anchormen's salaries. A solved case or a returned girl stop being news.
Women abuse is a problem in the whole world, not just in Juarez. The negative image is devastating for any community (ask any person from Detroit, in the hayday of crime). By localizing a problem, the publick eye gets trapped in a sort of "media tunnel vision". Just in the period of 2000 - 2007, homicides in the state of Mexico doubled those in the state of Chihuahua.
People need to be more responsible in the way they handle info.
There is one fact to wich I'll agree: Justice is very slow. Even though many of the cases have been solved, the culprit is long gone.
i doubt any cases have actually been solved..what they say in the film is right no one really cares enough to say anything and even if they do it doesnt matter because the government and police are so corrupt in mexico... i should know my family used to vacation there every year during the summer and we paid cops off like nothing... its sad but true =/
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