A Texan returns home to Lares and becomes involved with the daughter of a wealthy landowner leading to a dispute between two men vying for her affection..
So, should you watch El Terror de la Frontera today? Only if you're the kind of person who finds old film grain soothing, or if you have a weird obsession with 1920s Ecuadorian melodrama. If you want fast cars and explosions, you’re going to hate this. It moves at the speed of a tired mule. 🐎 The story is pretty simp...
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"So, should you watch El Terror de la Frontera today? Only if you're the kind of person who finds old film grain soothing, or if you have a weird obsession with 1920s Ecuadorian melodrama. If you want fast cars and explosions, you’re going to hate this. It moves at the speed of a tired mule. 🐎 The story is pretty simple, almost too simple. A guy comes back from Texas to his home in Lares. He’s played by Luis Martínez, who has a very... solid face. He looks like he could hold up a building just ..."
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