

One day five women from Quito, friends in their teens, decide to get back together after fourteen years. Helena is waiting for her second child, Marina lives the ups and downs of infidelity, Diana, an early widow, shares her loneliness with her 15 year old daughter and Tamara has not abandoned the random life of nightclubs, men and drugs. The purpose of their get-together is to visit their old classmate, Alejandra, who is consumed by an illness.

Amaia Merino
Marina
Lead
Anahí Hoeneisen
Elena
Francisca Romeo
Diana
Paquita Troya
Tamara
Carolina Valencia
Alejandra
Juan Martín Cueva
Manuel
Nicolás Andrade
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Mauricio Samaniego
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Anahí Hoeneisen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Esas no son penas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”