Miss Bala (2011) on Netflix
Laura Guerrero enters the Miss Baja pageant with her friend Suzu. At a Tijuana nightclub she sees La Estrella gunmen shoot DEA officers, and the gang makes her work for it.
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- IMDb6.5/109,730 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes87%
Trailer
Plot summary
Laura Guerrero, 23, lives in Tijuana with her father, Ramón, and her younger brother, Arturo. She and Suzu, her friend, both qualify for the Miss Baja pageant. At the Millennium Night Club, Suzu meets her boyfriend Javi, and Laura, alone in the bathroom, watches gunmen from the La Estrella gang kill DEA officers and other people in the club. She looks for Suzu, misses an early rehearsal and loses her place in the competition. Lino, the gang's leader, has her taken, and his men seize her father and brother to keep her obedient. He decides she will stay in the pageant, though she wants only to get away. The gang sends her on its errands.
Cast
- Gabriel Headsas Agent Bell
- Javier Zaragozaas Ramón Guerrero
- Lakshmi Picazoas Azucena 'Suzu' Ramos
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Miss Bala (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Miss Bala is loosely based on a real case: Laura Zúñiga, the 2008 Miss Sinaloa, was arrested with suspected gang members in a truck full of munitions outside Guadalajara, Jalisco.
