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Pulling Strings (2013)

Pulling Strings poster
Original title
Amor a primera Visa
Directed by
Pedro Pablo Ibarra
Genre
comedy film, romance film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 110 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican mariachi singer and single father tries to get a visa for his daughter. He falls for a U.S. Embassy employee while doing so.

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What happens

Pulling Strings (better known in Spanish as Amor a primera visa) is a 2013 English and Spanish-language Mexican-American romantic comedy film directed by Pitipol Ybarra and starring Laura Ramsey and Jaime Camil. It is about a single father and struggling Mariachi singer who falls for a U.S. Embassy employee while seeking for a visa for his daughter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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