Bordertown (2006)


Bordertown
Release Date01 April 2006
Budget$21,000,000
TaglineLies. Corruption. Murder. One reporter will break the silence.
GenreCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAlbuquerque, New Mexico, USA
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassSocial Problem Film
MoodFood for Thought
ThemesInnocence Lost, Fish Out of Water, Serial Killers, Members of the Press, Murder Investigations
TonesDisturbing, Forceful, Tense
TagsBorder [geographic], Journalist

Bordertown is a 2006 American drama motion picture, written and directed by Oscar-nominated Gregory Nava and executive produced by David Bergstein, Cary Epstein, Barbara Martinez-Jitner, and Tracee Stanley-Newell. The film features Jennifer Lopez , Antonio Banderas, Martin Sheen, among others.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Eva Jimenez

Irineo Alvarez
Domingo Esparza

Rene Rivera
Aris Rodriguez

George Morgan

Karolinah Villarreal
Young Lauren

Debrianna Mansini
Flight Attendant

Frank Kozerski

Gonzalo Mauro Montiel Aguirre
Curandero

Alfonso Diaz

Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Lourdes Jimenez

Amelia Zapata
Lourdes's Friend

Julio Cedillo
Julio

Jorge Urzua
Eduardo Lopes

Ruben G. Rojas
Eduardo's Man

Irene Estrada
Teresa's Maid

Teresa Casillas

J.D. Garfield
Doctor Herrera

Mikel Campos
Police Man

Peter Gonzales Falcon
Police Chief

Deborah Martinez
Victim's Mother

John Norman
Senator Rawlings

Himself

Marco Antonio Salamanca

Cecilia Rojas

Elena Diaz

Eduardo Garza
Arturo

Doris Hargrave
Secretary

Paul Blott
Samuel Denton

Marilyn Dodds Frank
Donna Mackenzie

Miguel Pillado
Coyote #1

Hector Zabal
Coyote #2

Richard Barela
Hospital Patient

Dave Colon
Restaurant Patron

Matilda Fernandez
Burial labor

Ronald Robert Hamilton
Father

Tavia Schwartz
Reporter

Mr. Adrian

Chris Talley
Dinner Guest

Kim Thrasher
Receptionist

Director

Writer

Producer

Gerardo Barrera
line producer: Mexico

David Bergstein
producer

Cary Epstein
executive producer

producer

Sue Jett
co-producer

Tony Mark
co-producer

Barbara Martinez Jitner
executive producer

producer

Tracee Stanley
executive producer

Hans W. Turner
associate producer

Frederick R. Ulrich
executive producer

Original Music

Graeme Revell
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Cinematographer

Reynaldo Villalobos

Editor

Padraic McKinley
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Casting Director

Emily Schweber
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Production Designer

Miguel Ángel Álvarez
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Art Director

Ed Vega

Set Decorator

Marcia Calosio
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Costume Designer

Elisabetta Beraldo
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Makeup Department

Enid Arias
hair department head

Lori Ann Baker
additional hair stylist

Margot Boccia
makeup artist: Ms. Lopez

Anadia Buenrostro
hair stylist: Mexico, reduced unit, makeup artist: Mexico, reduced unit

Bobby Jo Coleman
makeup artist

Tarra D. Day
key makeup artist

Carmen De La Torre
hair stylist: Mexico

Renate Leuschner
wig maker

Carlos Sánchez
makeup department head , key makeup artist: Mexico

Geordie Sheffer
second hair stylist

Nena Smarz
makeup artist: Mr. Banderas

Melissa A. Yonkey
hair stylist: Ms. Lopez

Production Manager

Annemarie Griggs
head of post-production: Möbius Entertainment

Tony Mark
unit production manager

Julio Bárcenas
unit manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

María Raquel Dioni
key second assistant director: Mexico

Susan E. Fiore
first assistant director: second unit

Jai James
second second assistant director

Barbara Martinez Jitner
second unit director

Chemen Ochoa
second assistant director

Kaaren F. Ochoa
first assistant director: US

Julian 'Chico' Valdez
second second assistant director: Mexico

René Villarreal
first assistant director: Mexico

Ornella Jaramillo
first assistant director, second unit director

Matias Risso Patron
trainee assistant director

Art Department

Timothy Abreu
prop maker

Daniel Alvarado
on-set dresser assistant: Mexico

David D. Baumann
propmaster: second unit

Pamela Borbolla
art director assistant: Mexico

Leopoldo Castellanos
on-set dresser: Mexico

Ricardo Chavez
head carpenter: Mexico

Victor Chavez
prop maker

David M. Cole
props buyer

Gabriel Cortes
construction supervisor: Mexico

Javier Cortes
buyer: Mexico

Jason Delap
greens person

Joaquín De La Riva
set decorator: Mexico

Hana Espinoza
art department coordinator: Mexico

Federico Etcheverry
set dressing assistant

Chadney Everett
swing gang

Luis Figueroa
set decorator: Mexico

Michael Flowers
leadman

Jay Foley
greens person

Adán García
head painter: Mexico

Ken Garcia
on-set construction medic

David Gomez Frias
construction chief: Mexico

Bobbi Jo Gonzales
set dresser

Mireya Guerrero
graphic designer: Mexico

Scott Jagers
prop maker

Jenn Jenner
set painter

Lynn A. Johanson
paint gang boss

Steve Kahn
on-set construction medic, prop maker

Tali Karszenbaum
prop master assistant: Mexico

Carlos Lagunas
construction foreman: Mexico

Johnny Long
key greens person

Paca Maira
art director: Mexico

Roberta Marquez Seret
art department coordinator

Hana Matsumoto
art department coordinator

Abbie Dean McCreary
prop maker

Kirk Newren
construction coordinator

Scott Nifong
property master

Dan Noah
art department production assistant

James F. Oberlander
assistant art director

Vance O'Loughlin
prop maker

Jesus Ornelas
utility painter

Jesus M. Ornelas
carpenter

Chris Painter
greens person

Gabriel Perez
warehouse keeper: Mexico

David W. Phillips
construction foreman

Roberto Reyna
construction doctor

Alfonso Rojas Hernandez
property master: Mexico

Ernest Romine
set painter

Oscar Sanchez
warehouse keeper: Mexico

Cydney Schultz
assistant props

Juan Souter
swing gang

Jaime Souza
paint gang boss

Peter Tosti Stephenson
swing gang

Jeff Strom
prop maker

Travis Stroope
prop maker

Steven Sutphen
assistant props

Carlos Torres
prop master assistant: Mexico

Jeri Woodward
paint foreman

Randal Woodward
lead scenic

Carlos Yanez
set designer: Mexico

Colin Zaug
on-set dresser

Carlos Y. Jaques
set designer

Amy Marsh
art department coordinator

Robbie Mueller
swing gang

Sound Department

Jeremy Balko
adr mixer

Guillermo Bermúdez
boom operator: Mexico

Brent Brewington
boom operator

Bayard Carey
sound recordist

Tanner Carroll
assistant dialogue editor

Gabriel Coll Barberis
sound recorder: Mexico

Brent Findley
assistant sound editor

Scott Hinkley
additional sound re-recording mixer

Cody King
foley editor

Richard Kitting
sound recordist

Shawn London
additional sound effects recordist

Alexander Martinez
assistant sound editor

Evan Martinez
sound utility operator

Jonathan Miller
supervising sound editor, sound designer

Andrew Morgado
foley mixer

Stuart Provine
sound effects recordist, sound effects editor

Shelley Roden
foley artist

Daniel Tripoli
dialogue editor

Robert Ulrich
dialogue supervisor, adr supervisor

Vicki Vandegrift
foley artist

Jonathan Wales
sound re-recording mixer

Jacob Weinstein
assistant sound editor

John Weitz
sound utility operator

Ryland Witten-Smith
additional boom operator

Spencer Blair
post-sound assistant

Jerry Gilbert
sound re-recording mixer

Mark Messick
sound effects editor

Special Effects

Juan Durán
special effects assistant: Mexico

Margaret Johnson
special effects set foreman

Randy E. Moore
special effects coordinator

Renee Moore
special effects technician

Marcelino Pacheco
special effects coordinator: Mexico

Jason Prentice
special effects technician

Alejo Villafañez
special effects assistant: Mexico

Juan Carlos Villasana
special effects assistant: Mexico

David Baca
special effects technician

Scott Hastings
special effects technician

Dale Malley
special effects technician

Geoffrey C. Martin
special effects technician

Markus Maurette
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Joseph Bell
visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension

Erik Bruhwiler
digital compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension

Bill Coffin
inferno artist: Post Logic Studios

Chris Del Conte
visual effects producer: Digital Dimension

Benoit Girard
visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension

Travis Wade Ivy
compositor: Digital Dimension

Grant Janssen
senior systems engineer: Post Logic Studios

Brandi Johnson
3D artist: Digital Dimension

Matthew W. Johnson
iq artist: Post Logic Studios

Anthony Kramer
visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension

Sean Looper
pipeline & tools technical director: Digital Dimension

Landon Medeiros
visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension

Daniel Rubin
lead key compositor: Digital Dimension

Brian Smallwood
compositor: Digital Dimension

Ryan T. Smolarek
lead compositor: Digital Dimension

Tammy Sutton
2D supervisor: Digital Dimension

Taryn P. Kelly
visual effects production manager: Digital Dimension

Jerome Morin
visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension

Marco S. Paolini
digital compositor

Rocco Passionino
visual effects supervisor

Eliza Pelham Randall
set visual effects supervisor: preproduction compositing tests

Leandro Visconti
compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension

Stunts

Gerardo Albarrán
stunt coordinator: Mexico

Steve M. Davison
stunt coordinator

Tim A. Davison
stunt performer

Dino Dos Santos
stunt performer

Lance Gilbert
stunt performer

Tomás Guzmán
stunts: Mexico

Alex Madison
stunt performer

Arturo Marroquin
stunts: Mexico

Dana Reed
stunt performer

Troy Robinson
stunt performer

Karin Silvestri
stunt double: Jennifer Lopez, stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Florentino Aguilar
electrician: Mexico

Tyler Allison
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Robert Althouse
video playback operator

Phillip 'Felix' Arlewedux
camera utility

Ricardo Arvizu
grip: Mexico

Bradley Barnes
company electrician

Theodore Y. Bott
company electrician

John Caradues
company electrician

Cary Caraway
technocrane operator

Michael A Chavez
camera operator: "b" camera

Cory Clay
first assistant camera: "d" camera

Victor Correa
best boy: Mexico

David Cummings
company grip

Quentin Day
company grip

Daniel Daza
still photographer: Mexico

Harland Espeset
dolly grip

Ben Estrada
company electrician

Frank Eyers
video assist operator

Kirk R. Gardner
camera operator: "a" camera

Jesús González
electrician: Mexico

Roberto Gutierrez
electrician: Mexico

Emil Hampton
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Justin Hartery
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Hank Herrera
key grip

Chris Joehnk
rigging gaffer

Marcelino Luna
dolly grip: Mexico

Michael Manzanares
best boy grip

Barbara Martinez Jitner
director of photography: second unit

Andrés Medina
key grip: Mexico

Tsayam Mejía
second assistant camera: "c" camera, Mexico

Tomás Morales
first assistant camera: "c: camera, Mexico

David Jaxx Nagro
dolly grip

Lee Nakagawa
best boy electric

Louis Nelson
company electrician

Salvador Orendain
grip: Mexico

Jessica Ramos
camera production assistant

Brian J. Reynolds
additional photographer

Adam Rosen
company grip

Lorey Sebastian
still photographer

Nick Shuster
first assistant camera: "c: " camera

Alejandro Snodgrass
company grip

Paige Thomas
camera operator: "c" camera

Asa-Luke Twocrow
company electrician

James R. Tynes
gaffer

Tony Villalobos
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Joseph Villasenor
camera production assistant

Peter Weidenfeller
company grip

Justin Wells
digital imaging technician

Ryland Witten-Smith
company grip

Dan Ayers
steadicam operator

Beau Chaput
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Derek Grover
digital imaging technician

Aubrey Husar
key grip

Alan Koplin
first assistant camera: Mexico unit

James R. Powell
assistant camera

Calvin Roberts
digital imaging technician

Robert F. Smith
director of photography: second unit, Mexico, camera operator: "d" camera

Lisbeth Storandt
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Alan Trever
grip

Jacob Woodward
second assistant camera

Casting Department

Jo Edna Boldin
additional casting: New Mexico

Elizabeth Gabel
extras casting: New Mexico

Anthony Kennedy
extras casting assistant

Marie A. Kohl
casting associate: New Mexico

Lorrie Latham
extras casting assistant

Jennifer Levy
casting associate: Los Angeles

Alvaro Munoz
casting assistant: Mexico

Kathryn Schuetze
casting associate: New Mexico

Manuel Teil
additional casting

Jessica Valencia
casting assistant: Mexico

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Fran Allgood
costume supervisor: L.A.

Deborah Ash
cutter/fitter

Dorothy Baca
costume supervisor: New Mexico

Barbara Lee Brice
set costumer

Lisa Corradino
set costumer

Rosie De Borman
costume assistant

Malena De La Riva
assistant costume designer: New Mexico, costume supervisor: Mexico

Emily Egge
set costumer

Blanca Garcia
key set costumer

Florinda Gutierrez Ruiz
seamstress: Mexico

Susan Hall
assistant costume designer: L.A.

Mitzi Haralson
dresser: Jennifer Lopez

Judith H. Jenner
dyer

Susan Kowarsh
assistant costume designer

Ana Lilia Aldana Maldonado
wardrobe coordinator: Mexico

Melissa Moody
key costumer

Austin Myers
costumer: L.A.

Lora Rael
costume assistant

Carlos Mungia Rodríguez
wardrobe supervisor: Mexico

Melanie Shepherd
costumer: L.A.

Mariana Watson
first wardrobe assistant: Mexico

Wynema Chavez
costumes

Tabitha Johnson
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

George Chavez
color timer

Doug Delaney
digital intermediate colorist: Post Logic Studios

David Donaldson
digital intermediate project manager: Post Logic Studios

Tyler Gilbert
editorial production assistant

Christopher Gillaspie
film recorder: Post Logic Studios

Carrie Holecek
digital intermediate producer: Post Logic Studios

Peter McEvoy
digital intermediate executive producer: Post Logic Studios

Greg Podunovich
additional editor

Simeon Thomas Russell
editorial production assistant

Brian Shows
head of digital intermediate services: Post Logic Studios

Jonathan Taylor
assistant editor: Avid

Music Department

Mark Curry
scoring mixer

Los Tigres del Norte
composer: additional music

Lila Downs
musician: singer

Dominik Hauser
orchestrator

Simon James
orchestra contractor

Rachel Levy
assistant music supervisor

Ashley Revell
music editor

David E. Russo
music programmer

Randy Spendlove
music supervisor

Josh Evans
assistant score engineer

Kory Kruckenberg
scoring engineer

Transportation Department

Pedro Amaya
driver: production van

Thomas W. Boroski
driver: construction stakebed

George M. Brown
driver: van

Natalie Casados
driver: van

Robert Ditzler
driver: hair/make up

Lindsay Elliott
driver: props

Chelsay Eslick
driver: van

Brian Griggs
driver: video village

Javier Gunther
transportation coordinator: Mexico

Rhonda Hansen
transportation co-captain

Billy R. Hass
driver: wardrobe

Bill Hauer
driver: Ms. Lopez's trailer

Kenny Heath
driver: 2RM/stakebed

Daniel Herrera
driver: set decorating

'Wild Bill' Laczko
driver: camera truck

R. Daniel Miller
driver: stakebed

Wayne Parviainen
driver: Mr. Banderas's trailer

Chris I. Quintana
driver: stakebed painter

James William Ray
driver: honeywagon

William Ray
driver: producer trailer/stakebed

Eric Rivera
driver: Ms. Lopez

Xavier 'Chupon' Rodriguez
transportation captain: Mexico

Jesse Romero
driver: special effects

Cassie Russell
driver: van

Michael B. Russell
transportation captain

Edward 'Smitty' L. Smith
driver: stakebed/construction

Gregg Williams
driver: van

Kip Wolverton
driver: grip truck

Other Crew

Mario Aguirre
caterer

Frymi Biedak
executive assistant: Mr. Bergstein

Michele Boudreau
production accountant

Karl Braun
location manager: Mexico

Lisa Browne
assistant: Mr. Shapiro, Möbius Entertainment

adr artist

Steven Calcote
assistant: Mr. Mark and Ms. Jett

Kate Carlin
adr loop group coordinator

Barbara Casner
assistant production coordinator

Mannuel Castillo
caterer

Alain S. Corcos
production finance: Möbius Entertainment

Barbara Crow
first assistant accountant: China

Arianna Cuellar
on-set doctor: Mexico

J.J. Dalton
set production assistant

Yelyna De Leon
assistant: Ms. Martinez Jitner

Michael Dellheim
location manager

Annie Domingo
accounting department: Möbius Entertainment

Michele Duval
set production assistant

Brooke Fair
set production assistant

Carrie Fleming
set production assistant

Leticia Gallego
location assistant: Mexicali

Kelli Gillam
post-production accountant

Christopher Hanada
additional production coordinator

Roberto J. Hernandez
contract administrator: Möbius Entertainment

Kyndall Holstead
production assistant

Debbi Izzard
assistant: Ms. Lopez

Robert 'B.O.B.' Izzard
security: Ms. Lopez

Saundra Janairo
assistant: Ms. Newell

María del Carmen Jiménez
ANDA delegate: Mexico

Carol Keith
production coordinator

Stuart Knight-Williamson
messenger

Lindsay Kouri
set production assistant

Michael Kours
office assistant: Möbius Entertainment

Elaine Kyriakis
location assistant: Nogales

Glennis Liberty
assistant: Mr. Sheen

Noe Lopez
caterer

Mike Lovato
location assistant

Luis Loza
caterer: Mexicali

Luis Martinez
set production assistant

Carmen Matthews
craft service assistant

Michelle McGonagle
set production assistant

T.J. McKeon
assistant: Mr. Banderas

Jacy Merson
assistant: Mr. Fields, L.A.

Rob Mitchell
accounting department: Möbius Entertainment

Liliana M. Molina
script supervisor

Maria Moncada
legal assistant: Möbius Entertainment

Ruben Monroy
caterer: Nogales

Carlos A. Montoya
set production assistant

Brian Niemczyk
set production assistant

Steven Piskula
office assistant: Möbius Entertainment

Yolanda J. Polonio
assistant: Mr. Banderas

Gabriel Reyes
publicist

Ray Reyes
business affairs: Möbius Entertainment

Ray J. Reyes
legal services

Matt Robertson
assistant: Mr. Fields

Arlene Rodriguez
set production assistant

Louise Rosett
clerk

Alicia Ruiz
extras coordinator: Mexico

Magali Sagarra
assistant production coordinator: Mexico

Ben Salazar
production assistant

William R. Schmidt
office assistant: Möbius Entertainment

Gary Shapiro
marketing consultant: Möbius Entertainment

Debra Smith
accounting department: Möbius Entertainment

Nicole Soriano
production coordinator: Mexico

Rowan Stanland
assistant location manager

John Steckert
travel coordinator

Faith Strongheart
set production assistant

Martin Terrones
assistant: Mr. Nava

Dixie Trujillo
production assistant

Axel Uriegas
assistant: Mr. Mark and Ms. Jett

Claudia Valdez
travel coordinator

Lisa Vanallen
craft service

Lourdes Vicente
production secretary: Mexico

Florent Vitse
assistant production coordinator: Mexico

Stephanie Wescott
payroll accountant

Melissa White
production secretary

Tobias Swift White
craft service assistant

Danny Wilding
security coordinator

Trinidad Yepis
location assistant: Nogales

Lavinia Zetina
first assistant accountant

Francheska Bardacke
production intern

Gilmar Fortis II
production executive

Michael J. Harker
completion bond representative

Heather Kilness
set medic

Kristina Lankford
dialect coach: Sonia Braga

Matt Reitsma
textile artist

Adam W. Rosen
legal services

Luis Salazar
development associate

Joshua Sallach
production assistant

Tavia Schwartz
stand-in

Thanks

Gilmar Fortis II
special thanks

Huw Penallt Jones
special thanks

Rafael Navarro Barron
special thanks

Adolfo Salido
special thanks

Héctor Terrones
special thanks

Production Company

Möbius Entertainment
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El Norte Productions
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Nuyorican Productions
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Mosaic Media Group
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Distributor

Bazuca Films

Capitol Films

Distribution Company

Falcom Media

Independent Films

Pinema

Prorom Media-Trade

SND

Scanbox Entertainment

Scanbox Sweden

Soyuz Video

THINKFilm

Universal Pictures Benelux

Xanadeux Company

Special Effects

Digital Dimension

Miscellaneous

AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
production insurance

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
cranes and dollies

Cinelease
lighting equipment

Entertainment Partners
payroll

Gary A. Watson & Associates
clearances

Geo Film Group
remote cranes and heads

Illumination Dynamics
lighting and grip equipment

Mario's Catering
catering

Modern VideoFilm
master on-line and post-production services

No Stone Unturned Security & Investigative Services
set security

Picture Mill, The
main title design

Pivotal Post
Avid editing equipment provided by

Post Logic Studios
digital intermediate

Reel Medics
on-set medics

Sonic Magic
sound post-production






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