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Directed by
Paul A. Kaufman
Starring
Judy Reyes (Scrubs)
Ana Ortiz
Hector Luis Bustamante (Heroes, The Shield)
Marlene Forte (Crossing Jordan),
A. Martinez (CSI, Profiler, General Hospital, L.A. Law, Santa Barbara),
Jillian Bruno
Production
Front Street Pictures / Lifetime Pictures
2008 / Original language: English / Color
Luz and Pedro throw a party for the birth of their newborn daughter, Delimar, but the celebration ends in tragedy when a fire breaks out in her bedroom. Luz is told Delimar has died in the fire yet, she is convinced her daughter has been stolen. With no proof, she is forced to move on with her life. But, when her conviction becomes an obsession, her husband leaves her in despair, until suddenly, six years later, Luz spots a young girl at a birthday party that she feels in her heart is Delimar…
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EXCEPTIONAL RATINGS IN THE US
2nd highest movie of the year 2008 in the 25-54 demographic in the US and one of the highest rated movie ever aired on Lifetime.
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“…The film is powerful and genuine and bolstered by some exceptional work from Reyes, Ortiz and really the entire cast.”
"A compelling fact-based tale of deception, despair, and ultimately triumph."
"A wrenching, heavy-duty stuff that largely honors a real-life tale with earnestness and realism."
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"A terrific performance from Judy Reyes"
VARIETY
“…Emotionally powerful TV movie based on a true case.”
NATIONAL ENQUIRER
“This movie will grab you from its earliest moments and hold you captive for the next hour and a half.”
JACKIECOOPER.COM
“This film reaches out and touches the very core of who we are with this true story of a mother's love.”
LATINOLA
“The film touchingly reveals how the criminal and self-destructive acts of a single person sent an emotional explosion through the lives of five other people, leaving them forever altered.”
LA VOZ NUEVA
“...Sunday night’s tearjerking and ultimately triumphant Lifetime movie about a mother’s lonely determination to find a child everyone else thinks is dead.”
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
“…Reyes is locked and loaded with a mother’s instincts.”
NEW YORK POST
