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Luca, Luca, also known as La hija del canbal, is a 2003 Mexican film coproduced with Spain and the second by Antonio Serrano. The story is based on Spanish journalist Rosa Monteros novel of the same name 1997. The film stars Argentine actress Cecilia Roth, Mexican actor Kuno Becker, and Spanish actor Carlos lvarezNvoa. The cinematographer is Xavier Prez Grobet.

The film was shot over a period of eight weeks in and around Mexico City, as well as at the Puebla airport and the Sierra Gorda of Quertaro. In the United States the film was released under the name Luca, Luca, since the producers thought the name La hija del canbal literally, The cannibals daughter would lead audiences to believe the story was about a cannibal.Luca, Luca was not as successful as Serranos first film Sexo, Pudor y Lgrimas. Its boxoffice output in Mexico was MNX10 million under a million dollars. In Spain it was released on November 21, 2003 in 100 theaters. In the United States it had a boxoffice output of 269,586 in just 50 theatres. The film currently takes the spot of the 204th highest grossing foreign film in the United States. ........

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