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Ana Maria in Novela Land

Ana Maria in Novela Land

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Ana Maria in Novela Land

2015

1h 29m

5.1(11 votes)

Fantasy

Comedy

Romance

Drama

Overview

Ana Maria is having a bad day until she magically switches places with the main character of her favorite telenovela. As she struggles to escape from Novela Land, Ana Maria finally understands why her real life was such a mess.

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Production Companies

Stargazer Films

Synthetic Cinema International

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Edy Ganem

Edy Ganem

Ana Maria / Ariana Tomosa

Michael Steger

Michael Steger

Tony / Armando

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Sra. Soto

Nestor Serrano

Nestor Serrano

Sr. Soto

Juan Pablo Gamboa

Juan Pablo Gamboa

Eduardo

Dyana Ortelli

Dyana Ortelli

Mercedes

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Schmidt

Carla Morrison

Laura Diaz

Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor

Dr. Acevedo Bechdel

Sung Kang

Sung Kang

Korean Soap Star

Creative team

Directed by: Georgina Riedel
Written by: Jose Nestor Marquez
Georgina Riedel
Produced by: Andrew Gernhard
Shane O'Brien

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