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Eugenia and John (2016)

Working as a cleaning lady, studying at university and maintaining a relationship with her high school sweetheart, John, is all Eugenia does to achieve her goal of entering medical school despite her undocumented status. When her sister gets arrested for a routine traffic ticket, she turns to John for help, but she finds that John's response is surprisingly aloof. As she struggles to prevent her sister's deportation and tries to salvage her romance with her boyfriend, Eugenia realizes that her position in America is more tenuous than she ever imagined.

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Top billed cast

Wesley TunisonJohn
Venecia TroncosoEugenia
Keon AlexanderCarlos
Lydiana MedellinJanelle
Bobbi Salvör MenuezAna
Eli GelbAdam
Christopher BenitezAntonio
Camden SingerBette Meinz
Ian PaolaChristian
Natalia SeguraHelena

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