A young woman's consuming ambition for wealth fuels a gritty, pulpy drama of resentment and desire.
Melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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No surprises for a TV-14: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Teresa Chavez is a young woman with an obsession for money and ambition. Despite her beauty and the fact that she was raised in the bosom of a loving family, she is resentful; her one desire is to leave her humble but poor neighbourhood.
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