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Frontera (2012 production, 2014 release)

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Last updated: March 12, 2020


Drama. Tensions rise after a murder along the US-Mexico border. Starring Ed Harris, Eva Longoria, Michael Peña, Amy Madigan, Seth Adkins, Kristen Rakes, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Rebekah Wiggins, Matthew Page, Alex Knight. Filming locations: Albuquerque, Algodones, Placitas, Rio Rancho, Tijeras.

Most of this movie is filmed in the back country behind Placitas.


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Notes on Individual Scenes
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Opening view

House/ Hills

Road junction

Stable

Suburban streets - ABQ

Arroyo, east of Placitas. Thinking general area (35.304550°, -106.309061°)

Stable

Arroyo - Rio Rancho?

Suburban house

Northern Rio Rancho view


Hiding in culvert under Unser Blvd. (35.340671°, -106.694572°)


Southbound in truck - Get out of truck (35.344585°, -106.670963°)

Walk away from truck (35.344364°, -106.673641°)


Bobby Foster Road - curves - traffic stop (34.989085°, -106.645098°)

Medio County Administrative Center

School - Highland?

Raking - Algodones?

Calling back to Mexico

House with clothesline

Platos Calientes

People meet in desert - Somewhere near I-25/Highway 22 interchange

House in desert - thinking (35.312767°, -106.313305°)

Suburban area - Farsi nonsense - Garage - 4904 Tia Christina Dr. and Mikell Ct. NW (supposedly 1731)

Suburban Street - Tia Christina again

Clinic

Phoenix Processing Center

Old MDC - 415 Roma Ave. NW (35.089243°, -106.651224°)

Bobby Foster Rd.

Jail scene

Bobby Foster Rd. again

Mexican house again - old style - near power lines that cross past Sandias north of Placitas

Bobby Foster Rd.

Border crossing

View of I-25 SB frontage road (35.150234°, -106.590309°)

Wooded area and barn

https://www.abqjournal.com/412418/model-produces-political-thriller.html
Thanks given to Diamond Tail Ranch, Placitas, NM

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