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| Directed by | Ricardo Méndez Matta |
| Produced by | Ricardo Méndez Matta Poli Marichal |
| Written by | Ricardo Méndez Matta Poli Marichal |
| Starring | Steven Bauer Elpidia Carrillo Daniel Lugo Alba Raquel Barros |
| Music by | Superaquello |
| Distributed by | HBO |
| Release date(s) | March 17, 2006 (premier) June 10, 2006 (FFSF) June 17, 2006 October 19, 2006 November 18, 2006 December 5, 2006 March 1, 2007 |
| Running time | 114 minutes. |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Language | Spanish |
Thieves and Liars (Spanish: Ladrones y mentirosos) is a 2006 Puerto Rican film directed by Ricardo Méndez Matta. It was Puerto Rico's submission to the 79th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
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The film is set in the island of Puerto Rico. Because of its central location in the Caribbean, the island has become one of the main ports of drug entry from South America into the United States. The film follows the lives of three families in different levels of society affected by drug trafficking and crime in the island.