CESAR RAMOS Growing up in Mexico City near the streets of La Merced, CESAR RAMOS (Jorge) could easily relate to his character’s rocky past. As a kid, Ramos learned to survive eating tuna from tin cans and selling tortas and T-shirts at the local markets with his family. “Still, it was the best time of my life because all of us—my father, my mother, my sister—we were fighting to stay together, despite our troubles. That taught me to have faith in myself.” That self-confidence brought Ramos to acting at an early age, appearing in four Mexican TV shows, 22 TV commercials, two plays and a small part in the Mexican feature To Die on Sunday. Ramos believes that the experience of making Trade has changed his life with his family. “With my own sister, I didn’t have such good communication as Jorge had with Adriana,” he says. “But once I started shooting this movie, I went to her and said, ‘Please, I want to be your best friend. I want you to trust me.’ After spending time with Paulina, my sister in the movie, I learned how to become a good brother. Now my sister and I are close.”