Rudo y Cursi

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Rudo y Cursi
Original Theatrical Poster
Directed byCarlos Cuarón
Written byCarlos Cuarón
Produced byAlfonso Cuarón
Alejandro González Iñárritu
Guillermo del Toro
StarringGael García Bernal
Diego Luna
Guillermo Francella
Narrated byGuillermo Francella
CinematographyAdam Kimmel
Edited byAlex Rodríguez
Music byLeoncio Lara
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures International
Release date
December 19, 2008 (2008-12-19)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Box office$11.2 million[1]

Rudo y Cursi (Spanish, literally, "Rough and Corny") is a 2008 Mexican sports comedy-drama film starring Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Guillermo Francella. It is directed by Carlos Cuarón and produced by Cha Cha Cha Films. It is Carlos Cuarón's first full-length movie.

Synopsis

In the fictional farming village of Tachatlán, in the

Cihuatlán Valley of Jalisco, Mexico, young men dream of escaping the drudgery of the banana plantations. Two of them, a pair of half-brothers, play in local football matches. Tato is the star striker and Beto is the eccentric goalkeeper. During one match, they are spotted by a talent scout and he offers one of them the opportunity to go to Mexico City
with him and try out for one of the country's big teams. As the scout's roster is already full, he says he can only take one of the brothers and they decide to settle it on a penalty shot. Tato scores the penalty against his brother, therefore earning the right to head to the capital.

Cast

Production

Carlos Cuarón first formed the idea for the film while on a promotional tour for Y tu mamá también. He initially planned for only one character, but later decided to include a brother.[2]

Principal photography began in summer 2007 in

México City and Toluca.[2]

Release

Rudo y Cursi released in December 2008 in Mexico. It premiered internationally at the April 2009

Tribeca Film Festival
. It was released generally, on a limited basis, on May 8, 2009. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 25, 2009.

Box office

Rudo y Cursi was very successful at the box office. It became the sixth top grossing Mexican movie of all time.[3] In its first two weeks in the US, it earned $738,706 on 219 screens.[4] It eventually grossed $9,264,208 in overseas earnings, bringing its worldwide total to $11,091,868.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rudo Y Cursi". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b Chiara Arroyo (29 June 2007). "México en un platanero". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  3. ^ Young, James (12 March 2009). "Mexican market grows, ups output". Variety. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  4. ^ "'Angels & Demons,' 'Star Trek' dominate box office". San Francisco Chronicle. AP. 18 May 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010. [dead link]

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