

Rudo & Cursi
2008-12-19 · 102 min · ★ 7.2
Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.
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Production details
- Directors
- Carlos Cuarón
- Production companies
- Cha Cha Chá, Focus Features International
- Countries
- Mexico, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Gael García BernalTato
Diego LunaBeto
Guillermo FrancellaBatuta
Dolores HerediaElvira
Adriana PazToña
Jessica MasMaya
Salvador ZerboniJorge W
Joaquín CosíoArnulfo
Fermín MartínezDT Obdulio
Harold TorresTrompo Tovar
Gabino RodríguezMafafo
Armando HernándezCienpiés
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