El cumple de la abuela

2015 1h 38m EN

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6.5

SOLID

★6.5TMDB · 51

Comedy

Synopsis

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A dysfunctional family travels to Cuernavaca, to celebrate their grandmother's birthday. One pretends to have a boyfriend she just met. Another has a girlfriend who is in love with one of his brothers. Another can not stand the way the grandmother treats him but he has been afraid of her for so long...until now.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Susana Alexander
Grandmother
Paola Nuñez
Andrea
Luis Arrieta
Daniel
Luis Ernesto Franco
Sebastián
Marimar Vega
Ana
Rodrigo Murray
Gerardo
Tiaré Scanda
Diana
Martha Claudia Moreno
Natalia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Javier Colinas
Writers: Luis Arrieta, Reynolds Robledo, Tobías Camba
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "La Abuela Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Javier Colinas, shot by Juan Pablo Ojeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Odilón Chávez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Susana Alexander and Paola Nuñez and Luis Arrieta carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3123010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Javier Colinas directs. Juan Pablo Ojeda behind the camera. Odilón Chávez scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "La Abuela Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Javier Colinas, shot by Juan Pablo Ojeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Odilón Chávez. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Susana Alexander and Paola Nuñez and Luis Arrieta carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt3123010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 51 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.