The Bosses

"Nobody knows who you work for"

2015 1h 23m ES

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 76

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Synopsis

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Set in 2013 Monterrey, Poncho is a student at a prestigious college, he goes to get weed with his friend El Greñas, they go to La Bomba to get some. Although when La Bomba runs out of weed, they decide to take him on a quest to get more weed from El Perro. When Poncho needs to go back home, La Bomba kidnaps both Poncho and Greñas and taking Poncho's phone and car. La Bomba contacts Poncho's father to get him one million dollars to free his son, though Bomba didn't know the deadly consequences.

“Nobody knows who you work for”

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Cast

Fernando A. Solas
Poncho / El Morro
Emilio R. Salazar
El Greñas
Cesar R. Suarez
La Bomba / El Millonario
Eduardo Dávalos de Luna
El Perro
Octavio Ángelo Lowry
Don Pipe
David Ramírez Agüero
Chiquilin
Daniel Rodriguez Valero
El Callado
Lesli Oseguera Gámez
Pepa Loka 1

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chiva Rodriguez
Writers: Eduardo Dávalos de Luna, Chiva Rodriguez
Languages: Spanish

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chiva Rodriguez, shot by José Casillas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Roman Leonardo Rodriguez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Fernando A. Solas and Emilio R. Salazar and Cesar R. Suarez carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Nobody knows who you work for".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2977546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chiva Rodriguez directs. José Casillas behind the camera. Roman Leonardo Rodriguez cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Chiva Rodriguez, shot by José Casillas. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Roman Leonardo Rodriguez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fernando A. Solas and Emilio R. Salazar and Cesar R. Suarez carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Nobody knows who you work for".
7IMDB entry: tt2977546 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 76 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.