Mi Querido Viejo

1991 1h 37m ES

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8.2

BANGER

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6.5

IMDB

★8.2TMDB · 42★6.5IMDB · 79

Drama

Synopsis

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Luis Fuentes, a singer of Mexican music, comes to know a journalist by the name of Maria Luisa Cortéz and fall madly in love with each other. In time, the couple gets married and come to have a son, Rafael. However, they soon divorce because of Luis's many commitments as a singer. This strains the relationship between Luis and Maria, so much so that Maria, stung by bitterness, teaches her son to despise his father and manages to move from Mexico to the United States to keep Luis from contacting his son. Luis wants nothing more than to regain his lost relationship and affection with his beloved son. Therefore, time after time he visits Maria in hope of winning over his son's affection with little success. Over time, Rafael, now a young man, comes to have a passion for music just like his father despite having a hatred for him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vicente Fernández
Luis Fuentes
Alejandro Fernández
Rafael Cortéz
Julieta Rosen
Maria Luisa Cortes
Manuel Ojeda
Apolonio Méndez
Stephanie Salas
Irma Dorantes
César Castro
Inés Murillo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rafael Villaseñor Kuri
Writers: Ramón Obón
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri, shot by Antonio Ruiz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Vicente Fernández and Alejandro Fernández and Julieta Rosen carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0228627 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Rafael Villaseñor Kuri directs. Antonio Ruiz behind the camera. Manuel Esperón scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Rafael Villaseñor Kuri, shot by Antonio Ruiz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Manuel Esperón. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Vicente Fernández and Alejandro Fernández and Julieta Rosen carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0228627 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.