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Chicuarotes
Sign in to saveChicuarotes is a 2019 Mexican drama film directed by Gael García Bernal. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected for competition at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.
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7.8Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.
Cast
- Benny Emmanuel as El Cagalera
- Gabriel Carbajal as El Moloteco
- Leidi Gutiérrez as Sugehili
- Dolores Heredia as Tonchi
- Enoc Leaño as Baturro
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Chillamil
Themes
- coming of age
- teenage boy
- petty crimes
- petty criminal
- teenager
- gay brother
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
3,516 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
18%
- Year
- 2019
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- TV-14
- Awards
- 14 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 868803
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- publication date
- 2019-05-16
- title
- Chicuarotes
- review score
- 4.8/10
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Chicuarotes is a 2019 Mexican drama film directed by Gael García Bernal. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected for competition at the 2019 Shanghai International Film Festival.
==Cast== Daniel Giménez Cacho as Chillamil Dolores Heredia as Tonchi Ricardo Abarca as Planchado Benny Emmanuel as Cagalera Enoc Leaño as Baturro Leidi Gutiérrez as Sugheili Gabriel Carbajal as Moloteco Pedro Joaquín as Víctor Esmeralda Ortiz as Güily Saúl Mercado as Karina Luis Enrique Basurto as Churrizo