''Compadres'' is a 2016 Mexican-American

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-drama film directed by Enrique Begne and co-written with Ted Perkins and Gabriel Ripstein. This film featured a cast of Mexican and American actors made up of

Omar Chaparro Omar Chaparro Alvarez (born November 26, 1974) is a Mexican actor, comedian, television host and singer. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaparro, Omar 1974 births Living people 20th-century Mexican male act ...

Aislinn Derbez Aislinn González Michel (born 18 March 1987), better known as Aislinn Derbez, is a Mexican actress. Early life and career Aislinn González Michel is the daughter of actors Eugenio Derbez and Gabriela Michel, who were married from 1986 to 19 ...

, José Sefami,

Erick Elías Erick Elías Rabinovitz (born June 23, 1980) is a Mexican actor. Elías began acting with a screen debut in '' DKDA: Sueños de juventud'' (2000), followed by roles in ''Amigos x siempre'' (2000). He became known in the reality show ''Protagonis ...

, Camila Sodi, Joaquín Cosío, Héctor Jimenez,

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, Joey Morgan and

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. The film was released on March 31, 2016 in Mexico and on April 22, 2016 in the United States.

Plot

After being released from prison, former Mexican cop Diego Garza (Omar Chaparro) seeks revenge on Santos (Erick Elias). Santos has kidnapped his girlfriend María (Aislinn Derbez) and framed him for a crime he didn't commit. With the help of his former boss Coronado (José Sefami), Garza manages to escape with a tip about how to find Santos which leads him to San Diego in search of an "accountant." This said accountant is responsible for stealing $10 million from Santos and may know Santos' whereabouts. When Garza arrives, he is shocked to find that the infamous accountant is a 17 year old white American computer hacker named Vic (Joey Morgan). Despite an immediate disdain for each other, these two divided by culture, language and age, realize that Garza's low tech brain and Vic's high tech hacker skills may be their only chance at finding Santos before he finds them.

Cast

as Diego Garza *

as María * José Sefami as Coronado *

as Dalton * Joey Morgan as Vic *

as Santos *

Héctor Jiménez Héctor Jiménez (born December 13, 1973) is a Mexican actor and producer. He played Esqueleto in ''Nacho Libre'', Mr. Tumnus in ''Epic Movie'' and the cashier in ''Wild Hogs''. He worked in a theater company in Tijuana for eight years, before m ...

as Guasa *

as "Tex", The Banker *

Camila Sodi Camila Ía González Sodi (; born 14 May 1986) is a Mexican singer, actress and model. She is the niece of the singer and actress Thalía and a member of the Sodi family. Family life Camila Ía González Sodi was born in Mexico City, Mexico ...

as Emilia * Evan Henderson as Dalton's Partner *

Joaquín Cosío Joaquín Cosío Osuna (born 6 October 1962) is a Mexican actor and poet. He is best known for roles such as Rubén "Mascarita" in ''Matando Cabos'' (2004), General Medrano in ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo in '' Narcos ...

Efren Ramirez Efrain Antonio Ramírez (born October 2, 1973) is an American actor and DJ, best known for playing Pedro Sánchez in the 2004 indie film ''Napoleon Dynamite''. He later reprised his role in the 2012 animated series of the same name. Early ...

as "El Payas" *

Espinoza Paz Isidro Chávez Espinoza (born 29 October 1981 in Angostura, Sinaloa, Mexico), better known as Espinoza Paz, is a Latin Grammy nominated Mexican musician and composer of Regional Mexican music, specializing in the styles of Banda, Norteño and ...

* Adrián Uribe

Music

Omar Chaparro interprets the main song of the movie, ''Si hubiera sabido''.

Release

Box office

''Compadres'' opened theatrically in the United States from

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on 22 April 2016 in 368 venues and earned $1,397,434 in its opening weekend, ranking ninth in the North American box office and second among the new releases. In Mexico, the film was released on 31 March and, as of 17 April, had grossed $4,225,771, bringing the film's worldwide total to $5,623,205.

Critical reception

The film received mixed to negative reviews from critics. On

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, it has a 40% approval score based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4/10.

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reports a 28 out of 100 rating based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Compadres 2016 films Films about Mexican Americans 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s action comedy-drama films 2016 independent films Mexican action comedy-drama films Mexican independent films English-language Mexican films 2010s English-language films 2010s Mexican films