''Dulce familia'' is a 2019 Mexican

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by Nicolás López. The film premiered on 10 May 2019, and is stars

Fernanda Castillo María Fernanda Castillo García (born 24 March 1982), known as Fernanda Castillo, is a Mexican actress. She is best known for her roles as Daniela Montalvo in '' Destilando amor'', Luisa Barrera in '' Teresa'', co-starring Angelique Boyer and ...

, and

Vadhir Derbez Vadhir Derbez Alejandro González Torres Prince (born 18 February 1991), better known as Vadhir Derbez, is a Mexican actor and singer who has worked for Televisa, Univision, Warner Brothers, Netflix, TV Azteca and Telemundo. Personal life D ...

. The plot revolves around Tamy (Castillo), a woman who faces her overweight when she is about to get married, because she wants to wear the same wedding dress as her mother, Verónica (

Florinda Meza Florinda Meza García (born 8 February 1949) is a Mexican actress, comedian, television producer, and screenwriter. She is best known as Doña Florinda in ''El Chavo del Ocho'', La Chimoltrufia in ''Chespirito'', and other various roles in '' E ...

), a famous

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...

actress obsessed with her physical image and which due to its age has been relegated on television.

Plot

''Dulce familia'' is a comedy about five women of different generations and their respective fears, eating disorders, diets and sugar addiction. Tamy (

) will undergo all unimaginable tortures to lose 10 kilos in two months and be able to use the wedding dress her mother used. In this impossible mission, Tamy will be accompanied by her sisters Bárbara (

Regina Blandón Regina Blandón (born July 25, 1990) is a Mexican actress. She is known for her role as Bibi P. Luche in the sitcom, '' La familia P. Luche''. Blandón is the daughter of actor Roberto Blandón. Biography Blandón was born on July 25, 1990, a ...

) and Ale (

Paz Bascuñán María Paz Bascuñán Aylwin (, 2 June 1975), commonly known as Paz Bascuñán, is a Chilean theatre, film and television actress. Daughter of politician Mariana Aylwin and granddaughter of Chile's former president Patricio Aylwin, and has more ...

) and her bitter mother Verónica (

) who make up this family.

Cast

as Tamy *

as Beto *

as Verónica *

as Bárbara *

as Ale *

Luciano Cruz-Coke Luciano Cruz-Coke Carvallo (born July 1, 1970 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean actor, and was the Minister of Arts and Culture under the 35th President Sebastián Piñera. Biography Cruz-Coke is the son of lawyer and university professor Carl ...

as Director Canal * Roberto Flores as Sacerdote *

Boris Quercia Boris Quercia Martinic (born 31 August 1967) is a Chilean actor, director, writer, and producer. In theater, he stood out for his performance as Roberto Parra Sandoval in the acclaimed work ' by . As a filmmaker, his first feature film ''Sex with ...

as Carlos * Ariel Levy as Presentador * Mirella Granucci as Melina

References

External links

* Mexican comedy films 2010s Mexican films {{Mexico-film-stub