''Incomplete Lovers'' (

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: ''Amores incompletos'') is a 2022 Mexican

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film written and directed by Gilberto González Penilla. Starring

Alejandro Camacho Alejandro Camacho (born Alejandro Camacho Pastrana on July 11, 1954) is a Mexican actor and producer. Filmography Films Television Other works Awards and nominations References External links *Alejandro Camacho at the M ...

. It is about the journey of a 65-year-old man through the Baja California peninsula in search of his dead wife's lovers.

Synopsis

José is a 65-year-old

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er who decides to embark on a journey through the Baja California peninsula to confront the trio of lovers that his deceased wife once had.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are: *

as José *

Patricia Bernal Patricia Bernal (born 27 October 1961) is a Mexican actress. She has appeared in more than twenty films and telenovelas including '' Pobre rico, pobre''. Her sons Gael The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ...

as Elena * Flor Eduarda Gurrola as Sonia * Hoze Meléndez as Daniel *

Juan Carlos Colombo Juan Carlos Colombo (born 7 November 1950 in San Juan, Argentina) is an Argentine–Mexican actor. He has resided in Mexico since 1975, where he studied acting and met his wife, actress Patricia Eguía. Colombo is the father of the Argentine-Mexi ...

as Juan Carlos * Leonardo Flores as Alex *

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 Joaquín *

Manuel Landeta Manuel Landeta (born José Manuel Goenaga Jassan on October 5, 1958) is a Mexican singer and actor of telenovelas. His two sons Imanol and Jordi Landeta are also actors and singers. Career Manuel Landeta started his acting career at the age ...

as Luigi Kappala * Edwarda Gurrola as Sonia * Adolfo Madera as Tourist * Johanna Murillo as Guadalupe *

Hernán Mendoza Hernán Mendoza is a Mexican actor and theatre director best known in his native country for his roles in Mexican films, and telenovelas. in 2017 he won as Best Actor in a Minor Role for his role of Palafox in the film '' The 4th Company'' in the ...

as Jose's friend * Silverio Palacios as Rodrigo * Oscar Quiñones as Husband * Gisela Madrigal as Elena's friend 1 *

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as Elena's friend 2 * Tasha Sulkowska as Kimberly * Elias Visaiz as Photographer * Karem Momo Ruiz as Vendor The Bufadora

Production

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began on March 4, 2022, and ended on April 4 of the same year. It was filmed on location in Ensenada,

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, and

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Release

It had its international premiere in mid-November 2022 at the 11th

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. It was released commercially on March 30, 2023, in Mexican theaters, to later have a premiere on April 16, 2023, at the 39th Chicago Latino Film Festival.

Reception

Critical reception

Ernesto Diezmartínez from ''

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'' praised the rhythm and comedy present in the film, highlighting that all the gags in the film work well, also highlighting the direction of the actors and the performance of Alejandro Camacho in his comedy debut. Alejandro Alemán from the newspaper '' El Universal'' also highlighted positively the humor used in the film and that the gags happen organically, he also praised Alejandro Camacho's acting variety, calling it innovative.

Accolades

References

External links

* 2022 films 2022 comedy-drama films Mexican comedy-drama films 2020s Spanish-language films Films set in Mexico Films shot in Mexico Films about infidelity Films about couples Films about old age Films about death 2020s Mexican films {{2020s-comedy-drama-film-stub