''No Manches Frida'' (also known as ''El profesor sustituto'') is a 2016

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, a remake of the German film ''

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''. The film stars

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and

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in the lead roles. It was produced by

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and released in the United States on 2 September 2016, by

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. The cinema chain

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put the film into general distribution in the United States and Mexico in September 2016. A sequel, '' No Manches Frida 2'', was released in March 2019.

Cast

as Ezequiel "Zequi" Alcántara *

as Miss Lucy *Mónica Dionne as Miss Gaby *Rocio Garcia as Jenny * Fernanda Castillo as Miss Carolina *Regina Pavón as Mónica *Carla Adell as Laura * Mario Morán as Cristobal *Karen Furlong as Nayeli *Memo Dorantes as Romo *Raquel Garza as Miss Ingrid * Adal Ramones as Mr. Valdez *Norma Angelica as Lic. Lopez *Susana Ayala as Lucha *Pamela Moreno as Cuquis *Brigitte Bozzo as Marifer *Miriam Calderon as Miss Gimena

Box office

''No Manches Frida'' grossed $11.5 million in the US and Canada, and $12 million in other territories (including $3.2 million in Mexico), for a worldwide total of $23.5 million. It made $3.7 million in its opening weekend in the United States (and $4.8 million over the four-day Labour Day Weekend).

Sequel

A sequel was announced

in October 2016. The full title was revealed as '' No Manches Frida 2'' and was given a 15 March 2019 release.

References

External links

* * * Mexican comedy films 2016 films 2016 comedy films 2010s high school films Remakes of German films 2010s Mexican films {{2010s-Mexico-film-stub