''Ruta Madre'' is a 2017 Mexican-American

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comedy-drama film directed by Agustin Castañeda and starring David Castro, William Miller,

Lia Marie Johnson Lia Marie Johnson (born November 23, 1996) is an American actress, singer, and Internet personality, who in 2014 was profiled by ''Adweek'' as one of the "10 biggest young stars on YouTube". She first received recognition for her work on her You ...

Carmen Salinas Carmen Salinas Lozano (5 October 1939 – 9 December 2021) was a Mexican actress, impressionist, comedian, politician, and theatre entrepreneur. She was associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) during her later career as a po ...

Angélica María Angélica María Hartman Ortiz (born September 27, 1944), known professionally as La novia de Mexico (Mexico's sweetheart), is an American-Mexican actress and singer-songwriter. Her songs El hombre de mi vida (The man of my life) peaked at No. ...

, Paulina Gaitan and Paul Rodriguez.

Plot

''Ruta Madre'' is the story of a rite of passage where American culture and Rock and Roll meet the music, traditions, and beauty of Mexico. Based on a true story, the film chronicles the story of Daniel, a talented young Mexican-American singer and his cynical uncle Rodrigo. When his first love Daisy breaks his heart, in emotional agony Daniel reluctantly leaves his home in San Diego, California and embarks on a road trip with his uncle, who is also on the run from a past that haunts him. This comical, dramatic and spiritual journey begins at the US/Mexico border, and winds its way through Tijuana, Ensenada, down the majestic Baja peninsula, through the sleepy French mining town of Santa Rosalia, and finally arriving at a family ranch in Ciudad Constitution. A friendly witch, unlikely angels, enticing demons, righteous Federales, a prostitute full of hope, a peculiar drug dealer and even the most beautiful woman in the world, are just some of the characters Daniel and Rodrigo meet along the way.

Cast

Paulina Gaitán Paulina Gaitán Ruíz (born February 19, 1992) is a Mexican actress. She is best known throughout Mexican television and movies. She is more recently known for her role in the popular Netflix series, '' Narcos'', as the devoted young wife of Co ...

as Colette *

as Daisy * David Castro as Daniel *

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 ...

as Officer Benitez * Paul Rodriguez as Flaco * William Miller as Rodrigo * Sandra Luesse as Cherrie *

as Agata *

as Doña Ceci *

Luis Felipe Tovar Luis Felipe Tovar (born December 2, 1959, in Puebla) is a Mexican performance teacher and actor. He studied in the Theatre Fine Arts School of Mexico and in the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de La Habana in Cuba. He has been aw ...

as Comandante * Reinaldo Zavarce as Jose Ibarra

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