''Mr. Pig'' is a 2016 Mexican

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Diego Luna Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He is known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and the Disney+ series ''Andor''. Following an early car ...

and written by Diego Luna and Augusto Mendoza. The film stars Danny Glover, Maya Rudolph,

José María Yazpik José María Yazpik (born November 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor. Biography Yazpik was born in Mexico City, the son of gynaecologist Jose Maria Meza and housewife Cristina Yazpik. He has two siblings, Carlos and Cristina. When Yazpik was a chi ...

and

Joel Murray Joel Murray (born April 17, 1963) is an American comedy actor. He is well known for his roles in the television series ''Mad Men'', ''Grand'', '' Love & War'', '' Dharma & Greg'', '' Still Standing'', and '' Shameless''. He has also appeared in ...

Cast

* Danny Glover as Ambrose * Maya Rudolph as Eunice *

as Payo *

as Gringo *

Angélica Aragón Angélica Espinoza Stransky (born 11 July 1953), known as Angélica Aragón (), is a Mexican film, television and stage actress and singer. She is daughter of the Mexican composer José Ángel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla". She is recognized for her ...

as Chila *Gabriela Araujo as Brianda *Paulino Partida as Ermilo *Johanna Murillo as Payo's Wife *

Juan Pablo Medina Juan Pablo Medina (born October 22, 1977) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Ulises, the lead character on the TV Azteca drama series ''Drenaje profundo''. Biography He began his career in the Mexican telenovela Cuan ...

as Customs Agent *Pablo Cruz as Tourist *Carisa de Leon as Payo's Wife's Friend *Gerardo Elizalde as Police *

Alejandro Luna José Alejandro Dionisio Luna Ledesma (1 December 1939 – 13 December 2022) was a Mexican scenic designer and lighting technician. Life and career Luna was born in Mexico City, where he passed his studies of architecture. He has worked in t ...

as Doctor *Raymundo Medina as Dead Cattle Buyer *Hector Molina as Rancher

Release

The film premiered at the

2016 Sundance Film Festival The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to January 31, 2016. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 2, 2015. The opening night film was ''Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You'', directed by Heidi E ...

on January 26, 2016.

References

External links

* * 2016 films English-language Mexican films 2016 drama films Mexican drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s Mexican films English-language drama films {{2010s-Mexico-film-stub