Rudo & Cursi

Rudo & Cursi

Even when your luck runs out, some things never change.

2008•1h 42m•7.0/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.0/10(220)

Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.

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Production

Focus Features, Cha Cha Chá, Universal Pictures

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Tato

Diego Luna

Diego Luna

Beto

Guillermo Francella

Guillermo Francella

Batuta

Dolores Heredia

Dolores Heredia

Elvira

Adriana Paz

Adriana Paz

Toña

Jessica Mas

Jessica Mas

Maya

Salvador Zerboni

Salvador Zerboni

Jorge W

Tania Esmeralda Aguilar

Nadia

Joaquín Cosío

Joaquín Cosío

Arnulfo

Alfredo Alfonso

Don Casimiro

Fermín Martínez

Fermín Martínez

DT Obdulio

Eduardo Von

DT Bruno López

Axel Ricco

Mena

Harold Torres

Harold Torres

Trompo Tovar

Gabino Rodríguez

Gabino Rodríguez

Mafafo

Alexander Da Silva

Gringa Roldán

Armando Hernández

Armando Hernández

Cienpiés

Alexandré Barceló

Fito

Jorge Mondragón

Porro

Enoc Leaño

Enoc Leaño

Árbitro

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