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| Directed by | Beto Gómez |
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| Cinematography | Daniel Jacobs |
| Edited by | Mario Sandoval |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
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| Distributed by | Videocine |
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| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | 50 million pesos (US$4.5 million) |
| Box office | $9.3 million |
Saving Private Perez is a 2011 Mexican Western comedy film directed by Beto Gómez. The plot follows a Mexican organized crime leader, who is asked by his mother to rescue his brother, a United States Marine Private fighting in Iraq. The mobster sets up a team of four hand-picked Mexican men for the mission: his best friend, a Native Indigenous tomato farmer; two older veterans and a convicted murderer who is rescued from prison.
Cast
- Miguel Rodarte as Julián Pérez, a powerful Mexican drug kingpin and Juan Perez's older brother.
- Jesús Ochoa as José María 'Chema' Díaz, one of the two old veterans in the Juan Perez's rescue team.
- Joaquín Cosio as Rosalío 'Chalío' Mendoza, one of the two old veterans in the Juan Perez's rescue team.
- Rodrigo Oviedo as Juventino Rodríguez 'Pumita', a notorious and dangerous convicted murderer, Benito Garcia's sicario and one of the members of Juan Perez's rescue team.
- Gerardo Taracena as Carmelo Benavides, a Native Indigenous tomato farmer, Julian's best friend and one of the members of Juan Perez's rescue team.
- Marius Biegai as Sasha Boginski (Russian: Саша богинский, Sasha Boginskiy), a Russian druggie.
- Jaime Camil as Eladio, Julian's intelligent and wise right-hand.
- Adal Ramones as Benito García, a Mexican drug kingpin and Julian Perez's archenemy.
- Isela Vega as Doña Elvira de Pérez, the mother of Julian and Juan Perez.
- Juan Carlos Flores as Juan Pérez, a United States Army Private, Julian's younger brother and the main focus of the film.
- Veronica Falcón as Mujer iraquí
References
- ^ "Saving Private Perez (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ""Salvando al soldado Pérez", un México más divertido y folklórico:dir. Con Javier Poza". YouTube. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- Saving Private Perez Official Site
External links
- Saving Private Perez at IMDb
- Saving Private Perez at Rotten Tomatoes
- Saving Private Perez at Box Office Mojo
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