The Popcorn Chronicles
The Popcorn Chronicles (Spanish: El crimen del cácaro Gumaro, lit. 'The crime of the Gumaro mite') is a 2014 Mexican parody film directed by Emilio Portes and written by Portes, Andrés Bustamante and Armando Vega Gil. The cast features Andrés Bustamante, Ana de la Reguera, Alejandro Calva, Carlos Corona and Jesús Ochoa. It premiered on March 14, 2014, in Mexican theaters.
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| Directed by | Emilio Portes |
| Written by | Andrés Bustamante Emilio Portes Armando Vega Gil |
| Produced by | Daniel Birman Ripstein G. Pekas Lozano Gabriel Ripstein Christian Valdelièvre |
| Starring | Andrés Bustamante |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $4,757,098[1] |
The Popcorn Chronicles (Spanish: El crimen del cácaro Gumaro, lit. 'The crime of the Gumaro mite') is a 2014 Mexican parody film directed by Emilio Portes and written by Portes, Andrés Bustamante and Armando Vega Gil.[2] The cast features Andrés Bustamante, Ana de la Reguera, Alejandro Calva, Carlos Corona and Jesús Ochoa.[3] It premiered on March 14, 2014, in Mexican theaters.[4]
Synopsis
[edit]Don Toribio, knowing his death is coming calls his two sons, Gumaro and Archimboldo. Both return to Güépez (an imaginary Mexican town) to listen to their father's will. On his death bed, he stipulates that Archimboldo would keep a broken-down moving truck and that Gumaro would receive a cinema theatre, the Linterna Mújica (a pun on Lanterna Magica), provided he manages to make it profitable soon, otherwise it would pass into the hands of his older brother. The latter is preparing unfair competition in the hands of piracy. The brothers wage a mutual war that takes the town to the brink of destruction. While doing so, they pay homage to the great classics (old or recent) of Mexican Cinema[how?].[5][6]
Cast
[edit]The actors participating in this film are:[6][7]
- Andrés Bustamante as Don Cuino
- Ana de la Reguera as Claudianita
- Alejandro Calva as Archimboldo
- Carlos Corona as Gumaro
- Jesús Ochoa as Cochigordo
- Eduardo Manzano as Don Toribio
- Javier 'Chabelo' López as Himself
- Jorge Rivero as Jorge the Birdwatcher
- Armando Vega Gil as Bitter father
- Mónica Huarte as Faulina
- Marius Biegai as General Matherson
- Jaime Cancino as Customer Table
- Bruno Coronel as Boyfriend
- Kate del Castillo as Kate / Rosario
- Johanna Murillo as Orquidea
- Freddy Ortega as Lawyer Freddy
- German Ortega as Witness
- Alberto Rojas as Lord of the Table
- María Rojo as Maria cook
- Carmen Salinas as Herself
- José María Torre as Christ
- Víctor Trujillo as Brozo
- Mario Zaragoza as Castulo
- Alfonso Zayas as Teporocho
Production
[edit]Principal photography began on January 14, 2013, in locations in the Federal District and in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, lasting 9 weeks.[8]
Reception
[edit]Box-office
[edit]In its first weekend it attracted 639,060 spectators to the cinema, collecting 28,830,000 Mexican pesos.[9] For its second weekend, it raised 38,000,000 more pesos.[10]
Accolades
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57th Ariel Awards | Best Make-Up | Roberto Ortíz, Felipe Salazar & Elena López | Nominated | [11] |
| Best Visual Effects | Paula Siqueira, Michael Hoffmann, Raúl Prado, Cyntia Navarro & Charlie Iturriaga | Nominated | |||
| Best Special Effects | Ricardo Arvizu | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Popcorn Chronicles". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ ""El crimen del cácaro Gumaro" una comedia muy mexicana". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "'El Crimen del Cacaro Gumaro' con Andres Bustamante, Ana de la Reguera y Jesús Ochoa". Sitios Total (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Don Cuino anuncia "El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro"". poluxweb.com (in European Spanish). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Ya viene "El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro" – Mórbido Fest" (in Mexican Spanish). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ a b "El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro -Alameda Films-". alamedafilms.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Reparto Completo de El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "El Güiri Güiri parodia al cine". Close Up (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "'El crimen del Cácaro Gumaro' queda en segundo lugar en la taquilla de México". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "El crimen del cácaro Gumaro, otro hit del cine mexicano". 2023-05-14. Archived from the original on 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Ganadores de los premios Ariel 2015". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 2023-05-14.