Saving Private Perez
Saving Private Perez is a 2011 Mexican comedy film. The movie follows Julian Perez, a Mexican organized crime leader, who is asked by his mother to rescue his brother, Juan Perez, a United States Army Private fighting in Iraq. Julian sets up a team of four hand-picked Mexican men for the mission: two fat old men, a convicted murderer who is rescued from prison, and Julian's best friend, a Native American tomato farmer. They travel to Turkey and meet Sasha, a Russian druggie.[3]
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| Directed by | Beto Gomez |
| Produced by | Alexis Fridman Beto Gomez Billy Rovzar Walten Von Bortsel |
| Starring | Miguel Rodarte Jesus Ochoa Joaquin Cosio Gerardo Taracena Rodrigo Oviedo Jaime Camil Marius Biegai Adal Ramones |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Cinematography | Daniel Jacobs |
| Edited by | Mario Sandoval |
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| Distributed by | Pantelion Films (USA) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish with English subtitles and English with Spanish subtitles |
| Budget | 50 million pesos (about US$4,500,000) [1] |
| Box office | $9,330,465[2] |
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 fat old men in the Juan Perez's rescue team.
- Joaquín Cosio as Rosalío 'Chalío' Mendoza, one of the two fat old men 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 American 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 árabe
References
- ""Salvando al soldado Pérez", un México más divertido y folklórico:dir. Con Javier Poza". Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- "Saving Private Perez (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved September 30, 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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