Two siblings are rivals in the world of professional soccer.
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Cast
| Gael García Bernal | ... |
Tato
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| Diego Luna | ... |
Beto
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| Guillermo Francella | ... |
Batuta
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| Dolores Heredia | ... |
Elvira
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Adriana Paz | ... |
Toña
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| Jessica Mas | ... |
Maya
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| Salvador Zerboni | ... |
Jorge W
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Tania Esmeralda Aguilar | ... |
Nadia
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| Joaquín Cosio | ... |
Arnulfo
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Alfredo Alfonso | ... |
Don Casimiro
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| Fermín Martínez | ... |
DT Obdulio
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Eduardo Von | ... |
DT Bruno López
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Axel Ricco | ... |
Mena
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| Harold Torres | ... |
Trompo Tovar
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Gabino Rodríguez | ... |
Mafafo
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Alexander Da Silva | ... |
Gringa Roldán
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| Armando Hernández | ... |
Cienpiés
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Alexandré Barceló | ... |
Fito
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Jorge Mondragón | ... |
Porro
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| Enoc Leaño | ... |
Árbitro
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José Carlos Rodríguez | ... |
DT Merodio
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| Martín Altomaro | ... |
Comentarista TV 1
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Pablo Lach | ... |
Comentarista TV 2
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David Faitelson | ... |
Voz comentarista TV 1 (voice)
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Antonio Rosique | ... |
Voz comentarista TV 2 (voice)
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Claudia Becker | ... |
Quetis
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Manuel Teil | ... |
Quico
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René Campero | ... |
Apostador 1
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Sonia Guerrero | ... |
Apostador 2
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Jorge Guerrero | ... |
Apostador 3
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| Andrés Almeida | ... |
Apostador 4
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Annette Fradera | ... |
Apostador 5
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Olinka Velázquez | ... |
Mesera
(as Olynka Velázquez)
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| Pedro De Tavira | ... |
Chavo Hipódromo 1
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| Felipe de Lara | ... |
Chavo Hipódromo 2
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Jimena Cuarón | ... |
Chava Hipódromo 1
(as Jimena Cuarón Barraza)
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Fernanda de la Peza | ... |
Chava Hipódromo 2
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Claudia Schmidt | ... |
Chava Fresa 1
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Giselle Elías | ... |
Chava Fresa 2
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Bernardo | ... |
Terrones
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Fernando de la Flor | ... |
Valet Parking
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Vicky Palacios | ... |
Mujer
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| Hansel Ramírez | ... |
Pueblo-estadio (voice)
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Bernardo Terrones | ... |
Señor de cancha llanera
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César René Vigné | ... |
Nopalero
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Jorge Zárate | ... |
Voz Bruno López (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Carlos Cuarón | ||
Written by
| Carlos Cuarón | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Alfonso Cuarón | ... | producer |
| Guillermo del Toro | ... | producer |
| Alejandro G. Iñárritu | ... | producer (as Alejandro González Iñárritu) |
| Tita Lombardo | ... | line producer |
| Frida Torresblanco | ... | producer |
Music by
| Leoncio Lara | ||
| Felipe Perez Santiago | ... | (music) (as Felipe Pérez Santiago) |
Cinematography by
| Adam Kimmel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Alex Rodríguez | ||
Editorial Department
| Chris Blacklock | ... | telecine assistant |
| Adriana Martínez | ... | assistant editor |
| Tom Mayclim | ... | negative cutter |
| Dave Muscat | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Adrian Orozco | ... | assistant editor |
| Carlos Puente | ... | additional editor |
| Jordan Wood | ... | telecine suite operator: additional photography |
Casting By
| Kimberly Mullen | ||
| Mark Mullen | ||
| Manuel Teil | ... | (casting by) |
Production Design by
| Eugenio Caballero | ||
Set Decoration by
| Barbara Enriquez | ||
Costume Design by
| Annai Ramos | ||
| Anna Terrazas | ||
Makeup Department
| Marisa Amenta | ... | makeup artist |
| David Ruiz Gameros | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Kelley Cribben | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Christian Malpica | ... | unit manager |
| Héctor Villegas | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gerardo Rene Arellano | ... | second second assistant director |
| Fernanda de la Peza | ... | assistant director |
| Aldo Jovan Diaz | ... | crowd assistant |
| María Raquel Dioni | ... | second assistant director |
| Hiromi Kamata | ... | assistant director: reshoots / assistant director: second unit |
| Juan Pablo Miquirray | ... | second assistant director |
| Alejandro Solar Luna | ... | assistant director: additional photography |
| Martín Torres | ... | first assistant director |
| René Villarreal | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Manuel Andrade | ... | swing gang |
| Jesús Arámburu | ... | assistant art director |
| José Luis Cuevas | ... | swing |
| Sandra Flores | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Alejandro García | ... | decorator assistant |
| Arturo Lazcano | ... | head scenic painter |
| René Marquéz | ... | property master |
| Naolin Jiménez Montero | ... | decorator assistant |
| Claudio Ramirez Castelli | ... | set decoration: reshoots (as Claudio Castelli) |
| Jon Solaun | ... | scenographer |
| Ariel Valsagna | ... | sketch artist |
| Antonio Zamora | ... | Swing |
| Oscar Tello | ... | assistant production designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Baruch Arias | ... | Additional Boom Operator |
| Jaime Baksht | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ricardo Cabrera | ... | cableperson |
| Isabel Muñoz Cota | ... | additional sound (as Isabel Muñoz) |
| Michelle Couttolenc | ... | re-recording mixer assistant |
| Sergio Diaz | ... | supervising dialogue & adr editor / supervising sound mixer |
| Martín Hernández | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Santiago Núñez | ... | sound mixer |
| Priscilla Peters | ... | foley artist |
| Alejandro Quevedo | ... | sound designer |
| Arturo Zarate | ... | foley artist / foley editor / sound effects recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Simon Allmark | ... | visual effects editor: Double Negative |
| Szvák Antal | ... | visual effects coordinator: Cube Effects |
| Oliver Atherton | ... | digital compositor |
| Jo Ann Cordero Belen | ... | roto artist: Double Negative |
| Zoltán Benyó | ... | visual effects producer: Cube Effects |
| Andre Braithwaite | ... | animator |
| Richard Briscoe | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Nik Brownlee | ... | digital compositor: Double Negative |
| Papp Gabriella | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Pete Hanson | ... | studio manager: double negative |
| Pete Jopling | ... | compositing supervisor: Double Negative |
| Matthew Leach | ... | studio assistant |
| Charlotte Merrill | ... | digital compositor |
| Thomas Middleton | ... | roto artist: Double Negative |
| Fábry Olivia | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Peter Olliff | ... | visual effects editor: Double Negative |
| Mila Patriki | ... | digital intermediate colourist |
| Ana Sofia Mestre de Almeida Pereira | ... | roto/prep artist: Double Negative (as Ana Mestre) |
| Paul Scott | ... | roto/prep artist |
| Dan Snape | ... | digital compositor: Double Negative |
| Noémi Somoskövy | ... | visual effects coordinator: Cube Effects |
| Jim Steel | ... | digital compositor: Double Negative |
| Christopher Sweet | ... | matchmove artist |
| Gábor Székely | ... | technical director: Cube Effects |
| Ria Tamok | ... | lead rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Clare Tinsley | ... | visual effects producer: Double Negative |
| Neil West | ... | matchmove artist: Double Negative |
| Tammy Willbourne | ... | roto/prep artist: double negative (as Tammy Smith) |
| Motassem Younes | ... | digital opticals |
| Péter Závorszky | ... | visual effects production manager: Cube Effects |
| Zoltán Ács | ... | rotoscope artist: Cube Effects |
| Taz Lodder | ... | technical support: Double Negative (uncredited) |
Stunts
| César René Vigné | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Luis Aguilar | ... | crane operator |
| Martín Boege | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Víctor Camacho | ... | video assist |
| Francesco Cavazza | ... | camera operator: b-camera |
| Zunbeltz Cuevas | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Beto Dominguez | ... | generator operator |
| Manuel García | ... | second assistant "a" camera |
| John Grillo | ... | additional cinematographer |
| Edgar Hurtado | ... | first assistant camera |
| Luis Aguilar Maxi | ... | crane operator |
| Juan Pablo Somohano | ... | camera technician |
| Carlos Somonte | ... | still photographer |
| Daniel Valdes | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
| Ana Aráoz | ... | casting assistant: Casting en Buenos Aires / casting assistant: En Buenos Aires |
| Javier Braier | ... | casting buenos aires |
| Jorge Guerrero | ... | extras casting director |
| Luis Rivera Patas | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Candido Hernandez | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| Francisco Veyro | ... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jimena Tenorio | ... | costume assistant |
| Bernardo Treviño | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Bernardo Terrones | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Annette Fradera | ... | music supervisor / song producer |
| Camilo Froideval | ... | scoring producer |
| Camilo Lara | ... | composer: additional music |
Additional Crew
| Priscila Amescua-Mendez | ... | assistant: Alejandro González Iñarritu |
| Jose Manuel Ballesteros | ... | catering coordinator |
| Chels Briseño | ... | production assistant |
| Eduardo Castillo-Salgado | ... | design and systems |
| Caroline Coskren | ... | office production coordinator |
| Gonzalo García Barcha | ... | Titles Designer |
| Lili Gonzalez | ... | production coordinator |
| Gilberto Miñón | ... | production assistant |
| Regina Montemayor | ... | production assistant |
| Norberto Nava | ... | security coordinator |
| Emi Norris | ... | assistant: Frida Torresblanco |
| Lizbeth Pizano | ... | production assistant |
| Valdez Cavazos Salvador | ... | key set production assistant |
| Alejandra Santana | ... | production assistant |
| Pedro Suarez | ... | production assistant |
| Nicole Teeny | ... | production intern |
| Jesús Horacio Villavicencio | ... | designer: website |
| Becca Friedman | ... | office production intern (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Focus Features International (FFI) (in association with)
- Universal International Pictures (UI) (in association with)
- Canana Films
- Cha Cha Chá Films
- Esperanto Filmoj
- Producciones Anhelo
Distributors
- Blue Sky Media (2007) (Bulgaria)
- Blue Sky Media (2007) (Hungary)
- Blue Sky Media (2007) (Romania)
- Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovakia)
- Blue Sky Media (2010) (Czechia)
- SND Films (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- TOBIS Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (TFC) (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2008) (Belgium)
- A-Film Distribution (2008) (Luxembourg)
- A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Odeon (2008) (Greece)
- Odeon (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2008) (Canada)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2009) (United States)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Home Video (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Mexico)
Special Effects
- Double Negative (DNEG) (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Crowd In A Box (inflatable extras)
- Crowd In A Box (inflatable mannequins)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound post-production)
- Equipment & Film Design (camera & lenses & accessories)
- Equipment & Film Design (grip and lighting equipment)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- LCI Seguros (insurance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Mexican half-brothers Beto and Tato--who will eventually be appropriately nicknamed Rudo (rough) and Cursi (corny)--have a typical love/hate relationship. They both work on a banana plantation and live with their extended family consisting of their mother, abusive stepfather, sister Nadia, and Beto's wife Toña and their children. The family are rural peasant class and are barely making ends meet. The brothers' fortunes change when into their lives comes Batuta, a soccer scout. Despite their advancing ages, both Beto and Tato are naturally gifted at soccer, Beto as a goaltender and Tato as a striker. Playing professionally has always been Beto's dream, although Tato has other professional thoughts. Batuta eventually recruits both for different teams in Mexico City. Beto's and Tato's fortunes rise and fall, the falls based on things which hold more passion for the brothers--Tato loves fast women, specifically television spokesmodel Maya, but he loves singing even more. He would give up his soccer career for one in Mexican country singing, if only he was any good. Beto's passion is gambling. Although Beto is upfront and straightforward about most things, he would lie and cheat to hide his gambling problem and debts. They just need to keep these alternate passions in check to make their soccer lives lucrative ones. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | La Vida es Un Volado See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The final soccer game was filmed in the Nemesio Diez Stadium, home of Toluca, a Mexican first-division soccer team. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Fast & Furious/Adventureland/Sugar (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Historia sin fin See more » |
| Quotes |
Jorge W:
Catch me up, Rudo, it's not me, I'm just the executive, I lead the operation, it's just that they want their money, that's obvious. Beto: Well, tell them to rise my credit. Jorge W: I swear to you, man, I'm really ashamed, but that's impossible. You got a Tsunami-like debt, dude. Beto: I can overpay them if they want, just give me more time, please. Jorge W: No, Rudo, I'd love to, but I really can't. [to a market attendant] Jorge W: Excuse me, you got Pampers Ultra Supreme? [the attendant says no] Jorge W: Shiiit! Look, Rudo, you ain't got a limit, you make huge bets, you love blow, man. Beto: No, I only use that stuff because it helps me with the game. Jorge W: C'mon, man, you know how many times I've heard that? And to make matters worse, you ain't got any backup, that's expensive stuff. Beto: OK, please, last chance... last one. Jorge W: No can do, no can do... Really, you got 15 days to pay them, and I'm playing it really cool, man. See more » |