Rudo y Cursi


Rudo y Cursi Spanish, literally, Rough and Corny is a 2008 Mexican film starring Diego Luna, Gael Garca Bernal and Guillermo Francella. It is directed by Carlos Cuarn Alfonso Cuarns brother and produced by Cha Cha Cha Films production company created by Alfonso Cuarn, Guillermo del Toro and Alejandro Gonzlez Irritu. It is Carlos Cuarns first fulllength movie previously he had directed only short films.

In the fictional farming village of Tachatln, in the Cihuatln Valley of Jalisco, Mexico, young men dream of escaping the drudgery of the banana plantations. Two of them, a pair of halfbrothers, play in local football matches. Tato Gael Garcia is the star striker and Beto Diego Luna is the eccentric goalkeeper. During one match they are spotted by a talent scout Guillermo Francella and he offers one of them the opportunity to go to Mexico City with him and try out for one of the countrys big teams. As the scouts roster is already full, he says he can only take one of the brothers and they decide to settle it on a penalty shot. Tato scores the penalty against his brother, therefore earning the right to head to the capital.After a slow start Tato finally makes it big and earns the nickname Cursi Tacky. His brother soon follows and joins a rival team where he is given the nickname Rudo Aggressive. Cursi becomes a national hero and starts dating Maya Vega Jessica Mas, a famous model, whilst his brother struggles with life in the city and misses his family back home. ........

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