Rudo & Cursi

2008 · 1h42 · Film

Directed by Carlos Cuarón

Starring Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Dolores Heredia, Adriana Paz, Jessica Mas, Salvador Zerboni, Tania Esmeralda Aguilar, Joaquín Cosío, Alfredo Alfonso

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Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.

Original title

Rudo y Cursi

Original language

Spanish

Screenplay

Carlos Cuarón

Music

Felipe Perez-Santiago

Cinematography

Adam Kimmel

Cast

Dolores Heredia, Adriana Paz, Jessica Mas, Salvador Zerboni, Tania Esmeralda Aguilar, Joaquín Cosío, Alfredo Alfonso, Fermín Martínez, Eduardo Von

Updated July 22, 2026

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