Saving Private Perez

Saving Private Perez
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBeto Gómez
Written by
  • Beto Gómez
  • Francisco Payó González
Produced by
  • Alexis Fridman
  • Beto Gómez
  • Billy Rovzar
  • Walten Von Bortsel
Starring
CinematographyDaniel Jacobs
Edited byMario Sandoval
Music byMark Mothersbaugh
Production
companies
  • Salamandra Films
  • Lemon Films
  • Terregal Films
  • Via Media
Distributed byVideocine[1]
Release date
  • September 2, 2011 (2011-09-02)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Budget50 million pesos (US$4.5 million) [2]
Box office$9.3 million[1]

Saving Private Perez is a 2011 Mexican Western comedy film directed by Beto Gómez. The plot follows a Mexican organized crime leader, who is asked by his mother to rescue his brother, a United States Marine Private fighting in Iraq. The mobster sets up a team of four hand-picked Mexican men for the mission: his best friend, a Native Indigenous tomato farmer; two older veterans and a convicted murderer who is rescued from prison.[3]

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 old veterans in the Juan Perez's rescue team.
  • Joaquín Cosio as Rosalío 'Chalío' Mendoza, one of the two old veterans 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 Indigenous 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 iraquí

References

  1. ^ a b "Saving Private Perez (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
  2. ^ ""Salvando al soldado Pérez", un México más divertido y folklórico:dir. Con Javier Poza". YouTube. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  3. ^ Saving Private Perez Official Site


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