The Popcorn Chronicles

The Popcorn Chronicles
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEmilio Portes
Written byAndrés Bustamante
Emilio Portes
Armando Vega Gil
Produced byDaniel Birman Ripstein
G. Pekas Lozano
Gabriel Ripstein
Christian Valdelièvre
StarringAndrés Bustamante
Production
companies
Fox International Productions
Alameda Films
Blu Films
Cinepantera
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 14 March 2014 (2014-03-14)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
Box office$4,757,098[1]

The Popcorn Chronicles (Spanish: El crimen del cácaro Gumaro, lit. 'The crime of the Gumaro mite') is a 2014 Mexican parody film directed by Emilio Portes and written by Portes, Andrés Bustamante and Armando Vega Gil.[2] The cast features Andrés Bustamante, Ana de la Reguera, Alejandro Calva, Carlos Corona and Jesús Ochoa.[3] It premiered on March 14, 2014, in Mexican theaters.[4]

Synopsis

Don Toribio, knowing his death is coming calls his two sons, Gumaro and Archimboldo. Both return to Güépez (an imaginary Mexican town) to listen to their father's will. On his death bed, he stipulates that Archimboldo would keep a broken-down moving truck and that Gumaro would receive a cinema theatre, the Linterna Mújica (a pun on Lanterna Magica), provided he manages to make it profitable soon, otherwise it would pass into the hands of his older brother. The latter is preparing unfair competition in the hands of piracy. The brothers wage a mutual war that takes the town to the brink of destruction. While doing so, they pay homage to the great classics (old or recent) of Mexican Cinema[how?].[5][6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[6][7]

Production

Principal photography began on January 14, 2013, in locations in the Federal District and in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, lasting 9 weeks.[8]

Reception

Box-office

In its first weekend it attracted 639,060 spectators to the cinema, collecting 28,830,000 Mexican pesos.[9] For its second weekend, it raised 38,000,000 more pesos.[10]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2015 57th Ariel Awards Best Make-Up Roberto Ortíz, Felipe Salazar & Elena López Nominated [11]
Best Visual Effects Paula Siqueira, Michael Hoffmann, Raúl Prado, Cyntia Navarro & Charlie Iturriaga Nominated
Best Special Effects Ricardo Arvizu Nominated

References

  1. ^ "The Popcorn Chronicles". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. ^ ""El crimen del cácaro Gumaro" una comedia muy mexicana". www.am.com.mx (in Spanish). 14 March 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  3. ^ "'El Crimen del Cacaro Gumaro' con Andres Bustamante, Ana de la Reguera y Jesús Ochoa". Sitios Total (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  4. ^ "Don Cuino anuncia "El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro"". poluxweb.com (in European Spanish). 22 January 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  5. ^ "Ya viene "El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro" – Mórbido Fest" (in Mexican Spanish). 9 January 2014. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  6. ^ a b "El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro -Alameda Films-". alamedafilms.com. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  7. ^ "Reparto Completo de El Crimen del Cácaro Gumaro (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  8. ^ "El Güiri Güiri parodia al cine". Close Up (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  9. ^ "'El crimen del Cácaro Gumaro' queda en segundo lugar en la taquilla de México". www.noroeste.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  10. ^ "El crimen del cácaro Gumaro, otro hit del cine mexicano". 2023-05-14. Archived from the original on 2023-05-14. Retrieved 2023-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ^ "Ganadores de los premios Ariel 2015". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). 27 May 2015. Retrieved 2023-05-14.


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