Cachorro (2004)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Miguel Albaladejo

Writers:

Miguel Albaladejo (writer)
Salvador García Ruiz (writer)

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Parenthood is about to get a little hairer

Plot:

Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and big circle of friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks...

Plot Keywords:

Gay | Hospital | Grandmother | Child | Brother Sister Relationship

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

José Luis García Pérez	...	Pedro
David Castillo	...	Bernardo
Empar Ferrer	...	Doña Teresa
Elvira Lindo	...	Violeta
Arno Chevrier	...	Manuel
Mario Arias	...	Javi
Josele Román	...	Gloria
Diana Cerezo	...	Lola
Daniel Llobregat	...	Bernardo, 14 Years Old
Juanma Lara	...	Aitor
Jorge Calvo	...	Antonio
Josep Tomàs	...	Juan Carlos
Juanjo Martínez	...	Iván
Ramón Ramos	...	Ricardo
Patxi Uribarren	...	Quique
Isidro Olmo	...	Ginés
Fernando Albizu	...	Waldo
Javier Martínez	...	Olmo
Pep Morell	...	Jorge
Alfonso Torregrosa	...	Abogado
Fernando Tejero	...	Macarrilla
Roberto Hernández	...	Tio joven
Félix Álvarez	...	Dani
Cali Caballero	...	Borja
Jorge Alcázar	...	Camarero
Montserrat Alcoverro	...	Palmira
César Díaz	...	Hombre del Bigote (Detective)
Melanie Beleña	...	Ayudante Dentista
Ana Albaladejo	...	Profesora Joven
Felipe Albaladejo	...	Manager
Paco Luna	...	Ejecutivo Aereopuerto
Daniel Heras	...	Taxista
Herminia Mendoza	...	Profesora
Manuel Crespo	...	Dependiente
Lucía González	...	Amiga de Bernardo
Adrián Deacal	...	Amigo de Bernardo
Elena Jiménez	...	Amiga 14 años
Juan Ramón Deacal	...	Amigo 14 años
Umesh	...	Funcionario

Directed by
Miguel Albaladejo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Miguel Albaladejo		writer
Salvador García Ruiz		writer

Produced by
Juan Alexander	....	producer
José L. García Arrojo	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lucio Godoy

Cinematography by
Alfonso Sanz

Film Editing by
Pablo Blanco

Casting by
Amado Cruz

Production Management
Nerea Orce	....	production leader
Alicia Yubero	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rafael Carmona	....	first assistant director
Eva Sánchez	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Sergio Bürmann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jaime Fernández	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Ghislain	....	foley mixer
Pelayo Gutiérrez	....	sound editor
Julien Martin	....	assistant sound
Antonio Mejias	....	cable person
Óscar Segovia	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Javier Mosqueda	....	telecine colorist
Pablo Urrutia	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
César Hernando	....	camera operator: second unit
Isabel Seco Velasco	....	video assistant

Editorial Department
Pablo Blanco Guzmán	....	assistant editor
Álvaro García	....	assistant editor
Rosa Sogorb	....	chief of post-production
Luis M. Trouillhet	....	post-production assistant

Other crew
Antonio Bazaga	....	production coordinator
David Chagoyen	....	production assistant
Susana de la Mata	....	production assistant
Nathalie Martinez	....	assistant to director
Rosana Ruiz	....	production coordinator
Gemma Santatecla	....	script supervisor
Patricia Vila	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Hispanocine Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.
• Star Line TV Productions S.L.

Distributors

• Cinemien (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (Spain) (theatrical)
• TLA Releasing (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Accent Film Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Bear Cub (USA) (festival title)
Bearcub (Australia) (cable TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, drug use and language.

Runtime:

Spain:100 min | USA:99 min | Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Spain

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Spain:18 | Chile:14 | Australia:R | Brazil:18

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Hispanocine Producciones Cinematográficas S.L.

Trivia:

This is an extension of a short film that Miguel Albaledejo made in 1996.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Cachorro (1996)

Soundtrack:

Hombres

Very good, and very true to life of the bear community

As a young,gay, cub myself. I could relate to this movie. A lot. Though I have never been in a father figure situation, I do consider myself part of the community in a big way. The bear life is not all about sex, drugs, and alcohol, but mostly about friendship. Most guys who are bears, or enjoy being around bears, is because of the fact that bears are not phony or stuck up, like the stereotypical gay male.

But this movie, besides the fact that the lead actor and the boy did an amazing job, I feel that it should show more of how bear friends really are. The part where they had a surprise party, made me realize what it's like when I go to bear parties like that. Everyone is friendly and we all take care of each other. I think there should be more movies like this that shows gay men in this aspect. We're not all like the guys on Queer as Folk or Will and Grace.

But in my opinion I think the director did a great job in focusing on the main aspect: The Boy. And he did it well. But this is only the beginning of something great for us bears out there. And hopefully America will make a movie similar to this or a movie that somewhat shows gay life as not so campy and dramatic. Thank you for this movie, it needed to be made.

9/10