Matando Cabos (2004)

Director:

Alejandro Lozano

Writers:

Tony Dalton
Kristoff
(more)

Release Date:

16 July 2004 (Mexico)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

A killer mob comedy.

Plot:

A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.

Awards:

4 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Tony Dalton	...	Javier "Jaque"
Ana Claudia Talancón	...	Paulina Cabos
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Oscar Cabos
Kristoff	...	Mudo
Raúl Méndez	...	Botcha
Joaquín Cosio	...	Ruben "Mascarita"
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Nico
Rocío Verdejo	...	Lula
Silverio Palacios	...	Tony 'El Canibal'
Jacqueline Voltaire	...	Gabriela Cabos
Pedro Altamirano	...	Nacho
Norman Sotolongo	...	Cholo
José Ángel Bichir	...	Ulises
Alejandro Galán	...	Juan
Mary Paz Mata	...	Tere
Giselle Audirac	...	Secretaria Cabos
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alejandra Barros	...	Lider Extraterrestre
Axel Ricco	...	Hombre Lobo

Directed by
Alejandro Lozano

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tony Dalton
Kristoff
Alejandro Lozano

Produced by
Leslie Fastlicht	....	associate producer
Michaelle Fastlicht	....	associate producer
Alexis Fridman	....	executive producer
Bertha Gonzalez	....	associate producer
Rodrigo Peñafiel	....	associate producer
Billy Rovzar	....	producer
Fernando Rovzar	....	producer
Sandra Solares	....	line producer

Original Music by
Santiago Ojeda

Cinematography by
Juan Jose Saravia

Film Editing by
Alberto de Toro
Rafael Rivera Goyenechea		(montage sequence) (as Rafael Rivera)

Casting by
Sandra León Becker

Production Design by
Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Art Direction by
Diana Quiroz

Set Decoration by
Joaquín de la Riva

Costume Design by
Malena De la Riva

Makeup Department
Carmen de la Torre	....	assistant makeup artist
Iñaki Legaspi	....	lab assistant
Roberto Ortiz	....	special makeup effects artist
Carlos Sánchez	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Mauricio Lule	....	unit manager
Eamon O'Farrill	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Barrett	....	second unit director
Álvaro Curiel	....	first assistant director
Luciano Privitera	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Javier Cortes	....	construction buyer
Joaquín de la Riva	....	set dresser
Carlos Lagunas	....	construction coordinator
Ana Lilia Aldana Maldonado	....	art department admin coordinator
Diego Suárez Groult	....	set dresser assistant
Nora Patricia Toriz	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Ricardo Arteaga	....	sound designer
Ricardo Arteaga	....	sound mixer
Evelia Cruz	....	sound mixer
Eric Dounce	....	sound effects editor
Andrés Franco	....	supervising sound editor
Enrique Greiner	....	sound designer
Miguel Hernández	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Alejandro Vázquez	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Miguel Lizarraga	....	digital paint
Jorge Mendoza	....	digital artist
Raul Prado	....	animation director

Stunts
Hugo Aguilera	....	stunt performer
Omar Ayala	....	stunts
Julian Bucio	....	stunt coordinator
Wilebardo Bucio	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Catherine Abitbol	....	still photographer
Alan Kelvin Contreras	....	second assistant camera
Rodrigo Marina	....	cinematographer: second unit

Casting Department
Haydee Zarate	....	extras casting assistant
Arturo Zárate	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Fabian García	....	on-line editor
Sebastián Garza	....	assistant editor
Rocio Zambrano	....	post-production

Music Department
Alejandro Giacomán	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Andres Berkstein	....	production assistant
Tatiana Chernitsky	....	production assistant
Solveig Dahm	....	product placement
Solveig Dahm	....	publicist
Vania Frias	....	assistant production accountant
Alexis Fridman	....	production assistant
Lili Gonzalez	....	production coordinator
Mauricio Ickowicz	....	assistant to producer
Carlos Martín Manzo Otálora	....	production assistant
Isabel Martinez	....	production accountant
Omar Murillo	....	location assistant
Claudia Puebla	....	location manager
Andrea Salamanca	....	production assistant
Carlos 'Buho' Tames	....	assistant production coordinator (as Carlos Tames)
Juan Uruchurtu	....	key production assistant

Production Companies

• Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)
• Lemon Films

Distributors

• Televisa Cine (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Videocine (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Film Accord (2005) (Russia) (all media)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• I-On New Media (2005) (Germany) (video)
• Lightning Entertainment (2005) (non-USA) (all media) (sales)
• Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive violence and language, some strong sexuality and drug use

Runtime:

Japan:103 min | USA:94 min | Mexico:99 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Japan:R-15 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | South Korea:15 | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Colonia Polanco, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

Trivia:

The title is a play on words: "Matando Cabos" means "Killing Cabos" Cabos is the last name of one of the characters. But if the "M" is removed it becomes "atando Cabos" that means "Tying lose ends".

Movie Connections:

References Top Gun (1986)

A Gem of Dark Humor

In Mexico City, the powerful and violent magnate of steel Oscar Cabos (Pedro Armendáriz Jr.) surprises his daughter Paulina (Ana Claudia Talancón) having sex with her boyfriend and his employee Javier "Jaque" (Tony Dalton) and he works Jaque over. On the next day, Jaque pays a visit to Cabos in his office and the angry man comes with a golf club to hit Jaque again. However, Cabo accidentally treads on a golf ball, falls on the floor and faints. Jaque calls his best friend Mudo (Kristoff) to help him, but the janitor Nacho (Pedro Altamirano) finds his boss fainted on the floor and he steals and dresses his clothes and jewels. Meanwhile, Nacho's son Botcha (Raúl Méndez) and his friend Nico (Gustavo Sánchez Parra) have planned to kidnap Cabos and they are waiting for him in the garage. When he arrives in the place, the two kidnappers hit him on the back, believing that he is Cabos, and they wear a hood covering his face. They head with the abducted man to the house of Botcha's girlfriend Lula (Rocío Verdejo). Meanwhile, Jaque and Mudo calls their wrestler friend Ruben "Mascarita" (Joaquín Cosio) and his midget partner Tony 'El Cannibal' (Silverio Palacios) to help them to get rid of Cabos in his birthday party. But both plans do not work well along the night.

"Matando Cabos" is a gem of dark humor and one of the funniest comedies that I have recently seen. This comedy of errors has a wonderful and original screenplay, and the situations are unpredictable and hilarious. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Matando Cabos" ("Killing Cabos")