Promedio rojo (2004)

Director:

Nicolás López

Writers:

Nicolás López (writer)
Beatriz Santana (writer)

Release Date:

4 November 2004 (Chile)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Who said that school was the best time of your life?

Plot:

Nerdy comic book aficionado Roberto Rodriguez battles low self-esteem, loser friends and vicious high school bullies as he vies for the heart of Cristina, the hot new girl from Madrid. |

Plot Keywords:

Romantic Rivalry | Masturbation | Coming Of Age | High School Friend

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ariel Levy	...	Roberto Rodriguez
Xenia Tostado	...	Cristina Santelices
Benjamín Vicuña	...	Fele
Nicolas Martinez	...	Condoro
Berta Muñiz	...	Papitas (as Sebastián 'Berta' Muñiz)
Fernando Larraín	...	Manolo
Tatiana Astengo	...	Enfermera Berta Bravo
María Cristina Peña y Lillo	...	Marcela (as Cristina Peña y Lillo)
Fernando Farías	...	Abuelo de Roberto
Teresita Reyes	...	Madre de Roberto
Ernesto Belloni	...	Padre de Fele
Katty Kowaleczko	...	Madre de Fele
Eduardo Bertran	...	Marcos
Santiago Segura	...	Doctor
Daniel Segal	...	Padre de Condoro / Alumna con barba

Country:

Spain | Chile

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Chile:14

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Aldea Films

Trivia:

The movie was number one at the Chilean Box Office for two weeks, beating the Exorcist Prequel and A Shark Tale

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Star Wars (1977)

This might be the story of your life

Being a little freak, introspective, somewhat fat and a huge fan of Star Wars and comics might render you unattractive for the vast majority of the popular girls in your college.

Roberto Rodriguez is the perfect prototype of a fat freaky looser, and he can live with it, until a new female student arrives into his class. She's an adorable Spanish brunette who also likes comics books, and Roberto falls for her instantaneously.

The problem is that she's quickly drained towards Fele, an older student who is the perfect handsome heart breaker, forcing Roberto to attempt desperately and pathetically to get her to notice him.

I think this movie might be a little autobiographic for Nicolas Lopez, Director, Script Writer and co-producer of Promedio Rojo. And might as well have many similarities with the lives of a lot of young men who hadn't it easy during high school, being unnoticed or unattractive to girls, hanging out with freaky friends, having little or no social life and having to survive the cruelty and rudeness of popular students.

Altought the film has some dramatic ingredients, it's by no means a melodrama. I think this is plain comedy, but a rather sarcastic one. You might find yourself laughing at things that you know that are full of bad taste or even plain gross... and those situations wouldn't be funny if presented in another context, but in this movie it works, and it works well.

There are some petty side conflicts which really aren't important nor funny, but all in all the movie is entertaining, funny and has enjoyable characters.

And I declare myself absolutely in love for Cristina, the Spanish student.