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Por la libre

  • 2000
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
945
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Por la libre (2000)
Comedy

Rocco (Osvaldo Benavides) and Rodrigo (Rodrigo Cachero) are cousins, but they're not at all alike. Rocco is the loose one, Rodrigo's uptight. But when their grandfather Rodrigo Carnicero (Xa... Read allRocco (Osvaldo Benavides) and Rodrigo (Rodrigo Cachero) are cousins, but they're not at all alike. Rocco is the loose one, Rodrigo's uptight. But when their grandfather Rodrigo Carnicero (Xavier Masse) dies, the two are forced to hit the road in an old car provided by the late Ro... Read allRocco (Osvaldo Benavides) and Rodrigo (Rodrigo Cachero) are cousins, but they're not at all alike. Rocco is the loose one, Rodrigo's uptight. But when their grandfather Rodrigo Carnicero (Xavier Masse) dies, the two are forced to hit the road in an old car provided by the late Rodrigo and take the old man's ashes to the sea. The cousins clash, bond and finally reach t... Read all

  • Director
    • Juan Carlos de Llaca
  • Writer
    • Antonio Armonia
  • Stars
    • Osvaldo Benavides
    • Rodrigo Cachero
    • Ana de la Reguera
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    945
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Juan Carlos de Llaca
    • Writer
      • Antonio Armonia
    • Stars
      • Osvaldo Benavides
      • Rodrigo Cachero
      • Ana de la Reguera
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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    Osvaldo Benavides and Rodrigo Cachero in Por la libre (2000)
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    Osvaldo Benavides
    Osvaldo Benavides
    • Rocco
    Rodrigo Cachero
    • Rodrigo
    Ana de la Reguera
    Ana de la Reguera
    • Maria
    Otto Sirgo
    • Rodrigo Sr.
    Rosa María Bianchi
    Rosa María Bianchi
    Pilar Ixquic Mata
    Pilar Ixquic Mata
    • Pureza
    • (as Pilar Mata)
    Alejandro Tommasi
    Alejandro Tommasi
    • Luis
    Gina Morett
    Gina Morett
    • Perla
    Alexia Witt
    • Irina
    Emilio Cortés
    Emilio Cortés
    • Roger
    Héctor Ortega
    • Felipe
    Xavier Massé
    • Rodrigo Carnicero
    Ana Karla Kegel
    Elena Paola Kegel
    Hugo Villa
    Hugo Villa
    • Nico
    Ricardo Esquerra
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Juan Carlos de Llaca
    • Writer
      • Antonio Armonia
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    • Trivia
      Ana de la Reguera's debut.
    • Quotes

      Rodrigo: You fucked our aunt!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale (2001)

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    3/10
    Just a very light comedy
    This movie comes as a very good example of how our cinema has walked just very little steps in recent years. Sure, the effort is there, but the levels it tries to reach with it's premise are kept constantly one or even two steps ahead in the motion. The screenplay it's not that bad, but it's main problem lies mostly with the acting; the people in charge are basically TV ones and they don't get to express all that I think was on the paper to give the characters a believable profile.

    The premise involves the greed of a family and it's love disfunction. Mister Carnicero has died, and his two sons are on a vulture labor behind the money left. One of them is divorced, near to marry again, and has a son -with his first wife- named Rocco, a rebel kind of type guy who was the closest to the dead grandpa; the other one, played by renamed actor Otto Sirgo, has raised a restrained semi yuppie named Rodrigo. The family doesn't respect grandpa's last wishes like rejecting any kind of after death religious ceremony (they celebrate a mass post mortem}, and to throw as soon as possible Carnicero's ashes in the pacific ocean at Acapulco's shore {they keep delaying the task while trying to sell the big house in order to split the money}.

    Since here, the film takes a turn into a road movie. Full of frustration because of this, Rocco grabs grandpa's ashes and steals an old Mercedes that Rodrigo inherited {the one that his repressive father won't let him drive}, and head for Acapulco to accomplish mister Carnicero last wish: to rest in the ocean. Rodrigo watch this and gets in the car, Rocco explains what he's up to, and then both goes to the coastal city without permission and only a few pesos in the pockets. I won't tell more because I don't want to spoil anything but, it's supposed that this characters, Rocco and Rodrigo, doesn't like each other very much because of their antagonist minds. One's a yuppie and the other one is a rebel soul but they don't seem to have any problems getting along in the short trip, and once in Acapulco, it's even worst the showcase of different personalities. They actually have only one fist fight. I couldn't buy it even though I tried. The plot has in the middle a twist that gives us another perspective about all the circumstances surrounding grandpa's last wish, and despite it's a nice one, it's not enough to prop up the history.

    My guess it's that Por la libre was intended to be a free spirit comedy about family relationships and at some point, how the youth is and behaves in Mexico, but in the end, this film only shows a mediocre display of resources that doesn't fit well in many points. Besides that, this isn't a terrible experience as a light comedy, but if you're looking for good recent mexican movies, try Amores perros or Y tu mama tambien, those two films sure are very strong, profound, and full of meanings.
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    • Sep 23, 2002

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2000 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Dust to Dust
    • Production company
      • Altavista Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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