A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.
Director:
Alejandro Lozano
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Title: Matando Cabos (2004)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tony Dalton | ... | Javier "Jaque" | |
| Ana Claudia Talancón | ... | Paulina Cabos | |
| Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | ... | Oscar Cabos | |
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Kristoff Raczynski | ... | Mudo (as Kristoff) |
| Raúl Méndez | ... | Botcha | |
| Joaquín Cosio | ... | Ruben "Mascarita" | |
| Gustavo Sánchez Parra | ... | Nico | |
| Rocío Verdejo | ... | Lula | |
| Silverio Palacios | ... | Tony 'El Canibal' | |
| Jacqueline Voltaire | ... | Gabriela Cabos | |
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Pedro Altamirano | ... | Nacho |
| Norman Sotolongo | ... | Cholo | |
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Jose Angel Bichir | ... | Ulises (as José Ángel Bichir) |
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Alejandro Galán | ... | Juan |
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Mary Paz Mata | ... | Tere |
In Mexico City, the powerful and violent magnate of steel Oscar Cabos catches his daughter Paulina having sex with her boyfriend and his employee Javier "Jaque" 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, Cabos accidentally trips on a golf ball, falls on the floor and faints. Jaque calls his best friend Mudo to help him, but the janitor Nacho finds his boss fainted on the floor and he steals and dresses himself with Cabos' clothes and jewels. Meanwhile, Nacho's son Botcha and his friend Nico have planned to kidnap Cabos and they are waiting for him in the parking garage. When he walks in the parking garage, the two kidnappers hit him on the back of the head, believing that he is Cabos, they cover his head with a bag. They head with the abducted man to the house of Botcha's girlfriend Lula. Meanwhile, Jaque and Mudo calls their wrestler friend Ruben "Mascarita" and his midget ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Although it is not a master piece or or anything; it is good to have many good laughs and just have a good time. "Matando Cabos" is about two kidnappings (among other things) that go very wrong. Mr. Cabos is a ruthless business man who has hurt and taken advantage of many. Everybody hates him. On the same night different people decide to get back to him; but things go very wrong, confusion starts and things get mixed up (very mixed up).
The movie is funny from start to finish even tragic things can turn into a funny scene. It's a movie that laughs at the misfortunes of life. It does have some really violent and sexual scenes (not my favorite) but it is part of the way the movie is done. I am not sure if foreigners would like it, it is "Mexican" humor. It's worth the try.