No Manches Frida (2016)

NO MANCHES FRIDA is the story of Zequi, a recently released bank robber who goes to recover stolen money buried by his ditzy accomplice before going to jail. They return to the site only to... See full summary »

Director:

Nacho G. Velilla

Writers:

Laurence Rosenthal (screenplay), Claudio Herrera (screenplay)

Stars:

Omar Chaparro, Martha Higareda, Mónica Dionne

Cast

Credited cast:
Omar Chaparro	...	Zequi
Martha Higareda	...	Lucy
Mónica Dionne	...	Miss Gaby
Rocio Garcia	...	Jenny
Regina Pavón	...	Mónica
Mario Morán	...	Cristobal
Fernanda Castillo	...	Caro
Pamela Moreno	...	Cuquis
Adal Ramones	...	Sr. Valdez
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carla Adell	...	Laura
Norma Angelica	...	Lic. Lopez
Susana Ayala	...	Lucha
Brigitte Bozzo	...	Marifer
Miriam Calderon	...	Miss Gimena
El Cibernetico	...	Paco

Storyline

NO MANCHES FRIDA is the story of Zequi, a recently released bank robber who goes to recover stolen money buried by his ditzy accomplice before going to jail. They return to the site only to find that Frida Kahlo High has built a gymnasium over the loot. To get the money, he poses as a substitute teacher for a school that can't seem to keep any teachers around. Zequi comes in ready to lay down the law- but he quickly finds out that life on the inside may have been easier to deal with than a school full of wild and rebellious teenagers.

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Taglines:

The students are bad, the teachers are worse

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for crude sexual content, drug material, teen smoking and drinking, brief strong language and gestures, and thematic elements.

Details

Official Sites:

Company Website

Country:

USA Mexico Germany

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

2 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Profe de reemplazo

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,650,000, 2 September 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$11,514,388, 30 October 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pantelion Films, Alcon Entertainment, Constantin Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Like the original German film Fack ju Göhte (2013), this film proved to be extremely successful. At the time of release the film had the third highest opening weekend for a Mexican movie (63,2 million pesos).

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Connections

Remake of Fack ju Göhte (2013)

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Soundtracks

Para siempre... tal vez
Written by Noel Schajris (as Nahuel Schajris)
Performed by Sin Bandera

User Reviews

Meh

I usually have the 'opportunity' to see trailers on theaters almost every month and also catch tons of advertisement of the same matter even on Youtube adds. We're told to support national arts and cinema overall, but watching the kind of crap they have been producing, it's almost painful to bear.

This movie entertains, but sometimes it turns into some cringy moments where you can't find a place to hide, so you can avoid such shame. It's not different from other new mexican films like 'How to be a Latinlover', '3 Friends (also a remake)', or 'Treintona, Soltera y Fantástica': all just a bunch of insignificant movies, that you'd watch in a family night, just to pass the time, but nothing too serious. Besides, the plot is somehow unreal and absurd. I've never seen a high school where you can throw feces to your professors, or that kind of stuff. The humor was silly but not extremely ridiculous, I must admit.

The movie is not too bad to deserve a review, it's just that there's a wide distribution of these irrelevant and pathetic films in Mexico, instead of supporting the art, the cinema which is really worth it, and no one cares about.