No manches Frida (2016)

Zequi, a recently released bank robber who goes to recover stolen money buried by his ditzy accomplice before going to jail.

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
Briggitte Bozzo	...	Marifer (as Brigitte Bozzo)
Miriam Calderón	...	Miss Gimena (as Miriam Calderon)
Cibernético	...	Paco (as El Cibernetico)

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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Plot Keywords:

money | 

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Taglines:

The students are bad, the teachers are worse

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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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.

Did You Know?

Trivia

Like the original German film Suck Me Shakespeer (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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Quotes

Zequi: It's about time you realize who's the boss around here.

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Connections

Followed by No Manches Frida 2 (2019)

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Soundtracks

Que me tome la noche
Written and Performed by Javiera Mena

User Reviews

Can a thief steal a heart, & keep it, if he lied?

1) kids in other countries cuss, a poster said this should be rated R - yet there is no over sex, nudity, killing, blowing thing up.

2) this is a great rom-com. I'm surprised we didn't come up with it first. But, this works because we (and our Victorian era rating system) didnt come up with it. The potty language works in all the right places.

3) Now that's an update to a Shakespeare play, that would have made ole BillyBob proud.

4) Redemption looks good on a few, great on others & sexy as heck on a couple.

5) Watch, enjoy, laugh & repeat all over again.

6) I've watched it 3 times now - and just noticed that the dog Miss Lucy, & her sister have, is the same type of dog (grey) used in the 1992 movie Annie (brown) - watch the movie & see why.

Details

Official Sites:

Company Website

Country:

USA Mexico Germany

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

2 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

No manches Frida

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,676,235, 4 September 2016

Gross USA:

$11,528,613

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,540,937

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pantelion Films, Alcon Entertainment, Constantin Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Color:

Color