La cebra | |
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Directed by | Fernando Javier León Rodríguez |
Written by | Fernando Javier León Rodríguez |
Produced by | Socorro Méndez Díaz Antonio Urdapilleta |
Starring | Harold Torres Jorge Adrián Espíndola |
Cinematography | Martín Boege |
Edited by | Óscar Figueroa |
Music by | Julio de la Rosa |
Production company | Cinemágico Producciones |
Distributed by | Corazón Films |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | $18.5 million pesos[1] |
La cebra (lit. 'The zebra') is a 2011 Mexican comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando Javier León Rodríguez in his directorial debut.[2] Starring Harold Torres and Jorge Adrián Espíndola.[3] It is set at the time of the Mexican revolution and tells the story of Leandro and Odón, two friends who find a zebra that they mistake for an "American horse" and have the idea that by handing it over they will be appointed colonels or generals.[4]
Leandro and Odon are two young patriots who want to join the revolutionary forces of Álvaro Obregón. So they decide to travel to the north of Mexico where they find a donkey that they confuse with a "gringo horse", they also decide to call it "Fucker".[5]
The actors participating in this film are:[6][7]
Principal photography for the film began in November 2010 in Pachuca, Hidalgo.[8] It was also filmed in Baja California, Guanajuato and Puebla, Mexico.[2]
La cebra had its international premiere on March 25, 2011, at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.[9][10] It was commercially released on January 18, 2013, in Mexican theaters.[11]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | Lima Latin American Film Festival | Best First Work | La cebra | Won | [12] |
Pantalla de Cristal | Best Investigation | Alisarine Ducolomb | Nominated | [13] | |
The Festival Pantalla de Cristal | Best Art Direction | Nominated | [14] | ||
2014 | Ariel Award | Best Actor | Harold Torres | Nominated | [15] |