La cebra
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Antonio Urdapilleta
Jorge Adrián Espíndola
| La cebra | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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 |
Release dates |
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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]
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[6][7]
- Jorge Adrián Espíndola as Leandro Pérez
- Harold Torres as Odón Gómez
- Leticia Huijara as Juana
- Paulina Gaitán as Valentina
- Alejandra Ley as Adelfa
- Jesús Ochoa as Álvaro Obregón
- Raquel Pankowsky as Lady Martina
- Graciela Orozco as "The Lady"
- Alejandro Caso as Official Zedillo
- Hermán López as Officer Portillo
- Tomás Rojas as Officer Echevarria
- Humberto Elizondo as General Quesada
- Julián Villagrán as Colonel
- Manolo Solo as "The one-eyed"
- Raúl Adalid as Official Hurtado
- Emilio Savinni as Circusman Chuck
- Meraqui Rodríguez as Circus Mary
- Héctor Holten as Officer Salinas
Production
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]
Release
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]
