After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
Acting
Joaquín Cosío's Cochiloco — unhinged, terrifying, weirdly lovable.
Direction
Estrada weaponizes comedy to gut-punch you with reality.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it could be used in cartel interrogations.
Director
Luis Estrada
Damián Alcázar
Benjamín García "El Benny"
Joaquín Cosío
El Cochiloco
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Don José Reyes
María Rojo
Doña Mari Reyes
Elizabeth Cervantes
La Cuñada
Jorge Zárate
El Huasteco
Salvador Sánchez
El Padrino
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Capitán Ramírez
Angelina Peláez
Mamá García
Kristyan Ferrer
El Sobrino
Dagoberto Gama
El Sargento
Mauricio Isaac
El J.R.
Alejandro Calva
Jefe de Policía
Emilio Guerrero
El Alcalde
Silverio Palacios
Hermanos Cucaracha
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Mexico's actual 2010 Bicentennial, Estrada's film was nearly censored for mocking national pride while bodies piled up in cartel wars.
The 'narco-celebration' party scene used real Corrido musicians who'd actually written songs for cartels — art imitating life imitating art.
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