Casa de Mi Padre

Casa de mi padre (House of My Father or simply My Father's House) is a 2012 Spanish-language American Western comedy film directed by Matt Piedmont, written by Andrew Steele, and starring Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna and Génesis Rodríguez. It was described to be in the style of an "overly dramatic 1970s telenovela" and tells the story of Armando Álvarez, who must save his father's ranch from a powerful drug lord. Casa de mi padre was released on March 16, 2012. Plot Armando Álvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raúl (Diego Luna), shows up with his new fiancée, Sonia (Génesis Rodríguez). It seems that Raúl's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raúl's business dealings turn out to be less than legitimate, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael García Bernal). Cast Will Ferrell as Armando Álvarez, heir to a Mexican ranch Gael García Bernal as Onza, a Mexican drug lord Diego Luna as Raúl Álvarez, Armando's younger brother Génesis Rodríguez as Sonia Lopez, Raúl's fiancée Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Señor Álvarez, the father to Armando and Raúl Nick Offerman as DEA Agent Parker Efren Ramirez as Esteban Adrian Martinez as Manuel Dan Haggerty, who famously portrayed the titular character in the popular television series The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams, appears as himself in a post-credits cameo. The opening scene features the lips of Christina Aguilera who sings the eponymous song.