Rudo y Cursi

Rudo y Cursi (Spanish, literally, "Rough and Corny") is a 2008 Mexican sports comedy-drama film starring Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Guillermo Francella. It is directed by Carlos Cuarón and produced by Cha Cha Cha Films. It is Carlos Cuarón's first full-length movie. Synopsis In the fictional farming village of Tachatlán, in the Cihuatlán Valley of Jalisco, Mexico, young men dream of escaping the drudgery of the banana plantations. Two of them, a pair of half-brothers, play in local football matches. Tato is the star striker and Beto is the eccentric goalkeeper. During one match, they are spotted by a talent scout and he offers one of them the opportunity to go to Mexico City with him and try out for one of the country's big teams. As the scout's roster is already full, he says he can only take one of the brothers and they decide to settle it on a penalty shot. Tato scores the penalty against his brother, therefore earning the right to head to the capital. Cast Gael García Bernal as Tato "Cursi" Verdusco Diego Luna as Beto "Rudo" Verdusco Guillermo Francella as Darío "Batuta" Vidali Dolores Heredia as Elvira Joaquín Cosio as Arnulfo Adriana Paz as Toña Production Carlos Cuarón first formed the idea for the film while on a promotional tour for Y tu mamá también. He initially planned for only one character, but later decided to include a brother.