Film · 2018
El Potro, lo mejor del amor
Directed by Lorena Muñoz · starring Rodrigo Romero, Florencia Peña and Daniel Aráoz
- 2 h 2 min
- Biography · Drama · Music
Argentina
- 5.5 Critics1 review
Synopsis
Rodrigo Bueno Alave is a young man who has the dream of becoming a cuarteto singer, a genre os popular music born in the city of Córdoba (Argentina). The man starts doing concerts in small fairs, but the mothers says soon to her husband, a musical producer, that he could take him to Buenos Aires so he can have a real opportunity and maybe some record label could hire him.
In one of the concerts he not just finds the success, but also a young girl who has some interest in him. The both of them start dating, but Rodrigo is unfaithful to her when he hires of the most popular women in the Argentinian television for a music video. With this crisis on his head, Rodrigo reinvents himself and makes a drastic change of his looks. This will create the legend of El Potro with a colorful short hair and casual clothes, surrounded by girls and with the stadiums full of people who want to make their dreams of seeing him in concert true.
This is the new musical biopic by Argentinian director Lorena Muñoz after the successful movie 'I Am Gilda'. This time the film focus on famous cuarteto singer Rodrigo, also known as El Potro, and how he became the charismatic singer who died prematurely in a car crash in 2000. It is starred by Rodrigo Romero, Florencia Peña, Fernán Mirás and Daniel Aráoz, among others.
Where to watch El Potro, lo mejor del amor
All the optionsEl Potro, lo mejor del amor is not on any service in the UK right now. It can be watched in other countries:
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Argentina Netflix: subscription
The essentials
- Runtime
- 122 min2 hours and 2 minutes
- How long is El Potro, lo mejor del amor?
- 2 hours and 2 minutes (122 minutes).
- Who directed El Potro, lo mejor del amor?
- Lorena Muñoz.
- Who is in El Potro, lo mejor del amor?
- It stars Rodrigo Romero, Florencia Peña, Daniel Aráoz and Fernán Mirás.
Cast
Full cast (10)-
Rodrigo Romero Rodrigo
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Florencia Peña Betty Olave
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Daniel Aráoz Pichín
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Fernán Mirás Oso
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Diego Cremonesi Ángel
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Malena Sánchez Pato
- Director
- Lorena Muñoz
- Writers
- Lorena Muñoz, Tamara Viñes
- Producers
- Axel Kuschevatzky
Photos and posters
All 2 photosReviews
See the reviewWhat the critics say 5.5, from one outlet
- 5.5 ClarinGaspar Zimerman
Nobody claims sensationalism, but here everything is so dimmed that drama loses strength. Then, it isn´t suited neither.
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Trivia
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Accusations from the family
Rodrigo's family made public accusations to this movie because it shows Rodrigo doing hard drugs in many scenes, which they deemed as inaccurate to the true story.
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Club 27
Rodrigo Bueno, "El Potro", died at 27, thus, joining the infamous Club 27 and becoming another example of how many artists die at that age.
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He didn't expect it
Rodrigo Romero, the protagonist of the film, is not a professional actor; he instead worked as a bricklayer. He got to know about the casting for the film through Facebook and, being a big fan of "El Potro", sent his photo to the filmmakers. He couldn't believe it when he was chosen for the lead character.
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