Film · 2013

We Are Mari Pepa

Name: We Are Mari Pepa
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 2015-08-15
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Alejandro Gallardo, Arnold Ramírez, Moisés Galindo, Rafael Andrade

Original titleSomos Mari Pepa

Directed by Samuel Kishi · starring Alejandro Gallardo, Arnold Ramírez and Moisés Galindo

1 h 40 min
Comedy · Drama · Music
Mexico

7.0 Critics2 reviews

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Synopsis

'We are Mari Pepa' was born of the director, Samuel Kishi, necessity to make a tribute to his grandmother, the neighborhood where he grow up, his friends with which he spend childhood and share multiple failed rock bands. So he just introduce us Alex, a sixteen teenage boy that live with his "grandma".

Alex just has many plans to make during his summer, including the following: writing a song with his rock band -MariPepa-, having his first sexual experience and finding a job. He also becomes aware that his grandma is depending so much more on him, so as long as summer goes, Alex realizes that things are changing, and these changes are going to be forever, so he will have to grow up and learn to say goodbye to things he never thought.

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The essentials

Runtime: 100 min1 hour and 40 minutes

How long is We Are Mari Pepa?: 1 hour and 40 minutes (100 minutes).
Who directed We Are Mari Pepa?: Samuel Kishi.
Who is in We Are Mari Pepa?: It stars Alejandro Gallardo, Arnold Ramírez, Moisés Galindo and Rafael Andrade.
Where can I watch We Are Mari Pepa?: In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Prime Video.

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Cast

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Director: Samuel Kishi
Writers: Samuel Kishi
Producers: Samuel Kishi

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'We Are Mari Pepa' Trailer 1:352 February 2016

Reviews

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What the critics say average 7.0 from 2

7.0 The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van Hoeij Though individual scenes feel authentic, the overall structure?s rather loose and there?s not a single narrative throughline. This has several advantages... But it also somewhat diffuses the film?s… Read
7.0 New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis For all its enthusiastic vulgarity and truly terrible punk rock, We Are Mari Pepa is a gently endearing portrait of four amiable Mexican teenagers feeling their way toward adulthood. Read