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Mar 20, 2015 · Three young people embark on a quest to find a folk singer in 1999 Mexico City, amid social unrest and racial tensions. The film is a black-and-white comedy drama that won five Ariel Awards and features a soundtrack of Juan Gabriel songs.
- (5.1K)
- Comedy, Drama
- Alonso Ruizpalacios
- 2015-03-20
Güeros is a 2014 Mexican road comedy-drama film written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Set in Mexico City in 1999, the film tells the story of three restless teenagers searching for a folk-rocker during the Mexican capital's student strike. The film won five Ariel Awards, including Best Picture in 2015.
May 20, 2015 · Right off the bat, Alonso Ruizpalacios’ “Güeros” captures three superlatives from this reviewer: Best debut feature I’ve seen in the last year, best Mexican film in recent memory, and best (black and white) cinematography since Pawel Pawlikowski’s equally stunning but very different “Ida.”
May 20, 2015 · Three restless teens search for folk-rocker Epigmenio Cruz on the streets of Mexico City during the student strikes of 1999.
- (55)
- Tenoch Huerta
- Alonso Ruizpalacios
- Comedy
Apr 27, 2015 · This “wry, visually audacious film” (Filmmaker Magazine) is set in 1999, when a year-long university strike both engaged and set adrift thousands of students in Mexico City. Left on their own ...
- 2 min
- 51K
- Kino Lorber
Apr 14, 2024 · Often used as a term of endearment, or an informal way of saying "whitey" in Spanish. Unlike gringo, which generally refers to Americans, güero is used generally to refer to a lighter-skinned person/man, including those of full or predominant European ancestry born in Mexico.
After teenage Tomás shows up at the Mexico City apartment his brother Sombra shares with Santos, the three set off in search of a former rock star. Watch trailers & learn more.
