7 mujeres, 1 homosexual y Carlos
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7 mujeres, 1 homosexual y Carlos ("7 women, 1 homosexual and Carlos") is a Mexican
comedy movie filmed in Tijuana
and released in 2004.
The film was written and directed by René Bueno, a young filmmaker from Ensenada
, Baja California
. Bueno received the financial support of Marissa Gómez a journalist and promoter of Mexican cinema to portray a story typical of the life of middle-class young people in contemporary Tijuana.
The film stars Mauricio Ochmann
in the role of Carlos and Adriana Fonseca
as his girlfriend. This film was released on 1 June 2004 and in three days its box-office output was more than three million pesos
(roughly 285,000 dollars
). The film was also presented in several Latin America
n film festivals as well as the San Diego Latino Film Festival, and the Madrid Comedy Film Festival of Madrid in 2005.
Carlos decides to pursue married life since, he thinks, people marry every day and thus everything will work out fine. He gets a job to support his new family but does not realize the seriousness of his decisions until he discovers that his new boss (Luis Felipe Tovar) is having an affair with his secretary, Lucy (Anaís Belén), and Monica, his attractive new co-worker (Ninel Conde) is attempting to seduce him.
To complicate things even more, Camila's father does not approve of the decision that she and Carlos made. Carlos struggles to defend himself against his father-in-law and from peer-pressure to be unfaithful to his wife. The title of the film derives from Carlos' co-workers theory that every man has seven women and a homosexual.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
comedy movie filmed in Tijuana
Tijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
and released in 2004.
The film was written and directed by René Bueno, a young filmmaker from Ensenada
Ensenada, Baja California
Ensenada is a coastal city in Mexico and the third-largest city in Baja California. It is located south of San Diego on the Baja California Peninsula. The city is locally referred to as La Cenicienta del Pacífico, or, The Cinderella of the Pacific...
, Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. Bueno received the financial support of Marissa Gómez a journalist and promoter of Mexican cinema to portray a story typical of the life of middle-class young people in contemporary Tijuana.
The film stars Mauricio Ochmann
Mauricio Ochmann
Mauricio Ochmann Siordia is a Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film Message in a Bottle, the TV series That's life and Latino Green. He appeared as Fabián Duque in Telemundo's Dame Chocolate...
in the role of Carlos and Adriana Fonseca
Adriana Fonseca
Adriana Fonseca Castellanos is a Mexican actress.- Biography :Adriana started her acting career performing in a local television show. At the age of 16 she was accepted in C.E.A. in Mexico...
as his girlfriend. This film was released on 1 June 2004 and in three days its box-office output was more than three million pesos
Mexican peso
The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...
(roughly 285,000 dollars
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
). The film was also presented in several Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n film festivals as well as the San Diego Latino Film Festival, and the Madrid Comedy Film Festival of Madrid in 2005.
Main cast
- Carlos TorresCarlos TorresCarlos Torres is an astronomer of the University of Chile. Between 1968 and 1982, he discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids from the University of Chile's Cerro El Roble Astronomical Station.-Selected publications:...
as Carlos - Adriana FonsecaAdriana FonsecaAdriana Fonseca Castellanos is a Mexican actress.- Biography :Adriana started her acting career performing in a local television show. At the age of 16 she was accepted in C.E.A. in Mexico...
as Camila - Ninel CondeNinel CondeNinel Herrera Conde is a Mexican actress, model, and Latin Grammy Award nominated recording artist, best known for her performances in Rebelde and Fuego En La Sangre.-Career:...
as Mónica - Luis Felipe TovarLuis Felipe TovarLuis Felipe Tovar is a Mexican performance teacher and actor.He studied in the Theatre Fine Arts School of Mexico and in the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión de La Habana in Cuba....
as Carlos' boss - Wasiq Rashid as Humberto
- Veronica SeguraVerónica SeguraVerónica Segura is a Mexican actress. She is best known for playing Cordé in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones.Segura was born in Mexico City, but she later moved to first Texas, graduating from Southwest Texas State University in 1997, and then moving to New York, where she studied in...
as Lucy - Sujosh Basak as Miguel
- David Eduardo as Felipe
- Beatriz Llamas as Camila's mother
- Paco Rocher as Carlos' father
- Anaís Belén as Recepcionista
Plot
Carlos (Mauricio Ochmann) is a 21-year old who finds himself married to Camila (Adriana Fonseca), his 18-year old girlfriend after dating for five years and discovering that she is pregnant.Carlos decides to pursue married life since, he thinks, people marry every day and thus everything will work out fine. He gets a job to support his new family but does not realize the seriousness of his decisions until he discovers that his new boss (Luis Felipe Tovar) is having an affair with his secretary, Lucy (Anaís Belén), and Monica, his attractive new co-worker (Ninel Conde) is attempting to seduce him.
To complicate things even more, Camila's father does not approve of the decision that she and Carlos made. Carlos struggles to defend himself against his father-in-law and from peer-pressure to be unfaithful to his wife. The title of the film derives from Carlos' co-workers theory that every man has seven women and a homosexual.
External links
- 7 mujeres, 1 homosexual y Carlos at The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
at the Baja CaliforniaBaja CaliforniaBaja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
State Commission of Filming ("Tijuana will be seen in Spain") article on Frontera de Tijuana