| The Popcorn Chronicles | |
| Director: | Emilio Portes |
| Producer: | Daniel Birman Ripstein G. Pekas Lozano Gabriel Ripstein Christian Valdelièvre |
| Starring: | Andrés Bustamante |
| Studio: | Fox International Productions Alameda Films Blu Films Cinepantera |
| Distributor: | 20th Century Fox |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Gross: | $4,757,098[1] |
The Popcorn Chronicles (Spanish: El crimen del cácaro Gumaro,) is a 2014 Mexican parody film directed by Emilio Portes and written by Portes, Andrés Bustamante and Armando Vega Gil.[2] The cast features Andrés Bustamante, Ana de la Reguera, Alejandro Calva, Carlos Corona and Jesús Ochoa.[3] It premiered on March 14, 2014, in Mexican theaters.[4]
Don Toribio, knowing his death is coming calls his two sons, Gumaro and Archimboldo. Both return to Güépez (an imaginary Mexican town) to listen to their father's will. On his death bed, he stipulates that Archimboldo would keep a broken-down moving truck and that Gumaro would receive a cinema theatre, the Linterna Mújica (a pun on Lanterna Magica), provided he manages to make it profitable soon, otherwise it would pass into the hands of his older brother. The latter is preparing unfair competition in the hands of piracy. The brothers wage a mutual war that takes the town to the brink of destruction. While doing so, they pay homage to the great classics (old or recent) of Mexican Cinema.[5] [6]
The actors participating in this film are:[7]
Principal photography began on January 14, 2013, in locations in the Federal District and in Salvatierra, Guanajuato, lasting 9 weeks.[8]
In its first weekend it attracted 639,060 spectators to the cinema, collecting 28,830,000 Mexican pesos.[9] For its second weekend, it raised 38,000,000 more pesos.[10]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 57th Ariel Awards | Best Make-Up | Roberto Ortíz, Felipe Salazar & Elena López | [11] | |
| Best Visual Effects | Paula Siqueira, Michael Hoffmann, Raúl Prado, Cyntia Navarro & Charlie Iturriaga | ||||
| Best Special Effects | Ricardo Arvizu |