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Matando Cabos

Matando Cabos

2004Movie⏱️ 1h 34mR
ActionAdventureComedyCrimeThriller
7.4
IMDB Rating
6,224 votes

A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.

Director
Alejandro Lozano
Writers
Tony Dalton, Alejandro Lozano, Kristoff Raczynski
Stars
Tony Dalton, Ana Claudia Talancón, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Release Date
July 16, 2004
Language
Spanish
Country
Mexico
🏆 4
Wins
🎯 8
Nominations
💬 27
Reviews
📋 6.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Tony Dalton
Tony Dalton
as Javier "Jaque"
Ana Claudia Talancón
Ana Claudia Talancón
as Paulina Cabos
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
as Oscar Cabos
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Kristoff Raczynski
as Mudo
Raúl Méndez
Raúl Méndez
as Botcha
Joaquín Cosio
Joaquín Cosio
as Ruben "Mascarita"
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
as Nico
Rocío Verdejo
Rocío Verdejo
as Lula
Silverio Palacios
Silverio Palacios
as Tony 'El Canibal'
Jacqueline Voltaire
Jacqueline Voltaire
as Gabriela Cabos

💰 Box Office

$5,653,093
Worldwide Gross
$155,874
Domestic Gross
$75,730
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
DTS
Color
Color
Filming Location
Colonia Polanco, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Production
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE), Lemon Studios, Lemon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

wrestlerpartykidnappingjanitorfemale frontal nudity

🎯 Categories

SpanishDark ComedyActionAdventureComedyCrimeThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Diversión garantizada
by aleydro2004-07-31

"Diversión garantizada Fun for sure Funny from beginning to end, with great references to the classic Mexican wrestling cinema (el santo) and very interesting characters, being "mascarita" and the cannibal unique, all mix up in a movie that in my opinion didn't had many expectations, but at the end it was all worth, really entertaining. Also, even though the acting from Tony and Kristoff is not Oscar winning, is light but adjusts to the characters, simple and stupid, and don't forget "butcher", a kind of nice psycho trying to avenge his father and being such a fu..."

💡 Did You Know?

The title is a play on words: "Matando Cabos" means "Killing Cabos" Cabos is the last name of one of the characters. But if the "M" is removed it becomes "atando Cabos" that means "Tying lose ends".

📖 Synopsis

A dark, offbeat comedy about a group of Mexico City teens embroiled in a kidnapping involving a retired wrestling legend and a parrot.