El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances

Name: El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2008-07-25
Rating: 71
Cast: Zibby Allen, Nick Rey Angelus, Elisa Bocanegra, Kerry Carney, María Esquivel

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2008

1h 31m

Comedy

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4 Reviews

71%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Raised as a Mexican, a "norteamericano" has a talent for singing ranchero music. After he becomes famous, his music evolves, forcing him to choose between his ethnicity and his heart.

Chuck Bowen

Slant Magazine

The awkward title pretty much covers it.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 26, 2010

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Kevin Thomas

Los Angeles Times

It may be a minor film, but it does offer infectious pleasures in the endearing French and in its off-the-wall humor.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 17, 2010

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Mark R. Leeper

Mark Leeper's Reviews

Norman Lear should have been able to introduce the Frenches to someone who could have gotten more humor out of the premise.

Rated: 4/10

Jan 13, 2011

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Siran Babayan

L.A. Weekly

First-time director Amy French's musical mockumentary plays out like The Jerk-meets-Tommy set in East L.A.

Sep 23, 2010

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Intermittently funny Guest-style mockumentary about a white Latin singer who fancies himself the voice of the Mexican people. There are a few laughs here, but overall it's pretty minor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Raised as a Mexican, a "norteamericano" has a talent for singing ranchero music. After he becomes famous, his music evolves, forcing him to choose between his ethnicity and his heart.

Director: Amy French
Producer: Lara Bergthold, Chris Moore
Screenwriter: Amy French, Spencer John French
Production Co: Blue Cactus Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3K
Runtime: 1h 31m

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