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Father Never Bothered

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Don Servando Villegas (Héctor Bonilla) is an old-fashioned Mexican patriarch who gets kicked out of his retirement home for bad behavior. With no place else to go, Don must now live with his estranged son Francisco (Benny Ibarra de Llano) in the house that he shares with his girlfriend. New Age collides with old age as father and child soon start to clash over just about everything.
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Randy Cordova Arizona Republic 01/26/2017
4/5
The characters are fully rounded, and you wind up emotionally invested in them. Go to Full Review Yvonne Condes Common Sense Media 01/30/2017
3/5
Mostly sweet Spanish-language comedy has some iffy stuff. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 01/26/2017
8.8/10
Tender, warm, witty and refreshingly honest. Hctor Bonilla gives a bravura performance. Go to Full Review Fausto Ponce Proceso 12/27/2016
A film that gets better at the end, but it's not enough to save it. Too bad because it had more to offer. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Mario P. Székely Siete24.mx 12/27/2016
A decent film with great performances and a warm story. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Adrián Ruiz Excelsior (MX) 12/27/2016
Within its genre and its proposal the film is familiarly fun, you see it, you forget, but it entertains you. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 10 Funny in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $2,100,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Gustavo R @rodrigug Mar 3 Héctor Bonilla , Jaqueline Bracamontes y Benny Ibarra actúan en esta película acerca de un abuelo que corren de un asilo por que se queda sin dinero pero también porque es un maleducado y amargado. Se tiene que ir a vivir con un hijo que no tiene una vida que el abuelo aprueba. Una bonita película que da buenos consejos de vida. 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿/5 en Vix See more 11/22/2020 Tiene buenas actuaciones, una trama entretenida y bellos paisajes, la recomiendo. See more 02/24/2020 Un padre no tan padre es una muestra de que Mexico aun produce buenas películas See more 04/19/2017 This was a very beautiful movie. I could relate on a personal level throughout many parts of the creation. I would highly recommend for anyone looking for sad/emotional and hilarious moments. See more 03/06/2017 Excelente película mexicana. Muy entretenida y refleja muy bien nuestros prejuicios como sociedad, así como también la forma en que nos vamos adaptando a su transformación. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Raúl Martínez

Director

Héctor Bonilla

Don Servando

Benny Ibarra

Fran

Jacqueline Bracamontes

Alma

Arturo Barba

Bill

Sergio Mayer Mori

Rene

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Synopsis Don Servando Villegas (Héctor Bonilla) is an old-fashioned Mexican patriarch who gets kicked out of his retirement home for bad behavior. With no place else to go, Don must now live with his estranged son Francisco (Benny Ibarra de Llano) in the house that he shares with his girlfriend. New Age collides with old age as father and child soon start to clash over just about everything.
Director
Raúl Martínez
Producer
Gerardo Gatica González, A. Müffelmann
Screenwriter
Alberto Bremer
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Panorama Global
Rating
PG-13 (Drug Material|Some Language|Partial Nudity)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.1M
Runtime
1h 34m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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