El estudiante (2009)
After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they are bound together by the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha.
- Date of release
- 2009-08-14
- TMDB
- 7.8 / 10 (65)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Roberto Girault
Casting
- Jorge Lavat — Chano
- Jeannine Derbez — Sophia
- Pablo Cruz Guerrero — Santiago
- Norma Lazareno — Alicia
- Jeronimo Medina — Antonio
- José Carlos Ruiz — Don Pedro
- Siouzana Melikián — Alejandra
- Jorge Luis Moreno — Marcelo
- Jeannine Derbez — Sofía
Interesting facts
- Box office: $3.2M
El estudiante is a 2009 Mexican film written and directed by Roberto Girault, and starring Jorge Lavat, Norma Lazareno, José Carlos Ruiz, Jeannine Derbez, Siouzana Melikián and Cristina Obregón. The film depicts the story of a 70-year-old man called Chano, who decides to go to university despite his age.
Production
The film was shot in well-known locations in Guanajuato city where they worked for 6 weeks. The scenes inside the university were shot at Universidad de Guanajuato.
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