| La cebra | |
| Director: | Fernando Javier León Rodríguez |
| Producer: | Socorro Méndez Díaz Antonio Urdapilleta |
| Starring: | Harold Torres Jorge Adrián Espíndola |
| Cinematography: | Martín Boege |
| Editing: | Óscar Figueroa |
| Music: | Julio de la Rosa |
| Studio: | Cinemágico Producciones |
| Distributor: | Corazón Films |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Budget: | $18.5 million pesos[1] |
La cebra is a 2011 Mexican comedy-drama film written and directed by Fernando Javier León Rodríguez in his directorial debut.[2] Starring Harold Torres and Jorge Adrián Espíndola.[3] It is set at the time of the Mexican revolution and tells the story of Leandro and Odón, two friends who find a zebra that they mistake for an "American horse" and have the idea that by handing it over they will be appointed colonels or generals.[4]
Leandro and Odon are two young patriots who want to join the revolutionary forces of Álvaro Obregón. So they decide to travel to the north of Mexico where they find a donkey that they confuse with a "gringo horse", they also decide to call it "Fucker".
The actors participating in this film are:[5] [6]
Principal photography for the film began in November 2010 in Pachuca, Hidalgo.[7] It was also filmed in Baja California, Guanajuato and Puebla, Mexico.
La cebra had its international premiere on March 25, 2011, at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.[8] [9] It was commercially released on January 18, 2013, in Mexican theaters.[10]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lima Latin American Film Festival | Best First Work | La cebra | [11] | ||
| Pantalla de Cristal | Best Investigation | Alisarine Ducolomb | [12] | |||
| The Festival Pantalla de Cristal | Best Art Direction | [13] | ||||
| 2014 | Ariel Award | Best Actor | Harold Torres | [14] |