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Zaragoza's Lesson

2014 · 88 min

A wry, low-key family comedy that coasts on gentle scheming and the quiet absurdity of waiting for an inheritance.

Directed by: Frank Rodriguez
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Manuel Villaseñor, Tzoee Guardado, Ramón Durán

Overview: Don Gilberto Zaragoza is a wealthy man whose life is drawing to an end. As he deliberates on the fate of his fortune, his family tries to speed up his demise.

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Directed by: Frank Rodriguez
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Manuel Villaseñor, Tzoee Guardado, Ramón Durán

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: greed
family
betrayal
death
class
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Frank Rodriguez
Written by: Frank Rodriguez
Starring: Manuel Villaseñor, Tzoee Guardado, Ramón Durán, Javier Reynoso, Ilse Orozco, Frank Rodriguez, Iliana Vargas, Yira Puentes
Music: Jaime Ruesga
Cinematography: César Plascencia
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