El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances

July. 25,2008

Rating：

6.9

Genre：

Comedy

Keywords：

Woman Director

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Orphaned as an infant, Juan Frances (Spencer John French) is a talented ranchera singer, but he faces a hurdle in his attempt to succeed as a Latin music performer: He's a chubby, red-headed 33-year-old who grew up in a Hispanic home but looks like an Ohio farm boy. As Juan struggles to make ends meet by working eight jobs, his girlfriend (Maria Esquivel) and lizard-smooth promoter (David Franco) plot an aggressive image change for Juan.

Danny Trejo as E.J.

Lupe Ontiveros as Nena

Elisa Bocanegra as Chuchi

Sam Golzari as Mahmood

Pej Vahdat as Amir

David Franco as Narcisso

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