Ricardo Castro Velazquez has directed the new Mexican comedy music movie ‘The (Almost) Legends’. The plot is set in a colorful Mexican town and revolves around two half-brothers named Romeo and Preciado meeting to honor the memory of their dad in a car rally that is full of banda music and adrenaline. The movie was released on Netflix on July 19, 2023.
Following is a list of other films that you might be interested in if you have already watched and enjoyed ‘The (Almost) Legends’.
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10 Must-Watch Films Like The Almost Legends: Bankrolled (2021)- Netflix
The Spanish title of the film is ‘Fondeados’. The plot revolves around two directionless millennials who pitch a bold new social justice app after getting high.
But now that the pitching raises millions, they are facing the responsibility of creating the app. The movie was released on Netflix on July 23, 2021.
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Following is a list of other films that you might be interested in if you have already watched and enjoyed ‘The (Almost) Legends’.
Also Read: Jake Gyllenhaal: Top 10 Movies
10 Must-Watch Films Like The Almost Legends: Bankrolled (2021)- Netflix
The Spanish title of the film is ‘Fondeados’. The plot revolves around two directionless millennials who pitch a bold new social justice app after getting high.
But now that the pitching raises millions, they are facing the responsibility of creating the app. The movie was released on Netflix on July 23, 2021.
Don’t Blame Karma!...
- 11/21/2023
- by Suvechchha Saha
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Loreto Peralta may be young, but she’s already an international superstar in the eyes of many, and she has every intention of keeping the ball rolling. Although she got her start in the entertainment business several years ago, she got a major break in 2018 when she was cast as Elle in The Little Mermaid. She quickly showed that she could keep up with industry vets. Loreta hasn’t made any on-screen appearances in 2022, and she doesn’t appear to have any projects in the works, but there’s no doubt that we haven’t seen the last of her. The best is
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- 8/18/2022
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
“There are no cheap parlor tricks here!” growls Locke (Armando Gutierrez), the cloak-swirling, goatee-twitching villain of Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard’s “The Little Mermaid,” providing such an easy way in for the disgruntled reviewer (and few will be gruntled) that it almost feels like a trap. Creaky visual effects, slapdash plotting and a script drunk on cliché: There’s pretty much nothing but cheap parlor trickery here.
The biggest trick of all, of course, is that though it feels like it was designed to capitalize on the confusion, this is neither the forthcoming Lin-Manuel Miranda-assisted Disney remake, nor Universal’s similarly titled, status-unknown project that formerly had Sofia Coppola and Chloë Grace Moretz attached. Nor does it bear much resemblance to the 1989 animated musical, or to the Hans Christian Andersen story that purportedly inspired all of the above. Instead it belongs to the subgenre of “imagine insert-mythical-creature-here was real” movies,...
The biggest trick of all, of course, is that though it feels like it was designed to capitalize on the confusion, this is neither the forthcoming Lin-Manuel Miranda-assisted Disney remake, nor Universal’s similarly titled, status-unknown project that formerly had Sofia Coppola and Chloë Grace Moretz attached. Nor does it bear much resemblance to the 1989 animated musical, or to the Hans Christian Andersen story that purportedly inspired all of the above. Instead it belongs to the subgenre of “imagine insert-mythical-creature-here was real” movies,...
- 8/17/2018
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s film news roundup, Poppy Drayton’s “The Little Mermaid” gets a theatrical release, Melissa Leo gets a film festival honor, and the script for holiday adventure “Escape From the North Pole” is bought.
Release Date
A live-action independent version of “The Little Mermaid,” starring British actress Poppy Drayton, has been set for release nationwide exclusively in AMC Theatres beginning Aug. 17.
The movie is inspired by the 1837 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale rather than the Disney animated movie and follows a young girl who discovers an enchanting woman she believes to be the real “Little Mermaid” of lore.
William Moseley stars as a reporter following a story about a mermaid and a magic healing water. Together with his sick niece, played by Loreto Peralta, they travel to a small town in Mississippi to uncover a legend.
Shirley MacLaine, Gina Gershon, and Armando Gutierrez also star. Production companies are...
Release Date
A live-action independent version of “The Little Mermaid,” starring British actress Poppy Drayton, has been set for release nationwide exclusively in AMC Theatres beginning Aug. 17.
The movie is inspired by the 1837 Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale rather than the Disney animated movie and follows a young girl who discovers an enchanting woman she believes to be the real “Little Mermaid” of lore.
William Moseley stars as a reporter following a story about a mermaid and a magic healing water. Together with his sick niece, played by Loreto Peralta, they travel to a small town in Mississippi to uncover a legend.
Shirley MacLaine, Gina Gershon, and Armando Gutierrez also star. Production companies are...
- 5/10/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
The Little Mermaid, the live-action film inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale more than the Disney animated classic, has set an August 17 release date exclusively at more than 200 AMC Theatres nationwide via Freestyle Releasing. The Royals‘ William Moseley and Downton Abbey‘s Poppy Drayton star in the debut feature from Robert Molloy’s Kingsway Productions.
Written by Blake Harris and co-directed by Harris and Chris Bouchard, the fantasy-adventure follows a young girl who discovers a beautiful, enchanting woman she believes to be the real “Little Mermaid” of lore. Moseley is Cam Harrison, a young reporter following a big story about the mermaid (Drayton) and a magic healing water said to cure all. He travels with his sick niece (Loreto Peralta) to a small Mississippi town and uncovers a legend that’s as mysterious as the circus they find it in. Shirley MacLaine, Gina Gershon and Armando Gutierrez co-star.
Written by Blake Harris and co-directed by Harris and Chris Bouchard, the fantasy-adventure follows a young girl who discovers a beautiful, enchanting woman she believes to be the real “Little Mermaid” of lore. Moseley is Cam Harrison, a young reporter following a big story about the mermaid (Drayton) and a magic healing water said to cure all. He travels with his sick niece (Loreto Peralta) to a small Mississippi town and uncovers a legend that’s as mysterious as the circus they find it in. Shirley MacLaine, Gina Gershon and Armando Gutierrez co-star.
- 5/9/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
This is not the Disney live action version of The Little Mermaid. There are no talking crabs or adorable neon colored fish. This is the other live action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, based on Hans Christian Anderson’s original fairy tale. It looks… pretty much terrible, but maybe kind of wonderful? I don’t know. The setting (the circus in the South) and the apparent framing device (old person telling a story to younger relatives) do give me a sort of Big Fish vibe, which I love, but it also seems pretty much like a Feature Films for Families joint. I bet I would love it if I had grown up watching it without knowing it was bad, though. I still have affection for The Buttercream Gang after all.
This take on the classic follows a journalist and his little sister who travel to Mississippi to find a real mermaid.
This take on the classic follows a journalist and his little sister who travel to Mississippi to find a real mermaid.
- 3/10/2017
- by Mily Dunbar
- GeekTyrant
“Beauty and the Beast” isn’t the only beloved Disney movie getting the live-action-remake treatment. Well, kind of: The upcoming “Little Mermaid” is being produced by Conglomerate Media and Kingsway Productions rather than Disney, but this new take on Hans Christian Andersen’s most famous fairy tale is heading to theaters all the same. Watch the trailer below.
Read More: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Review: Disney’s Animated Classic Gets A Needless Makeover
“Once long ago in the deep blue below,” begins Shirley MacLaine to two youths who claim that mermaids don’t exist. “You wouldn’t say that if you’d met one,” she responds. Here, the mermaid (Poppy Drayton, “Downton Abbey”) is a circus performer known as the Mermaid of Mississippi whose plight inspires a little girl to not only believe in the underwater creatures of myth but attempt to free this one from her captivity.
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“Once long ago in the deep blue below,” begins Shirley MacLaine to two youths who claim that mermaids don’t exist. “You wouldn’t say that if you’d met one,” she responds. Here, the mermaid (Poppy Drayton, “Downton Abbey”) is a circus performer known as the Mermaid of Mississippi whose plight inspires a little girl to not only believe in the underwater creatures of myth but attempt to free this one from her captivity.
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- 3/9/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
There’s a new trailer for a live-action “Little Mermaid” movie coming out later this year, and no, it’s not a remake of the classic Disney film. Instead, this version takes Hans Christian Andersen’s famous tale and transports it to the Deep South. The new movie, which is being released by Conglomerate Media and Kingsway Productions, stars William Moseley (“Chronicles of Narnia”) and Loreto Peralta (“Instructions Not Included”) as a brother and sister who travel to a circus in the backwoods of Mississippi that is told to hold the real-life Little Mermaid. Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine also stars in the film,...
- 3/9/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Exclusive: The first trailer for the live-action version of The Little Mermaid from Conglomerate Media and Kingsway Productions has just been released. This is not Disney’s film, but is based on the famed fairytale from Hans Christian Andersen and stars a solid cast: Shirley MacLaine, Downton Abbey‘s Poppy Drayton, William Moseley (The Chronicles of Narnia), Loreto Peralta (Instructions Not Included) and Gina Gershon (Empire). The film is being planned for release this…...
- 3/9/2017
- Deadline
William Moseley has booked a starring role in A Little Mermaid, and Diahann Carroll, William Forsythe and Gina Gershon have joined the supporting cast. Based on Hans Christian Anderson’s 1837 fairy tale, the live-action family film starring Poppy Drayton, Loreto Peralta and Shirley MacLaine. A Little Mermaid centers on Elle (Peralta), a young orphan who discovers a beautiful and enchanting creature (Drayton) she believes to be the real "Little Mermaid." Moseley will play…...
- 3/29/2016
- Deadline
William Moseley ("The Chronicles of Narnia," "The Royals") will join Shirley MacLaine and Poppy Drayton in Chris Bouchard's live-action family adventure "A Little Mermaid" at Mvp Studios.
Blake Harris' script is inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and has Moseley playing a reporter who travels with his younger sister (Loreto Peralta) to a small Southern town where they discover an enchanting creature (Drayton) they believe to be the real 'Little Mermaid.'
MacLaine portrays an eccentric woman who has intimate knowledge of the story. Diahann Carroll, William Forsythe and Gina Gershon also star. Robert Molloy and Armando Gutierrez are producing the film which recently began production in Georgia.
This is not to be confused with the Chloe Moretz-led live-action adaptation in the works at Universal.
Source: Variety...
Blake Harris' script is inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and has Moseley playing a reporter who travels with his younger sister (Loreto Peralta) to a small Southern town where they discover an enchanting creature (Drayton) they believe to be the real 'Little Mermaid.'
MacLaine portrays an eccentric woman who has intimate knowledge of the story. Diahann Carroll, William Forsythe and Gina Gershon also star. Robert Molloy and Armando Gutierrez are producing the film which recently began production in Georgia.
This is not to be confused with the Chloe Moretz-led live-action adaptation in the works at Universal.
Source: Variety...
- 3/29/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Mvp Studios is mounting a new adaptation of “A Little Mermaid,” based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. “The Shannara Chronicles” star Poppy Drayton will star in the film alongside Loreto Peralta and Shirley MacLaine. Chris Bouchard is directing from a screenplay by Blake Harris. Also Read: 'The Shannara Chronicles' Star Austin Butler Explains Why Wil Keeps Falling for Eretria's Tricks Story follows a young orphan (Peralta) who discovers a beautiful and enchanting creature (played by Drayton) she believes to be the real “Little Mermaid.” MacLaine portrays Eloise, an eccentric woman who has intimate knowledge of the story.
- 2/23/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Mvp Studios said today it is kicking off production next month on the live-action family pic A Little Mermaid, which will serve as the first project for the new company founded by Robert Molloy, who is the grandson of former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, and producer Armando Gutierrez. Poppy Drayton, Loreto Peralta and Shirley MacLaine are set to star in Mermaid, with Chris Bouchard directing. The film will be shot in Georgia for a 2017 release. In the Blake…...
- 2/23/2016
- Deadline
Shirley MacLaine will star in a live-action rendition of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale A Little Mermaid.
The film will come from Mvp Studios, a newly formed entertainment company founded by Robert Molloy and Armando Gutierrez.
Chris Bouchard will direct the pic, which was written by Blake Harris, and will also star Shannara Chronicles' Poppy Drayton and Loreto Peralta.
Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in a different Little Mermaid adaptation from Working Title that will come from director Rebecca Thomas.
Mvp's A Little Mermaid will be filmed entirely in Georgia; principal photography is set to begin in March.
MacLaine is ...
The film will come from Mvp Studios, a newly formed entertainment company founded by Robert Molloy and Armando Gutierrez.
Chris Bouchard will direct the pic, which was written by Blake Harris, and will also star Shannara Chronicles' Poppy Drayton and Loreto Peralta.
Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in a different Little Mermaid adaptation from Working Title that will come from director Rebecca Thomas.
Mvp's A Little Mermaid will be filmed entirely in Georgia; principal photography is set to begin in March.
MacLaine is ...
- 2/23/2016
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Shirley MacLaine will star in a live-action rendition of Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale A Little Mermaid.
The film will come from Mvp Studios, a newly formed entertainment company founded by Robert Molloy and Armando Gutierrez.
Chris Bouchard will direct the pic, which was written by Blake Harris, and will also star Shannara Chronicles' Poppy Drayton and Loreto Peralta.
Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in a different Little Mermaid adaptation from Working Title that will come from director Rebecca Thomas.
Mvp's A Little Mermaid will be filmed entirely in Georgia; principal photography is set to begin in March.
MacLaine is ...
The film will come from Mvp Studios, a newly formed entertainment company founded by Robert Molloy and Armando Gutierrez.
Chris Bouchard will direct the pic, which was written by Blake Harris, and will also star Shannara Chronicles' Poppy Drayton and Loreto Peralta.
Chloe Grace Moretz is set to star in a different Little Mermaid adaptation from Working Title that will come from director Rebecca Thomas.
Mvp's A Little Mermaid will be filmed entirely in Georgia; principal photography is set to begin in March.
MacLaine is ...
- 2/23/2016
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Eugenio Derbez and Loreto Peralta Talk Their Favorite Scenes in Instructions Not Included
“Instructions Not Included,” the most successful Spanish-language film ever released in the United States (grossing $44 million at the box office), will be released for home viewing January 21. The comedy stars Eugenio Derbez–who also directed, produced and co-wrote the film–and Loreto Peralta as a single man who must suddenly grow up and become a father. The film will be available on Blu-ray plus Digital HD UltraViolet, DVD plus Digital UltraViolet, Digital HD, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View through Pantelion and Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Here’s more on “Instructions Not Included”: “A “sweet, funny and poignant comedy” (Los Angeles Times), Instructions Not Included tells the story of a confirmed bachelor (Derbez) [ Read More ]
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- 1/14/2014
- by monique
- ShockYa
Pantelion Films’ breakout comedy/drama Instructions Not Included, starring and directed by Eugenio Derbez, grossed an estimated $3.4 million in its fifth weekend at the domestic box office, bringing its total to an estimated $38.6 million to date as it became the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever at the domestic box office, it was announced today by Lionsgate. Pantelion Films is a joint venture between Lionsgate and Latin media giant Groupo Televisa.
Instructions Not Included passed Pan’s Labyrinth, which grossed $37.6 million at the domestic box office, to become the new record holder. The Pantelion release also became one of the four highest-grossing foreign-language films ever in the U.S., ranking behind only Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan), Life is Beautiful (Italy) and Hero (China). Pantelion noted that Instructions Not Included has achieved its entire domestic box office in the U.S. since the film hasn’t been released in Canada.
“We’ve...
Instructions Not Included passed Pan’s Labyrinth, which grossed $37.6 million at the domestic box office, to become the new record holder. The Pantelion release also became one of the four highest-grossing foreign-language films ever in the U.S., ranking behind only Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Taiwan), Life is Beautiful (Italy) and Hero (China). Pantelion noted that Instructions Not Included has achieved its entire domestic box office in the U.S. since the film hasn’t been released in Canada.
“We’ve...
- 9/29/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Few (if any) box office analysts accurately predicted this weekend's top five movies, since one of them was a film few pundits had ever heard of: a Mexican dramedy called "Instructions Not Included," starring Mexican comic actor Eugenio Derbez. It opened on just 347 screens, but by Sunday, it had earned an estimated $7.5 million, good for fifth place. (It was projected to earn $9.3 million by the end of the Labor Day four-day weekend.) It averaged a robust $21,614 per theater, more than any other film this weekend, and more than three times as much as any of the wide-release films currently in multiplexes.
How did a film not on any pundit's radar become such an instant box office hit? The answers suggest that there's a large, untapped, Spanish-speaking movie audience in America, hidden from view by an industry blind spot. Here are some of the factors behind the success of "Instructions":...
How did a film not on any pundit's radar become such an instant box office hit? The answers suggest that there's a large, untapped, Spanish-speaking movie audience in America, hidden from view by an industry blind spot. Here are some of the factors behind the success of "Instructions":...
- 9/2/2013
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Mexican comedian and actor Eugenio Derbez brings along his cute little co-star to talk about the film he directed, wrote and starred in. The Instructions Not Included star discusses the difference between making a film in Mexico versus the United States, and why this film about a single dad is different than any other similarly-themed movies.
Eugenio Derbez cast first-time child actress Loreto Peralta as his daughter in Instructions Not Included, the latest film with Eugenio Derbez who takes full control as writer, director and star. In a familiar plot, a bachelor is forced to grow up when an ex drops off an infant at his doorstep. He raises the little girl and moves to Hollywood in search of the mother that abandoned her. Years pass and the two bond until Maggie’s mom shows up to claim his daughter.
Eugenio tells
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Eugenio Derbez cast first-time child actress Loreto Peralta as his daughter in Instructions Not Included, the latest film with Eugenio Derbez who takes full control as writer, director and star. In a familiar plot, a bachelor is forced to grow up when an ex drops off an infant at his doorstep. He raises the little girl and moves to Hollywood in search of the mother that abandoned her. Years pass and the two bond until Maggie’s mom shows up to claim his daughter.
Eugenio tells
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- 8/29/2013
- CineMovie
Chicago – What does one of the biggest stars in Mexican television do when he needs another world to conquer, and a crossover to the American market? He directs his first feature film. Eugenio Derbez, often called a “One-Man Monty Python” in Mexico, debuts as a director in “Instructions Not Included.”
The film is a comic twist on “Kramer vs. Kramer.” The world of a flighty playboy (Derbez in the lead role) is turned upside down when his daughter is left by the birth mother on his doorstep. The character now has to navigate the rough roads of fatherhood and single parenting, while trying to maintain a standard of living in the jungles of Los Angeles.
Eugenio Derbez and Loreto Peralta in ‘Instructions Not Included’
Photo credit: Pantelion Films
Eugenio Derbez is a force of show business in his native Mexico. On the various TV shows he has done, he is...
The film is a comic twist on “Kramer vs. Kramer.” The world of a flighty playboy (Derbez in the lead role) is turned upside down when his daughter is left by the birth mother on his doorstep. The character now has to navigate the rough roads of fatherhood and single parenting, while trying to maintain a standard of living in the jungles of Los Angeles.
Eugenio Derbez and Loreto Peralta in ‘Instructions Not Included’
Photo credit: Pantelion Films
Eugenio Derbez is a force of show business in his native Mexico. On the various TV shows he has done, he is...
- 8/26/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have a whopping 100 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new comedy “Instructions Not Included” with star and comedian Eugenio Derbez appearing in person to introduce the film!
“Instructions Not Included,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens on Aug. 30, 2013, also stars Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta, Daniel Raymont, Alessandra Rosaldo, Hugo Stiglitz and Sammy Pérez from director Eugenio Derbez and writers Guillermo Ríos and Leticia López Margalli. The film is being distributed to the U.S. by Pantelion Films, which is the first major Latino Hollywood film studio.
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“Instructions Not Included,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens on Aug. 30, 2013, also stars Jessica Lindsey, Loreto Peralta, Daniel Raymont, Alessandra Rosaldo, Hugo Stiglitz and Sammy Pérez from director Eugenio Derbez and writers Guillermo Ríos and Leticia López Margalli. The film is being distributed to the U.S. by Pantelion Films, which is the first major Latino Hollywood film studio.
To win your free “Instructions Not Included” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our unique Hookup technology below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, Aug. 12, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. in Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points...
- 8/7/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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