
Boys Will Be Boys: Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna in 'Rudo Y Cursi'
Written by Washington Post Express contributor Alfredo Flores
Photo by Ivonne Venegas
ARE YOU RUDO or Cursi? Are you the stern, serious type, or the carefree one who falls in love with every woman he meets? "Rudo y Cursi" is the latest project by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Carlos Cuaron. The film reunites him with his producer brother Alfonso Cuaron and film stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna for the first time since "Y Tu Mama Tambien," a 2001 global phenomenon. Here, the Cuaron hermanos have made a film by brothers for brothers, about a sibling rivalry between two humble soccer-playing banana-plantation workers from rural Mexico who rise to futbol fame in the big city, and a hilarious journey along the way. We talked to Carlos Cuaron, 33, about the film in a one-on-one interview in Spanish. » EXPRESS The characters in this film are opposite of the roles Gael and Diego played in "Mama." Why? » CUARON During the press tour of "Mama," I told Diego and Gael, separately, about my concept, and they both wanted to play Cursi. The only problem was that originally there was just one character and two actors, so I created Rudo. Their initial reaction was Gael saying he was a Rudo, and Diego, Cursi. But I told them I don't want make "Y Tu Mama Tambien 2." I wanted something distinct, something new that was different from t

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