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Mexico 86
When a last-minute chance to host the 1986 World Cup appears, a cunning Mexican bureaucrat, armed with nothing but guts and audacity, cons his way through FIFA to beat the United States, but in a country of power games, every victory has a price.
2026 · Directed by Gabriel Ripstein · 95 min · Comedy · History · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
Not all goals are scored on the field.
Crew
- Written by: Daniel Krauze, Gabriel Ripstein
- Cinematography: Virginie Surdej
- Music: Camilo Lara
- Produced by: Nicolas Atlan, Sidonie Dumas, Christian Gabela
Cast
- Diego Luna as Martín de la Torre
- Karla Souza as Susana Gómez Mont
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Emilio Azcárraga
- Álvaro Guerrero as Guillermo Cañedo
- Memo Villegas as Hugo Sánchez
- Davor Tomić as Bora Milutinovic
- Cândido Damm as Joâo Avelange
- Roberto Martinez as Hermann Neuberger
- Genevieve Fleming as Jackie Ross
- Diana Sedano as Beatriz
Production
- Country: Mexico, United States of America
- Language: Spanish, English
- Studios: Phototaxia Pictures, Gaumont
- Themes: 1980s, historical comedy
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