Sólo con tu pareja
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Sólo con tu pareja is a 1991 Mexican
film by Alfonso Cuarón
.
This was the first full-feature film for Cuarón who had previously worked at Televisa
, a Mexican television
company. The stars of this film are Daniel Giménez Cacho
(the narrator on Cuarón's second Mexican film Y tu mamá también
) and telenovela
star Claudia Ramírez.
After Alfonso Cuarón and his brother Carlos Cuarón
wrote the script, they needed to secure financing. The government of Mexico's IMCINE (Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía) had already decided what films they would finance that year. Fortunately for the Cuaróns, one of the projects was canceled and the IMCINE funds were assigned to Sólo con tu pareja.
After the film was completed, the Mexican government refused to distribute it, but Sólo con tu pareja was presented at several international festivals. It won awards at the Ariel Awards (by the Mexican Academy of Film) and at the Toronto Film Festival. After this international recognition the movie was finally shown in 1993 in its country of origin where it became a box-office success. It occupies the 87th place on the list of the 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico.
In 2006, Criterion Collection released Sólo con tu pareja in DVD (Region 1), with a new remastered transfer and with the shorts Noche de bodas by Carlos Cuarón and Cuarteto para el fin del tiempo (Alfonso Cuarón's first short, made when he was a film student in 1983).
. Silvia (Liubomirova), the victim of one of his adventures, tries to get back at him by typing "positive" on his AIDS
test. Tomás, trying to end his life, meets Clarissa (Ramírez), a flight attendant
, who is also trying to kill herself after finding out her fiance is having an affair.
Also nominated for:
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
film by Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his films Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu mamá también, and A Little Princess.- Early life :...
.
This was the first full-feature film for Cuarón who had previously worked at Televisa
Televisa
Televisa is a Mexican multimedia conglomerate, the largest mass media company in Latin America and in the Spanish-speaking world. It is a major international entertainment business, with much of its programming airing in the United States on Univision, with which it has an exclusive contract...
, a Mexican television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
company. The stars of this film are Daniel Giménez Cacho
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Daniel Giménez Cacho is a Spanish-born Ariel award winner Mexican actor who has starred in several Mexican films such as Solo con tu pareja, Cronos, Midaq Alley and Arráncame la Vida, among others as well as in Spanish Films and TV shows.He is known for having worked with some of the most...
(the narrator on Cuarón's second Mexican film Y tu mamá también
Y tu mamá también
Y tu mamá también is a 2001 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and co-written by Cuarón and his brother Carlos. The film is a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys taking a road trip with a woman in her late twenties; it stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García...
) and telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
star Claudia Ramírez.
After Alfonso Cuarón and his brother Carlos Cuarón
Carlos Cuarón
Carlos José Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican screenwriter, film producer and film director. He is the brother of Alfonso Cuarón.- Biography :Carlos Cuarón was born in Mexico City and studied English literature at UNAM...
wrote the script, they needed to secure financing. The government of Mexico's IMCINE (Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía) had already decided what films they would finance that year. Fortunately for the Cuaróns, one of the projects was canceled and the IMCINE funds were assigned to Sólo con tu pareja.
After the film was completed, the Mexican government refused to distribute it, but Sólo con tu pareja was presented at several international festivals. It won awards at the Ariel Awards (by the Mexican Academy of Film) and at the Toronto Film Festival. After this international recognition the movie was finally shown in 1993 in its country of origin where it became a box-office success. It occupies the 87th place on the list of the 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico.
In 2006, Criterion Collection released Sólo con tu pareja in DVD (Region 1), with a new remastered transfer and with the shorts Noche de bodas by Carlos Cuarón and Cuarteto para el fin del tiempo (Alfonso Cuarón's first short, made when he was a film student in 1983).
Plot
Tomás Tomás (Giménez Cacho) is a young yuppie playboy and publicistPublicist
A publicist is a person whose job is to generate and manage publicity for a public figure, especially a celebrity, a business, or for a work such as a book, film or album...
. Silvia (Liubomirova), the victim of one of his adventures, tries to get back at him by typing "positive" on his AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
test. Tomás, trying to end his life, meets Clarissa (Ramírez), a flight attendant
Flight attendant
Flight attendants or cabin crew are members of an aircrew employed by airlines primarily to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard commercial flights, on select business jet aircraft, and on some military aircraft.-History:The role of a flight attendant derives from that of similar...
, who is also trying to kill herself after finding out her fiance is having an affair.
Ariel Award in 1992
- Best Original Story Alfonso Cuarón & Carlos Cuarón
Also nominated for:
- Best Cinematography Emmanuel Lubezki
- Best First Work Alfonso Cuarón
- Best Screenplay Alfonso Cuarón & Carlos Cuarón
Cast
- Daniel Giménez CachoDaniel Giménez CachoDaniel Giménez Cacho is a Spanish-born Ariel award winner Mexican actor who has starred in several Mexican films such as Solo con tu pareja, Cronos, Midaq Alley and Arráncame la Vida, among others as well as in Spanish Films and TV shows.He is known for having worked with some of the most...
as Tomás Tomás - Claudia Ramírez as Clarisa Negrete
- Luis de Icaza as doctor Mateo Mateos
- Dobrina Liubomirova as Silvia Silva
- Astrid HadadAstrid HadadAstrid Hadad is a well-known Mexican actress and performance artist. She was born in January 4, 1957, Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. She attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico, originally planning to major in political science and journalism but then changing to theatre...
as Teresa de Teresa - Isabel Benet as Gloria Gold
- Toshirô Hisaki as Takeshi
- Carlos Nakasone as Koyi
- Ricardo Dalmacci as Carlos
- Claudia Fernández as Lucía
- Luz María Jerez as Paola
- Nevil Wilton as Pasmal
- John Keys as Absolut Boozer
- Raúl Valerio as guard at the Torre LatinoamericanaTorre LatinoamericanaThe Torre Latinoamericana is a building in downtown Mexico City, Mexico. Its central location, height and history make it one of the city's most important landmarks...
- Montserrat Ontiveros as Mrs. Panza
- Regina Orozco as Mrs. Dolores
- Rodolfo Arias as Hernán CortésHernán CortésHernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century...
on the commercial for "Jalapeños Caseros Gómez" - Víctor Carpinteiro as MontezumaMontezumaMontezuma, Moctezuma, Moteczoma, Motecuhzoma, Moteuczomah, Mwatazuma, are variant spellings and may refer to:*Moctezuma II , ninth Aztec Emperor, ruler at the beginning of the Spanish conquest of Mexico...
on the commercial for "Jalapeños Caseros Gómez" - Claudette Maillé as la Burbus
- Ariel López PadillaAriel López Padilla- Biography :Ariel López Padilla was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, on August 12, 1962.Being the second of three brothers, Francisco and Horacio the other two, this "sandwich brother" has always been of restless nature and avid for attention, there the root of his multiple facets like actor,...
as Burbus' boyfriend - Marcos Mohar as boy at the elevator
- Jiussana Briseño as Nancy of Continental AirlinesContinental AirlinesContinental Airlines was a major American airline now merged with United Airlines. On May 3, 2010, Continental Airlines, Inc. and UAL, Inc. announced a merger via a stock swap, and on October 1, 2010, the merger closed and UAL changed its name to United Continental Holdings, Inc...
- Arturo Ríos as contratenor in a dream about the Mexicana de AviaciónMexicana de AviaciónFounded in 1921, Compañía Mexicana de Aviación, S.A. de C.V. was Mexico's oldest airline, before ceasing operations on August 28, 2010. The group's closure was announced by the company's recently installed management team a short time after the group filed for Concurso Mercantil and US Chapter 15...
plane - Adriana Olivera as voice of the beeper operator
External links
- at the Cinema of Mexico page of the ITESM
- Alfonso Cuarón at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Criterion Collection essays by various authors