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Director:
Damian Chapa
Writers:
Troy Barker (story)
Troy Barker (written by)
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Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
The only color on the street is green
Plot:
In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Damian Chapa ... Kilo

Sal Lopez ... Loco

Emilio Rivera ... Rudy

Tommy 'Tiny' Lister ... T-Bone (as Tiny Lister)

Nicholas LoCash ... Young Kilo
Henry Pittman ... C-Note

Ileanna Simancas ... Christina

Jennifer Tilly ... Sebeva
Stacy Keach ... Gov. Lancaster
Ismael 'East' Carlo ... Manny (as Ismael Carlo)

Robert Wagner ... Paul Fisch
Ricco Chapa ... Miguel Jr.

Gary Busey ... Lars
Joanna Pacula ... Jessica Lancaster

Kathleen Quinlan ... Judge Scorsi

Ralf Moeller ... Special Agent Kurt Meyers

Faye Dunaway ... Atty. Gen. Navarro

Brad Dourif ... Cyrus

Melora Hardin ... Jane

Rachel Hunter ... Newscaster
Penny Hammond ... Molly Lancaster

Onahoua Rodriguez ... Pistola

Luis Robledo ... Mule #2

Jay Tavare ... Special Agent Sanchez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Aguilar Jr. ... ATF Agent
Eduardo Antonio Garcia ... Loreno

Michael Bentt ... Loc N Load

Franco Carlotto

Ski Carr ... Ki ki

Edmund Druilhet ... Lawyer

Perla Druilhet ... Family member
Ernest M. Garcia ... Mountain
Lazzarus Gomez ... Mule #1
Jeff Langton ... Secret Service Agent

Robert McEvilly ... Uniformed Police Officer
Adriana Millan ... Flaca

Luis Moncada ... Bodyguard
Mike Moroff ... Gordo
Ciara O'Brien ... Keira

Numa Perrier ... Tanya (as Tiffany Paul)

Javier Rivas ... Prison guard

Tom Todoroff

Mark Valinsky ... Dinner Guest

Sewell Whitney ... Congressman

Christine Young ... Fisch's daughter
Galo Make Canote ... Party guest (uncredited)

Lewis Tan ... Skateboard Kid (uncredited)
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Directed by
Damian Chapa 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Troy Barker  story
Troy Barker  written by
Damian Chapa  story
Damian Chapa  written by
Carlton Holder  written by
Aaron Pugliese  uncredited

Produced by
Robert Aguilar Jr. .... associate producer
Troy Barker .... executive producer
Chuck Binder .... co-producer
Chris Chanowski .... producer
Damian Chapa .... producer
Lindey Chapman .... associate producer
Edmund Druilhet .... co-producer
Heidi Tittle .... co-producer
Lloyd White .... co-executive producer
 
Original Music by
Gerard K. Marino 
 
Cinematography by
Pierre Chemaly 
 
Film Editing by
Glenn Garland 
 
Casting by
Patricia Rose 
 
Production Design by
Madla Hruza 
 
Costume Design by
Shawnelle Cherry 
 
Makeup Department
Josh Martin .... key makeup artist
Debra Schrey .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Mykel Denis .... unit production manager
Eric Fierstein .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yuri Elvin .... assistant director
Greg Gerhardt .... first assistant director
Steven Hacker .... first assistant director
Josef Lieck .... first assistant director
Marty Pistone .... first assistant director
Aron T. Plucinski .... first assistant director: second unit (as Aron Plucinski)
Brandon Rafferty .... second assistant director
Red Sanders .... second second assistant director (as Justin 'Red' Sanders)
Darius Siwek .... second second assistant director
Philip Tan .... second unit director
 
Art Department
T. Brett Lindsey .... lead man
Sarah Sprawls .... on-set dresser
Yvette Taylor .... property master
Jameson Williams .... property master
 
Sound Department
Darren Paskal .... sound editor
David Stark .... second boom operator
Don Thomas .... sound mixer
 
Special Effects by
Albert Lannutti .... special effects coordinator
 
Stunts
Ron Althoff .... stunt driver
Cheryl Bermeo .... stunts
Carl Ciarfalio .... stunts
Kimberly Cossette .... stunt double: Joanna Pacula
Bill Forchion .... stunt double
Theo Kypri .... assistant stunt coordinator
Alex Madison .... utility stunts (as Gail Monian)
Eddie Matthews .... stunt double: Damian Chapa
Joe Ordaz .... stunts
Charlie Picerni .... stunt driver
Lou Simon .... stunts
Joe Skorpen .... stunts
Tony Snegoff .... stunt rigger
Philip Tan .... stunt coordinator (as Phil Tan)
Steve Tartalia .... stunts
Rik Walters .... utility stunts
Monique Yates Jr. .... stunt double: Ileanna Simanca
Craig Appel .... stunt safety (uncredited)
Mitch Toles .... precision gunman (uncredited)
Monique Yates Jr. .... stunt double: lead (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Blakey .... director of photography: second unit
Randall James Bol .... electrician
Pierre Chemaly .... camera operator
Susan A. Cohen .... key grip (as Sean Cohen)
Keely Grigel .... grip
Tim Hermann .... assistant camera
David Kiser .... assistant camera (as David Kaiser)
Alexandra Lucka .... assistant camera (as Alex Luca)
David Mun .... assistant camera
Martin Muntenbruch .... still photographer
Bob Myers .... key grip
David Nguyen .... camera loader
Estevan Oriol .... publicity still photographer
Billy Park .... camera operator
Christopher C. Pearson .... camera operator
Oliver Ponce .... assistant camera
Andrey Prikazchikov .... gaffer
Rocky Romines .... dolly grip
Rocky Romines .... electrician
Wayne Swab .... electrician
Matt Wilbur .... grip
Kevin Wilt .... best boy electric
Na'qui c'Wa'ya' .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Fernando Cubillas .... extras casting
Rosalinda Morales .... casting supervisor
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ciara Duncan .... set costumer
Tisha D. Nagel .... costume supervisor (as Tisha Jahnke)
 
Editorial Department
Daniela Ardizzone .... editor: behind-the-scenes
Laura Burnett .... assistant editor
Brian J. Cavanaugh .... assistant editor
George Chavez .... color timer
Zadia Ife .... post-production coordinator
Alison Learned Wolf .... assembly cut editor (as Alison Learned)
 
Music Department
Peter Neff .... composer: additional music
Jeff Toyne .... composer: additional music
 
Transportation Department
Kevin Norwood .... driver
Jack Jay Reece .... driver (as Jay Reece)
Richard Rollison .... picture car coordinator
Fred Sanchez .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
David Corey .... production accountant
Jim Dobson .... unit publicist
Manny Gonzalez .... marketing director
Nicholas Guillen .... production assistant
Nicholas Guillén .... production assistant
Torrence Hall .... weapons handler
Jackie Hugo .... production assistant
Manny Jimenez .... technical advisor
Lana Kim .... assistant to director
Jared Kurt .... location manager
V. Manny Gonzalez .... marketing director
Shaun McNally .... key set production assistant
Jacque Shriley .... attorney
Linda Stanley .... studio teacher
Nathan Suher .... production assistant
Suzanne C. Swindle .... script supervisor: second unit
Claire Thorne .... key set production assistant
Emily Thorne .... production assistant
Mike Tristano .... weapons handler
Matt Wolf .... production assistant
Eva Zelder .... script supervisor
Andrew R. Gardiner .... location manager (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
El padrino: The Latin Godfather (USA) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive strong violence and language, drug content and sexuality.
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Runtime:
128 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Germany:18 | Australia:R | USA:R
Filming Locations:
East Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
El Padrino LLC more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: In the shoot out at the end, the silencer disappears and reappears multiple times. more
Quotes:
Sebeva: I may be a whore, but I'm a loyal bitch. more
Movie Connections:
Followed by El padrino 2 (2008) more

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20 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Spectacularly Crap!, 5 November 2005
Author: Crap_Connoisseur from Australia

I'm not sure when I last saw a film as spectacularly crap as "El Padrino". I'm also not sure when I last laughed so hard or had so much fun. It's for exactly these reasons that I'm giving this film 10/10. "El Padrino" is bad film-making of the highest order and truly belongs in the crap hall of fame. Damian Chapa - I salute you! It's hard to pinpoint exactly why this film transcends its own pomposity to become a hugely entertaining, so-bad-it's-good masterpiece. But I think most of the credit lies with the casting of Jennifer Tilly as Sebeva. Jennifer Tilly is one of my favourite actresses. This woman has it all: looks, talent and obviously a fantastic sense of humour. That's the only reason I can think of why a classy lady of Asian heritage (one of Jennifer's parents is Chinese) in her 40s would choose the role of a young, drug-running Columbian prostitute.

The character of Sebeva really has to be seen to be believed. My eyes nearly popped out of my head when I first saw Jennifer dolled up like a Latina drag queen on crack but Sebeva's wardrobe is nothing in comparison to her appalling dialogue and Jennifer's tremendous over-acting. Just when I thought it couldn't possible get any better, Sebeva would say something like "I may be a whore, but I'm a loyal bitch" or roll around on a table in, what I assume is meant to be, an erotic manner. I also defy anyone with even the slightest knowledge of the Spanish language not to fall on the floor laughing when Sebeva comments en Espagnol, complete with Jennifer Tilly's breathy, American accent.

Apart from Sebeva, this film has a couple of interesting action sequences and a completely ludicrous serial killer subplot to pad out the rather dull father/son drug dealer scenario. After working over the drug cartels with this epic, it seems Damian Chapa's next opus will tackle the IRA. I, for one, can hardly wait!

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