‘Andor’ Fans Need To Check Out Will Ferrell’s Spanish Language Movie, ‘Casa de mi Padre’

Will Ferrell has been known to do over-the-top things in movies. From streaking in Old School to fighting a bear in both Anchorman and Semi-Pro, his characters tend to get into many precarious situations. Back in 2012, Ferrell took on a role that was unlike any he had done before. He starred in Casa de mi Padre, a film where he spoke in Spanish the entire time.

This was an impressive turn by Ferrell, mostly because he isn’t a native speaker of the language. He plays a Mexican rancher named Armando Álvarez who falls in love with his brother’s fiancée. The movie masks the fact that he is very clearly not a Mexican by playing up the soapiness of telenovelas and soap operas. It is all meant to be tongue-in-cheek.

Casa de mi padre

Release Date

March 15, 2012

Runtime

84 minutes

Writers

Andrew Steele

However, that doesn’t stop Ferrell from excelling in it. The film made a modest return at the box office. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth revisiting. It’s especially prescient to view right now for fans of some recent Disney hits, including Andor. Here’s why.

Diego Luna Plays Ferrell’s Brother

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There isn’t a show hotter on Disney+ right now than Andor. The Rogue One spinoff has been thrilling Star Wars fans for two seasons. Luna stars as Cassian Andor, the main character of the show, reprising his role from Rogue One. Four years before Luna took on the role of Cassian, he played Raúl, Armando’s brother, in Casa de mi Padre. He comes back to his father’s ranch as a successful businessman who is engaged to be married.

He makes the pledge to pay off his father’s debts, which will allow his father and Armando to enjoy the prosperity of the ranch. Things go sideways when Armando falls in love with his soon-to-be wife. Also, his success as a businessman may be overstated a bit. Luna and Ferrell have some great scenes together in the film. Luna brings a vibrance to the role, as he has throughout his entire career. A supporting role in Rogue One turned into the starring role in one of the most critically acclaimed series of the past five years. That can be hard to do for a genre-specific show, but Luna helps elevate Andor as he did with Casa de mi padre.

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Gael García Bernal Plays the Villain

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Luna paired again with his good friend Gael García Bernal in Casa de mi Padre. The pair is forever linked by their breakout roles in Y tu mamá también, the smash Alfonso Cuarón hit in 2001. The two played best friends in that film and have been good friends since they were young and growing up together in Mexico. Luna and García Bernal have appeared together four times on screen, with Casa de mi Padre being one of them. García Bernal stars as Onza, the most powerful drug lord in Mexico.

García Bernal gives the appropriate heavy-handedness to the villain’s role that is required for the bad guy in a telenovela. He dresses fancier than anybody else, showing off his wealth and style. He thinks he’s better than everyone because he has money. But he also isn’t afraid to show off the violence he used to get where he is today. It’s a role that he seemed to really sink his teeth into, similar to a role he had in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Disney+ and MCU fans should be interested in García Bernal’s performance in the film because he starred in Werewolf by Night, a standalone TV special based on a Marvel comic. His character is the titular Werewolf by Night, who had connections to Moon Knight and Doctor Strange in the comics. The special was used to introduce a number of different characters to the MCU, potentially opening up ways to have Blade enter the fold.

Marvel has struggled to get the new Blade movie with Mahershala Ali off the ground. With the potential of a follow-up special to Werewolf by Night, there are a number of ways Marvel can go. García Bernal should return in the role, and that will also likely run on Disney+.

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Génesis Rodríguez Stars as Raúl’s Fiancee, Sonia

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Armando becomes smitten by Sonia, played by Génesis Rodríguez. This throws a huge wrench into everyone’s plans in the film, as the two realize their relationship is what is going to cause a lot of issues for both the ranch and the standing of the family. It’s because of this and Raúl’s business deals that Onza gets involved and declares war on the family. Rodríguez portrays Sonia as an incredibly sweet and innocent woman, unaware of what is happening in her fiancé’s life.

Rodríguez actually had experience starring in telenovelas on Telemundo for years. She brought that experience to her role of Sonia, crafting the classic love interest who finds herself in the middle of a love triangle. Rodríguez has been in many different projects across all kinds of genres. Disney+ fans would know her as the voice of Honey Lemon in Big Hero 6.

Seen as one of Disney’s best movies, it’s actually loosely based on a Marvel comic about a healthcare robot and a young inventor who work together as superheroes. Honey Lemon is a chemistry prodigy who uses her intelligence to her advantage to create potions. Rodríguez provided the voice for the Spanish dub of the film and reprised the role in Big Hero 6: The Series.

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