Chasing Papi (2003)
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13% of critics liked it
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A man learns the hard way that, when it comes to women, three is more than a crowd in this frantic comedy. Tomas Fuentes (Eduardo Verástegui) is a successful advertising man living in Los Angeles who has a way with the ladies. Almost too much of a way, in fact, since he's currently dating three… More A man learns the hard way that, when it comes to women, three is more than a crowd in this frantic comedy. Tomas Fuentes (Eduardo Verástegui) is a successful advertising man living in Los Angeles who has a way with the ladies. Almost too much of a way, in fact, since he's currently dating three beautiful women in three different cities: Lorena (Roselyn Sanchez), a bright and attractive lawyer living in Chicago; Cici (Sofía Vergara), a cocktail waitress from Miami with a fiery personality; and Patricia (Jaci Velasquez), a New Yorker looking to get out from under the domineering shadow of her mother. As it happens, all three women are fans of noted television astrologer Walter Mercado, and on his advice, they each decide to take a bold step in their relationships and visit Tomas in L.A. Needless to say, the women are enraged to discover Tomas' rather spectacular infidelity, but that turns out to be the least of his problems after a mixture of booze and tranquilizers lands him in the hospital, a pair of crooks (D.L. Hughley and Freddy Rodriguez) kidnap him, and he discovers Cici and Patricia are wanted by the law. Produced under the title Papi Chulo, Chasing Papi was the first feature film from director Linda Mendoza after an extensive resume of credits in television comedy. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Linda Mendoza
- Written By
- Elizabeth Sarnoff, Alison Balian, Laura Angelica Simon
- Genres
- Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 16, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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Ed Gonzalez, Village Voice
The only place you're likely to find such shrill and whitewashed caricatures is in the elitist pages of Hola!
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I've seen episodes of The Love Boat with more emotional investment and involvement from the characters than this ...
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Desson Thomson, Washington Post
So resoundingly awful, there may be grounds to sue for mental suffering.
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Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic
The whole thing is loud and unfunny, not showing off anyone to good advantage.
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Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
It's the engaging performances of Jaci Velasquez, Roselyn Sanchez and Sofia Vergara, as well as a few humorous Latin colloquialisms, that turn an otherwise inane script into a cute confection of a film.
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Cast
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Roselyn Sanchez
as Lorena
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Sofía Vergara
as Cici
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Jaci Velasquez
as Patricia
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Eduardo Verástegui
as Tomas 'Papi' Fuentes
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Lisa Vidal
as Carmen
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Freddy Rodriguez
as Victor
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D.L. Hughley
as Rodrigo
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Maria Conchita Alonso
as Mary
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Walter Mercado
as Himself
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Ian Gomez
as Doctor Chu
- Paul Rodriguez
- Joy Enriquez
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Bret Roberts
as Biker
- Eduardo Verastequi
