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Casa de mi Padre (2011)




Screenplay Genre: Comedy

Movie Time: 84 Minutes

INCITING INCIDENT

ARMANDO (Will Ferrell) witnesses drug cartel leader ONZA (Gael Garcia Bernal) kill a man on Armando’s fathers ranch. (00:06:00)

LOCK IN (End of Act One)

After discovering Armando’s brother RAUL (Diego Luna) is engaged to the lovely SONIA (Genesis Rodriguez), Sonia reveals to Armando that Raul is a drug dealer. (00:23:46)

FIRST CULMINATION (Midpoint)

After SONIA reveals that ONZA is her evil uncle, ONZA’s henchmen show up at the wedding and kill everyone in the family but RAUL and SONIA. (00:45:00)

MAIN CULMINATION (End of Act Two)

ARMANDO joins the assault on ONZA’s ranch to save SONIA. (01:05:45)

THIRD ACT TWIST

DEA AGENT #2 (Jerry Collins) shoots DEA AGENT PARKER (Nick Offerman) after ARMANDO kills the corrupt OFFICER BLANCARDO (Manuel Urrego) (01:16:57)

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