Synopsis for the Will Ferrell Spanish comedy Casa de mi padre revealed?



So Will Ferrell is doing a Spanish-language comedy that was at one point called CASA DE MI PADRE (now simply referred to as UNTITLED SPANISH COMEDY) opposite Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna (Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN) for “Funny or Die Presents…” director Matt Piedmont. When we last reported on it, the film was being described as “an overly dramatic telenovela” (Spanish soap opera). I don’t know what to make of this other than that I’m dying to see a trailer for it.

Today, the folks at Collider have come across a synopsis for the film which is apparently in the test screening phase. Check it out below:

This movie is currently called UNTITLED SPANISH COMEDY and stars Will Ferrell, Gael Garcia Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries), DIEGO LUNA (The Terminal) and GENESIS RODRIGUEZ (TV’s Entourage & “Dona Barbara”) Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father’s ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando’s younger brother Raul (Diego Luna), shows up with his new fiance, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). It seems that Raul’s success as an international businessman means the ranch’s troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul’s business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico’s most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael Garcia Bernal)…

Source: Collider

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