Synopsis
Born Jonathan French in Beverly Hills, California and orphaned at 3 months old, this young boy was adopted by his Mexican nanny (Lupe Ontiveros) and step-father (Danny Trejo) and raised to be a good, God-fearing Mexican with a love for ranchero music. At age 33, in his "Jesus Year," and now known as Juan FranceÌs, he is a gardener/janitor-by-day but has been blessed by the Virgin of Guadalupe with the talent to sing like the angels. He takes his ranchero act from the small, half-empty soccer bars in East L.A., to a larger music festival audience where he is discovered and quickly swept into Mexican pop stardom. Caught in the whirlwind of fame, Juan's everyman appearance and musical style undergo a celebrity make-over. He changes his name to "El Guero" and his songs for the working man are transformed into heartless Reggaeton. When the dark truth about Juan's history is revealed to him, he must ask himself: Will he choose the Mexican man in his heart, or the bald pink guy in the mirror?
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
2.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
2.8%
Critic Consensus
50.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes71
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2010 | $3,271 | $4,705 |
| International | 2010 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2010 | $3,271 | $4,705 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2010 | $1,636 | $2,352 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2010 | $69,000 | $99,245 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2010 | $20,000 | $28,767 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2010 | $163,000 | $234,448 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2010 | $365,000 | $524,991 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2010 | $74,400 | $107,012 |
| Total Revenues | 2010 | $693,036 | $996,814 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2010 | $248,000 (est) | $356,706 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2010 | $80,000 (est) | $115,066 (est) |
| Participations | 2010 | $14,000 | $20,137 |
| Residuals ? | 2010 | $41,000 | $58,972 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2010 | $49,600 | $71,341 |
| Total Expenses | 2010 | $432,600 | $622,222 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2010 | $260,436 | $374,592 |
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|---|
 | Toy Story 3 | 2010 | Shared genres: 1 | 98.0 | $216,158,077 |
 | Toy Story | 1995 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $171,576,204 |
 | Back to the Future | 1985 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.9 | $140,846,681 |
 | Aladdin | 1992 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $232,328,117 |
 | Up | 2009 | Shared genres: 1 | 97.7 | $103,203,507 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $297,000, BluRay $68,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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