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A stolen champion racehorse becomes a dirt-road underdog legend in rural Mexico.
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IMDb
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El robo imposible (1981)

rural underdoglo-fi actionMexican pulp

Overview

ComedyActionDrama

Champion racehorse is kidnapped, ends up on a ranch in Durango, running dirt-road races at the county fair.

Flag of MXMXSpanish
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Real horses, real dirt roads, real danger. No CGI nonsense here.

Costume

1981 Mexican fashion is a character unto itself. The mustaches! The suits!

Acting

Héctor Suárez commits so hard to the bit you'll believe every ridiculous line.

Best for:Solo: Curious about 80s Mexican cinema? This one's a wild ride.·Friends: Drinking game: every time someone says the horse's name dramatically.·Background: Perfect for folding laundry while vaguely following the chaos.
R

Director

Rodolfo de Anda

ReleasedMar 5, 1981
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Televicine

Top Cast

Jorge Russek

Jorge Russek

Don Teófilo

Héctor Suárez

Héctor Suárez

Marcos de la Tijerilla

Roberto 'El Flaco' Guzmán

Roberto 'El Flaco' Guzmán

Beto

Ana Patricia Rojo

Ana Patricia Rojo

Patty Bond

Tito Junco

Tito Junco

Don Francisco Gómez

Irma Lozano

Irma Lozano

Lola

Freddy Fernández 'El Pichi'

Freddy Fernández 'El Pichi'

Richard Bond

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Cultural

This film captures a specific era of Mexican popular cinema where rural settings and urban corruption collided for working-class audiences.

Trivia

Director Rodolfo de Anda was a prolific actor-turned-director who made over 30 films; this was one of his final directorial efforts before his death in 2010.

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