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{{short description|2006 film by Jaime Vallés, Tony Vallés}}
{{short description|2006 film by Jaime Vallés, Tony Vallés}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Casi Casi
| name = Casi casi
| image = Casi-casi.jpg
| image = Casi-casi.jpg
| caption =
| caption =
| writer = Jaime Vallés<br/>Tony Vallés
| writer = Jaime Vallés<br/>Tony Vallés
| starring = [[Marian Pabón]]<br />[[Mario Pabón]]<br />[[Irene Lucio]]<br />[[Fernando Castro - Álvarez]]<br />[[Alexis Arce]]<br />[[Ricardo Arias (actor)|Ricardo Arias]]<br />[[Marisa Gómez]]<br /> [[Maite Cantó]]<br />[[Manuel Benítez]]<br />[[Albert Rodríguez]]<br />[[Tino García]]
| starring = [[Marian Pabón]]<br />[[Mario Pabón II]]<br />[[Irene Lucio]]<br />[[Fernando Castro - Álvarez]]<br />[[Alexis Arce]]<br />[[Ricardo Arias (actor)|Ricardo Arias]]<br />[[Marisa Gómez]]<br /> [[Maite Cantó]]<br />[[Manuel Benítez]]<br />[[Albert Rodríguez]]<br />[[Tino García]]
| director = [[Jaime Vallés]]<br/>[[Tony Vallés]]
| director = [[Jaime Vallés]]<br/>[[Tony Vallés]]
| producer = Jaime Vallés<br/>Tony Vallés
| producer = Jaime Vallés<br/>Tony Vallés
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2006|03||San Diego Latin Film Festival|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20071002-2007-10-02-0710010146-story.html|title=She's Got Something Important to Say|work=Daily Press|first=David|last=Nicholson|date=October 2, 2007|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>|2007}}
| released = {{Film date|2006|03||[[San Diego Latino Film Festival]]|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20071002-2007-10-02-0710010146-story.html|title=She's Got Something Important to Say|work=Daily Press|first=David|last=Nicholson|date=October 2, 2007|access-date=August 5, 2021}}</ref>|2007}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| runtime = 93 minutes
| language = Spanish
| language = Spanish
| country = Puerto Rico
| country = Puerto Rico
}}
}}
'''''Casi Casi''''' ({{lit|Almost Nearly}}) is a 2006 [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] film written and directed by brothers Jaime and Tony Vallés. It was released in Puerto Rico in early 2007.
'''''Casi casi''''' ({{lit|Almost Nearly}}) is a 2006 [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] film written and directed by brothers Jaime and Tony Vallés. It was released in Puerto Rico in early 2007.


The film takes place in a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] school in [[Puerto Rico]], where the main character, Emilio, is infatuated with Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school. In an attempt to impress her and win her over, he decides to run for [[Student Council]] President, only to discover that Jacklynne herself will be his adversary. Emilio then devises a plan, together with his friends, to rig the election and lose on purpose. However, they have to evade being caught by the strict Principal Richardson (Marian Pabón).
The film takes place in a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] school in [[Puerto Rico]], where the main character, Emilio, is infatuated with Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school. In an attempt to impress her and win her over, he decides to run for [[Student Council]] President, only to discover that Jacklynne herself will be his adversary. Emilio then devises a plan, together with his friends, to rig the election and lose on purpose. However, they have to avoid being caught by the strict Principal Richardson ([[Marian Pabón]]).


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* Marian Pabón as Principal Richardson
* Marian Pabón as Principal Richardson
* Mario Pabón as Emilio
* Mario Pabón (not to be confused with [[Mario Pabon|his grandfather]]) as Emilio
* Irene Lucio as María Eugenia
* Irene Lucio as María Eugenia
* Fernando Castro-Álvarez as Ángel
* Fernando Castro-Álvarez as Señor Angel
* Ricardo Arias as Alfredo
* Ricardo Arias as Alfredo
* Marisa Gómez as Natalia
* Marisa Gómez as Natalia
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==Production==
==Production==
First-time directors, Jaime and Tony Vallés, had some experience working in [[theater]]. However, they had never made a movie before. They studied filmmaking through books and the [[Internet]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mariela Fullana Acosta|date=January 11, 2007|url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=FB5530FE53E6414D9C28FF54EA7EF002 |title=Primera Hora: "Casi casi" producto del ingenio de dos hermanos|accessdate=}}</ref>
First-time directors, Jaime and Tony Vallés, had some experience working in [[theater]]. However, they had never made a movie before. They studied filmmaking through books and the [[Internet]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Mariela Fullana Acosta|date=January 11, 2007|url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=FB5530FE53E6414D9C28FF54EA7EF002 |title=Primera Hora: "Casi casi" producto del ingenio de dos hermanos|accessdate=}}</ref>


To make the film, they approached members of their own family, among them the [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] actress, Marian Pabón, and Mario Pabón. Most of the cast were inexperienced actors taken directly from school, in order to give a feeling of naturalness and spontaneity to the film.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mariela Fullana Acosta|date=January 10, 2007|url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=331C963E0CBE46A5B8CC6862FB2B376C |title=Primera Hora: Marian Pabón sirve de guía a su hija y sus sobrinos|accessdate=}}</ref>
To make the film, they approached members of their own family, among them the [[Puerto Rico|Puerto Rican]] actress, Marian Pabón, and Mario Pabón. Most of the cast were inexperienced actors taken directly from school, in order to give a feeling of naturalness and spontaneity to the film.<ref>{{cite web|author=Mariela Fullana Acosta|date=January 10, 2007|url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=331C963E0CBE46A5B8CC6862FB2B376C |title=Primera Hora: Marian Pabón sirve de guía a su hija y sus sobrinos|accessdate=}}</ref>
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==Reviews==
==Reviews==
Despite being a low-budget film, it has received critical praise, including Ronnie Scheib from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Ronnie Scheib|date=August 21, 2006|title=Variety Reviews: Casi Casi|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/casi-casi-1200514129/|url-status=live|accessdate=}}</ref> and Joe Baltake, of the Philadelphia Film Festival, who compared it with ''[[Mean Girls]]'' and ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joe Baltake|year= 2006 |url=http://bside.phillyfests.com/?_view=_filmdetails&_template=phillyfests&filmId=310756& |title=2006 Philadelphia Film Festival|accessdate=}}</ref>
Despite being a low-budget film, it has received critical praise, including Ronnie Scheib from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author=Ronnie Scheib|date=August 21, 2006|title=Variety Reviews: Casi Casi|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/reviews/casi-casi-1200514129/|url-status=live|accessdate=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509040614/http://variety.com:80/2006/film/reviews/casi-casi-1200514129/ |archive-date=2015-05-09 }}</ref> and Joe Baltake, of the Philadelphia Film Festival, who compared it with ''[[Mean Girls]]'' and ''[[Clueless (film)|Clueless]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Joe Baltake|year= 2006 |url=http://bside.phillyfests.com/?_view=_filmdetails&_template=phillyfests&filmId=310756& |title=2006 Philadelphia Film Festival|accessdate=}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* San Diego Latino Film Festival - Audience Award <ref>{{cite web|author=Media Arts Center |year=2006 |url=http://www.mediaartscenter.org/site/c.dfLIJPOvHoE/b.1312735/k.9C4B/Media_Arts_Center_San_Diegos_San_Diego_Latino_Film_Festival.htm |title=San Diego Latino Film Festival Awards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102029/http://www.mediaartscenter.org/site/c.dfLIJPOvHoE/b.1312735/k.9C4B/Media_Arts_Center_San_Diegos_San_Diego_Latino_Film_Festival.htm |archivedate=2007-09-29 }}</ref>
* [[San Diego Latino Film Festival]] - Audience Award<ref>{{cite web|author=Media Arts Center |year=2006 |url=http://www.mediaartscenter.org/site/c.dfLIJPOvHoE/b.1312735/k.9C4B/Media_Arts_Center_San_Diegos_San_Diego_Latino_Film_Festival.htm |title=San Diego Latino Film Festival Awards |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929102029/http://www.mediaartscenter.org/site/c.dfLIJPOvHoE/b.1312735/k.9C4B/Media_Arts_Center_San_Diegos_San_Diego_Latino_Film_Festival.htm |archivedate=2007-09-29 }}</ref>
* [[Philadelphia Film Festival]] - Third Place
* [[Philadelphia Film Festival]] - Third Place
* [[Chicago Latino Film Festival]] - First Place
* [[Chicago Latino Film Festival]] - First Place
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.casicasi.com|Casi casi}}
* {{official website|http://www.casicasi.com}}
* {{IMDb title | id=0820042 | title=Casi casi }}
* {{IMDb title | id=0820042 | title=Casi casi }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722124300/http://www.phillyfests.org/pff/templates/film_details.cfm?id=5094 Film Details at the Philadelphia Film Festival]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722124300/http://www.phillyfests.org/pff/templates/film_details.cfm?id=5094 Film Details at the Philadelphia Film Festival]


[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican films]]
[[Category:2006 romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:2000s romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican teen films]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican teen films]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican comedy films]]
[[Category:Puerto Rican comedy films]]
[[Category:Spanish-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Spanish-language films]]
[[Category:2006 comedy films]]
[[Category:Films set in Puerto Rico]]

Latest revision as of 03:12, 10 August 2024

Casi casi
Directed byJaime Vallés
Tony Vallés
Written byJaime Vallés
Tony Vallés
Produced byJaime Vallés
Tony Vallés
StarringMarian Pabón
Mario Pabón II
Irene Lucio
Fernando Castro - Álvarez
Alexis Arce
Ricardo Arias
Marisa Gómez
Maite Cantó
Manuel Benítez
Albert Rodríguez
Tino García
Release dates
Running time
93 minutes
CountryPuerto Rico
LanguageSpanish

Casi casi (lit. 'Almost Nearly') is a 2006 Puerto Rican film written and directed by brothers Jaime and Tony Vallés. It was released in Puerto Rico in early 2007.

The film takes place in a Catholic school in Puerto Rico, where the main character, Emilio, is infatuated with Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school. In an attempt to impress her and win her over, he decides to run for Student Council President, only to discover that Jacklynne herself will be his adversary. Emilio then devises a plan, together with his friends, to rig the election and lose on purpose. However, they have to avoid being caught by the strict Principal Richardson (Marian Pabón).

Plot

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Emilio is a shy and normal teenager, who somehow finds himself being sent to the principal's office every other week. He has a crush on Jacklynne, the most popular girl in school, so he decides to run for Student Council President in order to impress her. After announcing his candidacy, Emilio discovers, to his horror, that Jacklynne herself will be his opponent. Emotions fly high as campaign fever intensifies. After a poignant domino match, Emilio reasons that by sacrificing himself and losing the election, he would be able to win over her heart. Emilio devises a risky plan to rig the election in her favor, which includes sneaking into the school's computer lab to change the voting results, and simulating an electrical failure to divert potential suspicion. The plan succeeds, and an encounter with the school's tyrannical principal is narrowly avoided. Immediately after changing the voting results, Emilio confronts Jacklynne and confesses his love for her, but she brushes past his confession, showing that she has no affection for him and rendering his efforts for naught. In an epilogue scene, after seeing Jacklynne freaking out in public, he decides that it was better she rejected him, and reveals that Maria is now his girlfriend. As the group is together in their car spending time together, the principal of the school pulls up next to them on a motorcycle with her boyfriend and having a completely changed appearance and demeanor. She throws them back a domino they had dropped before speeding off, leaving the entire group dumbfounded and gaping.

Cast

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  • Marian Pabón as Principal Richardson
  • Mario Pabón (not to be confused with his grandfather) as Emilio
  • Irene Lucio as María Eugenia
  • Fernando Castro-Álvarez as Señor Angel
  • Ricardo Arias as Alfredo
  • Marisa Gómez as Natalia
  • Alexis Arce as Mónica
  • Maite Cantó as Jacklynne
  • Manuel Benítez as Manolete
  • Albert Rodriguez as Sr. Bismark
  • Tino Garcia as Don Paco

Production

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First-time directors, Jaime and Tony Vallés, had some experience working in theater. However, they had never made a movie before. They studied filmmaking through books and the Internet.[2]

To make the film, they approached members of their own family, among them the Puerto Rican actress, Marian Pabón, and Mario Pabón. Most of the cast were inexperienced actors taken directly from school, in order to give a feeling of naturalness and spontaneity to the film.[3]

The auditions for the teenage cast were held in three private schools in San Juan, Puerto Rico:

Some of the novice actors, like Ricardo Arias, had to be persuaded by the directors. The directors were forced to fill the role of María Eugenia with a replacement, Irene Lucio.

To minimize expenses, all of the cast had to provide their own wardrobe, except for the school uniform shirts.

Reviews

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Despite being a low-budget film, it has received critical praise, including Ronnie Scheib from Variety magazine,[4] and Joe Baltake, of the Philadelphia Film Festival, who compared it with Mean Girls and Clueless.[5]

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nicholson, David (October 2, 2007). "She's Got Something Important to Say". Daily Press. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Mariela Fullana Acosta (January 11, 2007). "Primera Hora: "Casi casi" producto del ingenio de dos hermanos".
  3. ^ Mariela Fullana Acosta (January 10, 2007). "Primera Hora: Marian Pabón sirve de guía a su hija y sus sobrinos".
  4. ^ Ronnie Scheib (August 21, 2006). "Variety Reviews: Casi Casi". Archived from the original on 2015-05-09.
  5. ^ Joe Baltake (2006). "2006 Philadelphia Film Festival".
  6. ^ Media Arts Center (2006). "San Diego Latino Film Festival Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
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