To Rob a Thief

To Rob a Thief
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Directed by	Joe Menendez
Produced by	Roni Eguia Menendez; James M. McNamara; Ben Odell
Written by	JoJo Henrickson
Starring	Fernando Colunga; JoJo Henrickson; Miguel Varoni; Ivonne Montero
Music by	Andres Levin
Cinematography	Adam Silver
Edited by	Joe Menendez
Production; company	Panamax Films; Narrow Bridge Films
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release date	31 August 2007 (US: limited);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Spanish (from Latin America)
Budget	$1.2 million
Box office	$6,875,089[1]

To Rob a Thief (Spanish: Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón) is a 2007 Spanish-language film in which two thieves reunite to rob a television mogul. The sequel Ladrones was released in 2015.

Plot

Two thieves plan to rob a businessman who has defrauded many poor families. When none of their affiliates want to go undercover as day laborers to pull off the heist, the two men turn to the real thing for help. Emilio, a Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini who now poses as Moctezuma Valdéz, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's nanny, Gloria. Silvestrini recognizes Alejandro to be a thief and leads Gloria to break up with Alejandro. In the end, it is revealed that Gloria was a spy that Alejandro had implanted without any of the crew knowing. In fact, Gloria is Alejandro's wife.

Cast

Fernando Colunga as Alejandro Toledo
Miguel Varoni as Emilio Lopez
Saúl Lisazo as Moctesuma 'Mocte' Valdez
Ivonne Montero as Rafaela
Oscar Torre as Miguelito
Ruben Garfias as Rafa
Gabriel Soto as Aníbal Cano
Julie Gonzalo as Gloria / Dora
JoJo Henrickson as Julio Miranda
Sonya Smith as Veronica Valdez
Lidia Pires as Blanca
Richard Azurdia as Primitivo
Art Bonilla as Coyote

Reception

Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón has received generally favorable reviews. It currently holds a 64% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 counted reviews.[2] It also holds a 61/100 metascore based on 11 reviews and an 8.2/10 user score on Metacritic.[3]

Release

Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón had a limited release on August 31, 2007 in the United States.

Notes

"Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón on Rotten Tomatoes, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 30 November 2009
Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón on Metacritic, Metacritic, retrieved 30 November 2009

External links

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[1] "Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 July 2011.

[2] Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón on Rotten Tomatoes, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 30 November 2009

[3] Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón on Metacritic, Metacritic, retrieved 30 November 2009