El Chicano (film)

El Chicano
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBen Hernandez Bray
Written by
Produced byJoe Carnahan
Starring
CinematographyJuan Miguel Azpiroz
Edited byJason Hellmann
Music byMitch Lee
Production
companies
WarParty Films
WarChest Productions
Distributed byBriarcliff Entertainment
Release dates
  • September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22) (LAFF)
  • May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$8 million[1]
Box office$1.4 million[2]

El Chicano is a 2018 American superhero film directed by Ben Hernandez Bray, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Carnahan.[3] It stars Raúl Castillo, Aimee Garcia, and George Lopez.[4] The film has been called the "first Latino superhero movie".[5] It premiered in September 2018 at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was released in the United States on May 3, 2019. Frank Grillo and Lorenzo di Bonaventura served as executive producers.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference distro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "El Chicano (2019)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Scheck, Frank (May 1, 2019). "'El Chicano': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Meyer, Carla (May 1, 2019). "Review: 'El Chicano' a frustrating framing of Latino vigilante". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Morgan, Claire (May 1, 2019). "Sacramento's Joe Carnahan helps deliver first Latino superhero movie, 'El Chicano'". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved May 2, 2019.