Movie
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Overview
Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-09-08
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Romance, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- 3Pas Studios, Big Swing Productions, Limelight
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Max Pelayo as Aristotle Mendoza
- Reese Gonzales as Dante Quintana
- Eugenio Derbez as Jaime Mendoza
- Veronica Falcón as Liliana Mendoza
- Kevin Alejandro as Sam Quintana
- Eva Longoria as Soledad Quintana
- Luna Blaise as Elena Tellez
- Marlene Forte as Tia Ophelia
- Isabella Gómez as Gina Navarro
- Maynor Alvarado as Julian Enriquez
- Hanani Taylor as Susie Byrd
- Jose Diaz as Charlie Escobedo
Crew
- Aitch Alberto - Director
- Aitch Alberto - Screenplay
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