The 2009 Tribeca Film Festival starts today and Rudo y Cursi will be among the films screened. The story is about two bumbling half-brothers from the sticks who both get signed to play for rival soccer clubs in Mexico City. Models, fast cars, gambling, drug-use, pet monkeys, cup-o-noodle, sibling rivalry and vanity singing careers all ensue from there.

During the Festival, the Apple Store (Soho) will be hosting film events, one of which will include Diego Luna, Gael Garcia and Carlos Cuarón on April 27, 2009.

And good news for the Spanish speaking impaired! Sony Classics has launched a Rudo y Cursi website in English! You can check out a new trailer with English subtitles here.

I’ve added two new posters and four new stills from the moive Blindness.

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Blindness (2008) > Official Poster
Blindness (2008) > Promotionnal Stills

Also, Gael was nominated as best supporting actor in the Brazilian “GP Vivo de Cinema” for his work in Blindness. Thanks to Luciana for this news.

Gael Garcia, Elena Fortes and Diego Luna in Oaxaca, Mexico – April 9, 2009

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Ambulante Press Conference, Oaxaca (April 9, 2009)

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Although Gael wasn’t at the Guadalajara Book Fair this past December to promote the book Rudo y Cursi, he did “video in” for the press conference.

Also, here’s a video from the press conference Gael did with Diego Luna for Ambulante in January 2009 (Mexico City).

Diego Luna & Gael Garcia Bernal in Rudo y Cursi

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Magazine Scans > 2009 > Cinépolis VIP 2009 (No. 1)

Quién Magazine has nominated Gael as one of the 50 people that move Mexico.

During 2008, the Charolastra’s career continued to ascend. He released Déficit, his first movie as director, and connected his first hit Billboard song “Quiero que me quieras”, the adaptation of the original song by Cheap Trick, “I want you to want me” and one of the subjects of the movie Rudo y Cursi. Gael was versatile last year. He presented the staging of the play “Together”, participated at the Rome Film Festival and formed part of the actors movement made up of actors looking to create awareness about energy reform. All this, while waiting with Argentine actress Dolores Fonzi for the arrival of their son Lázaro who was born in Madrid, Spain, this past January.

Durante 2008, el charolastra continuó con su carrera en ascenso. Estrenó Déficit, su primera película como director, y conectó su primer hit musical en Billboard: “Quiero que me quieras”, adaptación de la canción original de Cheap Trick, “I want you to want me” y uno de los temas de la película Rudo y Cursi. Gael fue versátil al año pasado. Presentó la puesta en escena “Together”, participó en el Festival de Cine de Roma y formó parte del movimiento Farándula, integrado por actores que buscan crear conciencia sobre la reforma energética. Todo esto, mientras aguardaba con la actriz argentina Dolores Fonzi la llegada de su hijo Lázaro, que nació en Madrid, España, en enero pasado. source

In other news, Gael arrived in Mexico City the other day (from Madrid) with Dolores and baby Lazaro. Gael was all smiles and took photos with those present using their cell phones. source

City of God director Fernando Meirelles has revealed he paid the price for letting Gael Garcia Bernal spoof a Stevie Wonder song in his new film Blindness. The Babel actor spontaneously broke into one of Stevie’s hits during a break in fliming and the director decided to use the footage in the film.

“They charged us 50,000 US dollars so it was a very expensive joke but we paid,” said Fernando.

He continued: “We were waiting to shoot the scene where Gael was supposed to talk into the microphone to threaten everybody. Before doing that he had the microphone in his hand and just for fun he started playing it up as Stevie Wonder, I thought it was funny and that we could shoot it.”

The director added: “He started singing the song as a joke, I wasn’t sure I was going to use it but we were all laughing a lot and finally I decided to use the joke.” source

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In case you don’t know, Stevie Wonder is blind. That’s the joke. Here is a screen capture I made of Gael (the King of Ward 3) singing Stevie Wonder’s “I just called to say I love you” over the intercom. He even forgets the words. It’s hilarious!

Nopaleros (Gael & Diego’s soccer team) play against journalists from Récord Newspaper – Mexico City, February 3, 2009

UPDATE – March 28, 2009
I just added these four new photos to the Gallery!

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Candids > 2009 > Nopoleros vs. Record (February 3, 2009)