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The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez
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Runtime
99 min
Status
Released
Language
EN
Popularity
3.3
Director
Elia Petridis
Writers
Elia Petridis

The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez

2012 Rated NR · ⭐ 5.3 · Votes: 8
Rex is an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation he focuses his energy on getting out which places him at odds with the Latino workers. However their relationship takes on new meaning when it is discovered that he once shook hands with Vicente Fernandez a Mexican singer producer and actor idolized throughout Latin culture. The employees soon begin to treat Rex like the celebrity he's always dreamed of being.

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Western Comedy Drama

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