Chasing Papi
Seen it?2003 | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out of control, he suffers a mental breakdown. His doctor recommends that he choose just one girlfriend -- but can he choose in time before they discover his deception?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
14% on Rotten Tomatoes, 33 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$6 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 32K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Linda Mendoza
- Roselyn SánchezLorena
- Sofía VergaraCici
- Jaci VelasquezPatricia
- Eduardo VerásteguiThomas Fuentes
- Lisa VidalCarmen
- Freddy RodríguezVictor
- María Conchita AlonsoMaria
- D.L. HughleyRodrigo
- Germán LegarretaGuy at festival
- Walter MercadoHimself