El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances

El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances

90 mins | Comedy | July 25, 2008

Orphaned as an infant, Juan Frances (Spencer John French) is a talented ranchera singer, but he faces a hurdle in his attempt to succeed as a Latin music performer: He's a chubby, red-headed 33-year-old who grew up in a Hispanic home but looks like an Ohio farm boy. As Juan struggles to make ends meet by working eight jobs, his girlfriend (Maria Esquivel) and lizard-smooth promoter (David Franco) plot an aggressive image change for Juan.

El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances

90 mins | Comedy | July 25, 2008

El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances
Orphaned as an infant, Juan Frances (Spencer John French) is a talented ranchera singer, but he faces a hurdle in his attempt to succeed as a Latin music performer: He's a chubby, red-headed 33-year-old who grew up in a Hispanic home but looks like an Ohio farm boy. As Juan struggles to make ends meet by working eight jobs, his girlfriend (Maria Esquivel) and lizard-smooth promoter (David Franco) plot an aggressive image change for Juan.
Producers
Original title El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances
Directors Amy French
Writers

Cast

Spencer John French

as Juan Frances

Danny Trejo

as E.J.

Lupe Ontiveros

as Nena

Elisa Bocanegra

as Chuchi

MarĂ­a Esquivel

as Angelica

Sam Golzari

as Mahmood

Pej Vahdat

as Amir

David Franco

as Narcisso