“The father of the bride” is called Billy Herrera (Andy Garcia) and he is a successful architect from Cuba who fulfilled his American dream in Miami. In his private life, however, things are not going as well for him as in business. Because his wife Ingrid (Gloria Estefan) wants to announce the divorce from the workaholic and this intention as soon as possible to their children Sofia (Adria Arjona) and Cora (Isabela Merced).
But Sofia herself has a surprise for her parents: the law student has become engaged to her fellow student Adan (Diego Boneta). The couple intends to marry immediately and then move closer to the groom’s family in Mexico. Conservative family man Billy is shocked. However, he hides his feelings and tries by all means to keep Ingrid’s separation plans secret.
Instead, he wants to organize a big, traditional Cuban wedding for Sofia. When she refuses such a spectacle, the bride’s father has to improvise. However, he struggles to get a grip on his injured pride as a husband and father, his mistrust of Adan and his inferiority complex towards his father, the Mexican beer magnate Hernan (Pedro Damian).
In North America, “The Father of the Bride” started directly on HBO Max in mid-June 2022. The title immediately became the most successful original film on the streaming service and easily pocketed, for example, “Zack Snyder’s Justice League”. Shortly after their screen debuts, films like “The Batman” or “Dune’ were called up even more frequently. In this country, “The Father of the Bride” will be released in cinemas nationwide on July 21, 2022.
If you want to catch up or watch the fun 1991 version with comedy legend Steve Martin in the title role beforehand, you can do so with a Disney+ subscription.
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Anyone who does not have a Disney Plus subscription can of course purchase the film either on DVD or as video-on-demand from online retailers such as Amazon. By the way, the first film adaptation from 1950 with Spencer Tracy, who was nominated for an Oscar at the time, is also available there:
» “Father of the Bride” (1991) on Amazon*
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Freshly Latinized by screenwriter Matt Lopez (“The Hunt to the Magic Mountain,” “Duel of the Magicians”), the script was directed by Gaz Alazraki, creator and director of the Netflix series Club de Cuervos.
Hollywood veteran Andy Garcia of “The Untouchables” and the “Ocean’s” series stars. He was joined by 1990s pop star Gloria Estefan (“Music Of The Heart”), most recently appearing in “Morbius’ Adria Arjona, Isabela Merced (‘Sweet Girl’), Diego Boneta (‘Rock Of Ages’), Pedro Damian from ‘Collateral Damage’ and Chloe Fineman (‘Search Party’) in front of the camera.
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Here comes the trailer again in English for all original sound enthusiasts:
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