Papi Chulo

Bomer masterfully inhabits the role, with Sean's neuroses and sadness always ringing true.
-- Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic

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Papi Chulo

After a newly-single TV weatherman (Matt Bomer) is put on leave following an on-air meltdown, he directs his energy into home improvement and hires a middle-aged Latino day laborer named Ernesto (Alejandro Patiño) to help. Despite a language barrier and having nothing in common, the two men develop an unexpected but profound friendship in this darkly comedic reflection on class, ethnicity, and companionship in contemporary Los Angeles.

Director: John Butler
Writer: John Butler
Stars: Matt Bomer and Alejandro Patiño
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBT, Los Angeles
Runtime
98
Language
English
FEATURED REVIEW
David RooneyHollywood Reporter

Empathy comes from an unexpected place in 'Papi Chulo,' a modest but disarming buddy movie in which a well-heeled white, gay Angeleno reaches across the socioeconomic divide to seek the comfort of companionship from a straight Mexican day laborer. Irish writer-director John Butler shows the same ...

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