Salvando al Soldado Pérez may not be high art. But as a cultural artifact—of Mexican comedy, of the DVD piracy boom, and of a continent’s hunger for accessible entertainment—it is absolutely worth saving.
But what is Salvando al Soldado Pérez , and why did a seemingly modest Mexican spoof become such a staple of the digital underground? Salvando al Soldado Pérez (literally Saving Soldier Pérez ) is a direct parody of Steven Spielberg’s 1998 war drama Saving Private Ryan . However, instead of Tom Hanks leading a squad through Normandy, the film transplants the mission to modern-day Mexico—and swaps the gritty realism for broad slapstick. -2011 04 salvando al soldado perez dvdrip latino-
The catch? Julián cannot leave Mexico due to pending charges. So he does what any self-respecting narco would do: he kidnaps a washed-up, alcoholic actor named Julián (no relation), who once played a heroic soldier in a B-movie. He forces this actor to lead a ragtag team of bumbling sicarios (cartel hitmen) on a rescue mission to the war-torn Middle East. Salvando al Soldado Pérez may not be high art