No manches Frida 2
No Manches Frida 2: Paraíso Destruido is a 2019 comedy film directed by Nacho G. Velilla. A sequel to the 2016 film No Manches Frida, and loosely based on the German film Fack ju Göhte 2 , it stars Omar Chaparro, Martha Higareda, Carla Adell and Mario Morán.
Despite a generally negative critical reception, the film performed well at the box office and is the third highest-grossing Mexican film with a gross of $325.4 million pesos. It was released in the United States on 15 March 2019, through Pantelion Films, and in Mexico on 12 April 2019.
Premise
The film follows ex-con Zequi as he tries to win back the affections of his former girlfriend Lucy from her new boyfriend.Cast
- Omar Chaparro as Zequi
- Martha Higareda as Lucy
- Aaron Diaz as Mario
- Itati Cantoral as Camila
- Regina Pavón as Monica
- Memo Dorantes as Romo
- Mario Morán as Cristobal
- Karen Furlong as Nayeli
- Carla Adell as Laura
- Raquel De Icaza
- Fernanda Castillo
Production
No Manches Frida 2 was first announced in October 2016, following the box office success of the first film. Principal photography took place at a beach resort in Mexico in 2018.Release
The film was theatrically released in the United States and Canada on 15 March 2019. The first trailer was released in 8 October.Box office
No Manches Frida 2 grossed $9.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $17.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $26.4 million.In the film's opening weekend in the United States, it made $3.9 million from 472 theaters, besting the first film's $3.7 million debut and finishing sixth. The film played best in the West and Southwest, standard for Hispanic-led features, with the West Coast accounting for 46% of business. It was the eighth-highest opening weekend ever for a foreign-language film in the US.
In Mexico, the film opened at #1 and grossed 87.2 million pesos on its opening weekend.