Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Wikipedia Beverly Hills Chihuahua Beverly Hills Chihuahua Theatrical release poster Directed by Raja Gosnell Produced by David Hoberman Todd Lieberman John Jacobs Ricardo Del Río Screenplay by Analisa LaBianco Jeff Bushell Story by Jeff Bushell Starring Jamie Lee Curtis Piper Perabo Manolo Cardona Drew Barrymore Andy García George Lopez José María Yazpik Edward James Olmos Music by Heitor Pereira Cinematography Phil Meheux Edited by Sabrina Plisco Production company Walt Disney Pictures Mandeville Films Distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Release date September 25, 2008 ( 2008 - 09 - 25 ) ( Australia ) October 3, 2008 ( 2008 - 10 - 03 ) ( United States ) Running time 91 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $20 million Box office $149.3 million Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 American family comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures, the first in the Beverly Hills Chihuahua series. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and was released on October 3, 2008. The films stars Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis and Manolo Cardona as the human leads and Drew Barrymore, George Lopez and Andy Garcia in voice - over roles. The plot centers on a Chihuahua, Chloe, who gets dognapped in Mexico and has to escape from an evil Doberman, El Diablo, with a help from a lonely German Shepherd, Delgado and a hyperactive male Chihuahua, Papi, who has a desperate crush on her. A sequel, Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2, was released on direct - to - DVD on February 1, 2011, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 : Viva la Fiesta ! was released on September 18, 2012. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Voices 3 Production 3.1 Visual effects 3.2 Music 4 Reception 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Box office 4.3 Home media 5 Sequels 6 References 7 External links Plot In Beverly Hills, California, wealthy heiress Vivian `` Viv '' Ashe leaves her richly pampered pet chihuahua, Chloe, with her irresponsible niece, Rachel, while she embarks on a business trip for ten days. Papi, the gardener Sam 's pet Chihuahua of Mexican descent, has an unrequited crush on Chloe, by which she is disgusted. Rachel decides to go to Mexico with her friends and stay at a hotel by the beach. When Rachel leaves Chloe alone in the hotel room to go dancing at a club, Chloe goes looking for her. Chloe gets dog - napped as she tries to find Rachel and is sent to the dog fights in Mexico City. There, she meets a street - smart German Shepherd named Delgado. Rachel comes back to the hotel and is frantic when she finds Chloe missing. Chloe is picked to fight in the pit against El Diablo, a fierce Argentinean - Bolivian Doberman Pinscher. Delgado helps her escape the dog fights, unleashing the other dogs from their cages and unlocking the ring to allow both Chloe and himself to flee. After several arguments, he then decides to return her to Beverly Hills safely. Meanwhile, Rachel and Sam go to the Mexican police and offer rewards in an effort to find Chloe. El Diablo is sent by the dog fight ringleader, Vasquez, to capture Chloe and obtain the reward. They reach the border by train, but they are caught when the conductor wanders back to the place them and the other dogs are hiding, and are forced to jump out, eventually arriving in the barren deserts of Chihuahua, where Delgado explains that he was a former police dog ; he was retired after he lost his sense of smell during a raid and a sneak attack from El Diablo. Rachel and Sam are in Puerto Vallarta and find that Chloe was spotted in the state of Chihuahua. After tracking Chloe and Delgado from Mexico City, El Diablo arrives in Chihuahua and attempts to capture Chloe, but Papi saves her and ends getting captured in a cage inside an abandoned Aztec temple, but Delgado comes to rescue the two and is briefly defeated. Chloe then rescues Papi, but Delgado discovers that El Diablo had vanished. Rachel finds Chloe, and Vasquez is arrested by the police. Chloe returns safely to Beverly Hills without Vivian finding out what happened and accepts a romantic relationship with Papi, as well as Rachel with Sam. The characters ' fates are later revealed : Delgado returns to being a police dog in Mexico ; El Diablo is recaptured by Delgado and is adopted by a rich lady who `` had a passion for fashion '' ; Chico and Manuel move to Beverly Hills and become rich ; and Papi and Chloe have their first date. Cast Jamie Lee Curtis as Vivian Ashe Piper Perabo as Rachel Ashe Manolo Cardona as Sam Cortez Ali Hillis as Angela Maury Sterling as Valeria Gomez Jesús Ochoa as Officer Ramirez José María Yazpik as Vasquez Eugenio Derbez as Store Owner Rusco as Papi Angel as Chloe ( stunt dog, Rita ) Sam as Delgado Daniela as Maria ( Sociologist ) Voices Drew Barrymore as Chloe - a White Chihuahua Andy García as Delgado - a German Shepherd George Lopez as Papi - a Chihuahua Edward James Olmos as El Diablo - a Doberman Plácido Domingo as Montezuma ( nicknamed Monte ) - a Long - haired Chihuahua Paul Rodriguez as Chico - an Iguana Cheech Marin as Manuel - a Rat Loretta Devine as Delta - a Toy Poodle Luis Guzman as Chucho - a Mongrel Michael Urie as Sebastian - a Pug Eddie `` Piolín '' Sotelo as Rafa - an American Pit Bull Terrier Production Chloe was named after writer Analisa LaBianco 's dog, a 4 - year - old Chihuahua. Visual effects The Cinesite studio used their specially developed pipeline for creating digital muzzle replacements, animated the many talking dogs. The in - house visual effects supervisor was Matt Johnson, and the animation supervisor was Alexander Williams. The chihuahua regularly changes throughout the film. Music The film score was written by composer Heitor Pereira, who recorded the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros... Reception Critical reception Beverly Hills Chihuahua received mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 41 % based on 96 reviews with an average rating of 5 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Despite hitting some sweet notes, Beverly Hills Chihuahua is little more than disposable family entertainment. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 41 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A '' on an A+ to F scale. Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times wrote in his review that One could try to overlook the film 's view of Mexico as an either - or land of resort poshness and street - level poverty, chiefly populated by criminals and hustlers of all stripes, except that view forms the entire film, driving the narrative impulse by which the spoiled puppy makes her journey. '' Olsen also wrote `` Think of it as the Paris Hilton Complex, that idea of young people as little princesses and princes who get what they want, and what they want is easy pickings and a life without engagement. '' Walter Addiego of the San Francisco Chronicle gave a positive review, writing, `` the film combines the themes of dignity and empowerment - ' We are tiny, but we are mighty ', says the leader of a vast Chihuahua pack - with a story of a spoiled rich canine who learns not to be so high and mighty, the film hits all the typical Disney notes. There 's even a politically correct message at the end advising would - be dog adopters to make sure they know what they 're getting into. '' Box Office Beverly Hills Chihuahua was a commercial success. The film grossed $29,300,465 on its opening weekend from 3,215 theaters, averaging about $9,114 per theater, and ranking number 1 at the box office for that weekend. On its second weekend, the film arrived number 1 again with $17,502,077. As of May 10, 2009, Beverly Hills Chihuahua has grossed $94,514,402 domestically and $54,767,204 in other territories leading up to a total of $149,281,606 worldwide. Home media Beverly Hills Chihuahua was released by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on March 3, 2009 in the US and May 25, 2009 in the UK on Disney DVD and Blu - ray. As of November 1, 2009, the DVD has sold over 3 million copies generating $59,918,764 in sales revenue. Sequels Main articles : Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 and Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 : Viva la Fiesta ! A direct - to - video sequel was released for DVD and Blu - ray in February 1, 2011 by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. It was filmed in October 2009 in Los Angeles and George Lopez returned as the voice of Papi. Jamie Lee Curtis, Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona, Drew Barrymore and Andy García did not reprise their roles. Another direct - to - video sequel was released for DVD and Blu - ray on September 18, 2012, with Lopez once again reprising his role as Papi, making him the only actor from the original film to appear in the sequels 3 times. References Jump up ^ `` Beverly Hills Chihuahua ( 2008 ) - Financial Information ''. Jump up ^ Samuel ( 2010 - 09 - 26 ). `` The Disney Flame : `` ' Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 ' DVD '' ``. Thedisneyflame.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2011 - 07 - 08. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ Dan Goldwasser ( 2008 - 09 - 23 ). `` Heitor Pereira scores Beverly Hills Chihuahua ''. ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Beverly Hill Chihuahua Movie Reviews ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 04. Jump up ^ `` Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 17. Jump up ^ `` CinemaScore ''. cinemascore.com. Jump up ^ Olsen, Mark ( 2008 - 10 - 03 ). `` Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Los Angeles Times ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 03. Jump up ^ Addiego, Walter ( 2008 - 10 - 03 ). `` Beverly Hill Chihuahua - San Francisco Chronicle ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008 - 11 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Weekend Grosses from 10 / 3 - 10 / 5 ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 17. Jump up ^ Barnes, Brooks ( 2008 - 10 - 13 ). `` '' Chihuahua '' Is Top Draw at Box Office ``. The New York Times. Retrieved 2008 - 10 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling DVDs of 2009 ''. The-numbers.com. Retrieved 2011 - 06 - 06. Jump up ^ Shallenberger, Samuel ( 2010 - 09 - 26 ). The Disney Flame : `` ' Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 ' DVD '' Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. TheDisneyFlame.Blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 ''. Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012. 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Question: who plays the rat in beverly hills chihuahua
Answer: Cheech Marin