How to Be a Latin Lover - wikipedia How to Be a Latin Lover How to Be a Latin Lover Theatrical release poster Directed by Ken Marino Produced by Eugenio Derbez Benjamin Odell Written by Chris Spain Jon Zack Starring Eugenio Derbez Salma Hayek Rob Lowe Kristen Bell Raquel Welch Rob Corddry Michael Cera Rob Riggle Music by Craig Wedren Cinematography John Bailey Edited by John Daigle Production company 3Pas Studios Distributed by Pantelion Films Release date April 28, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 28 ) Running time 115 minutes Country United States Language English Spanish Budget $10 million Box office $61.9 million How to Be a Latin Lover is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Ken Marino, written by Chris Spain and Jon Zack and stars Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raphael Alejandro, Raquel Welch and Rob Riggle. The film follows a man who has spent his whole life married to a rich old woman, and must learn to make it on his own when she kicks him out. It was released on April 28, 2017 by Pantelion Films and grossed $61 million worldwide. Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4.1 Box office 4.2 Critical response 5 References 6 External links Plot summary Having made a career of seducing rich older women, Maximo marries a wealthy woman more than twice his age. 25 years later, spoiled, out of shape and bored from waking up next to his now 80 - year - old wife, he gets the surprise of his life when she ends up dumping him for a younger car salesman. Forced out of his mansion and desperate for a place to stay, he crashes in the upscale playhouse of another gigolo, Rick 's older girlfriend 's granddaughter, and eventually moves in with his estranged sister, Sara and her nerdy son, Hugo in their small apartment. Anxious to return to the lap of luxury, Maximo uses his nephew 's crush on classmate Arden to get to his new target -- her grandmother, Celeste, a widowed billionaire. Maximo teaches his nephew some tricks he thinks work on women, during which he finds himself bonding with his nephew Hugo. Maximo tries to reignite his charm as a Latin lover, and fails at it miserably. Sara comes to know of Maximo 's scamming and kicks him out. Eventually, he moves in with Rick 's older girlfriend, who had a crush on him, and patches up the relationship with his sister and nephew. Cast Eugenio Derbez as Maximo Noel Carabaza as Young Maximo Vadhir Derbez as 21 year old Maximo Salma Hayek as Sara, Maximo 's estranged sister Manelly Zepeda as Young Sara Raphael Alejandro as Hugo, Sara 's nerdy and adorable son and Maximo 's nephew Rob Lowe as Rick the Gigolo, Maximo 's equally wealthy friend Kristen Bell as Cindy, a lonely and single woman, who works at a frozen yogurt shop and lives alone with her dozens of cats. Raquel Welch as Celeste Birch, Maximo 's target and Arden 's grandmother, whom Maximo tries to seduce in order to live a life of luxury once again Rob Riggle as Scott Renée Taylor as Peggy, Maximo 's wealthy, but elderly, wife. She leaves Maximo for an unattractive and younger car salesman. Rob Huebel as Nick Michaela Watkins as Gwen Linda Lavin as Millicent Mckenna Grace as Arden, Hugo 's crush Michael Cera as Remy, a sleazebag car salesman Rob Corddry as Quincy, a chauffeur Mather Zickel as James `` Weird Al '' Yankovic as Weird Al Ben Schwartz as Jimmy / Valet Jeffrey Scott Basham as Valet Omar Chaparro as Rafa Production On June 5, 2015, it was announced that Eugenio Derbez and Benjamin Odell 's Santa Monica - based production shingle 3Pas Studios and Televisa / Lionsgate joint venture Pantelion Films had bought an untitled original comedy script from Chris Spain and Jon Zack, with Lionsgate releasing under its first look deal. On October 26, 2015, Ken Marino was attached to direct the film, starring Derbez. On April 28, 2016, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Raquel Welch and Rob Riggle joined the film 's cast along with others including Renée Taylor, Rob Huebel, Michaela Watkins and Linda Lavin. On May 11, 2016, Mckenna Grace joined the cast. Release The first trailer was released on December 21, 2016. The film was released on April 28, 2017 by Lionsgate 's Pantelion Films. Box Office How to Be a Latin Lover has grossed $32.1 million in the United States and Canada and $29.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $61.9 million, against a production budget of $10 million. In North America, the film was released alongside The Circle, Sleight and Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion, and was projected to gross about $7 million from 1,118 theaters in its opening weekend. The film ended up grossing $3.9 million on its first day and $12.3 million over the weekend, finishing second at the box office behind The Fate of the Furious. 89 % of the opening weekend audience was Hispanic. The film grossed $5.1 million in its second weekend ( a drop of 58 % ) and $3.9 million in its third ( dropping just 25 % ), finishing 4th and 7th, respectively. Critical response On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38 % based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9 / 10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score 54 out of 100, based on 11 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A '' on an A+ to F scale. References Jump up ^ https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/how-to-be-a-latin-lover-51236 Jump up ^ `` ' How to Be a Latin Lover ' and ' Baahubali 2 ' Show Power at Box Office ''. New York Times. May 2, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` How to Be a Latin Lover ( 2017 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 5, 2017. Jump up ^ https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/857275916828893184 Jump up ^ Fuente, Anna Marie de la ( June 5, 2015 ). `` Eugenio Derbez Buys Comedy to Star in, Direct ( Exclusive ) ''. Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Fuente, John Hopewell, Anna Marie de la ( November 14, 2015 ). `` Los Cabos : Eugenio Derbez Sets ' Latin Lover ' as ' Instructions Not Included ' Follow - Up ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( October 26, 2015 ). `` Ken Marino Set To Direct Eugenio Derbez In ' Latin Lover ' For Lionsgate 's Pantelion ''. Deadline. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Busch, Anita ( April 28, 2016 ). `` Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell Join Pantelion Comedy ' How To Be A Latin Lover ' ''. Deadline. Retrieved December 24, 2016. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( May 11, 2016 ). `` Eugenio Derbez Comedy ' How to Be a Latin Lover ' Casts McKenna Grace ''. Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Eugenio Derbez in How to Be a Latin Lover Trailer ''. ComingSoon.net. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Pedersen, Erik ( June 8, 2016 ). `` Lionsgate Dates ' Granite Mountain ', ' Wonder ' & ' How To Be A Latin Lover ' For 2017 ''. Deadline. Retrieved December 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` ' How to Be a Latin Lover ' Edges Tom Hanks ' ' The Circle ' at Thursday Box Office ''. Variety. April 28, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` ' Latin Lover ' Sets $12 M Pantelion Record, ' Baahubali 2 ' Mighty With $10 M+, ' Circle ' A Square As ' F8 ' Leads Listless Weekend ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved April 30, 2016. Jump up ^ https://variety.com/2017/film/news/box-office-latin-lover-the-circle-fate-of-the-furious-baahubali-2-1202404074/ Jump up ^ `` ' King Arthur 's Head cut Off With $14.7 M Opening As ' snatched ' Swims To $17.5 M In A ' Guardians ' - Ruled Mother 's Day Weekend ''. Deadline.com. May 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` How to Be a Latin Lover ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` How to Be a Latin Lover reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved May 3, 2017. External links How to Be a Latin Lover on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=How_to_Be_a_Latin_Lover&oldid=814978194 '' Categories : 2017 films English - language films Spanish - language films American romantic comedy films 2010s romantic comedy films Films shot in Mexico Films shot in Vancouver Lions Gate Entertainment films Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Čeština Español Magyar Bahasa Melayu Edit links This page was last edited on 12 December 2017, at 00 : 40. 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Question: who wrote how to be a latin lover
Answer: Chris Spain