The Great Seduction

The Great Seduction (Spanish: La gran seducción) is a 2023 Mexican comedy film directed by Celso R. García who co-wrote with Luciana Herrera Caso.^[1][2] It is a Spanish-language remake of the 2003 film Seducing Doctor Lewis.^[3] It stars Memo Villegas, Pierre Louis and Yalitza Aparicio.^[4] It is about the inhabitants of a forgotten fishing village where they seek to save it by "seducing" a doctor to the island with lies.^[5]

The Great Seduction
Netflix release poster
Directed by	Celso R. García
Written by	Celso R. García Luciana Herrera Caso
Produced by	Nicolás Celis Sebastian Celis
Starring	Memo Villegas Pierre Louis Yalitza Aparicio
Cinematography	Santiago Sanchez
Edited by	Ana García
Music by	Billy Martin
Production companies	Pimienta Films Cuadernos de Cine
Distributed by	Pimienta Films Netflix
Release dates	August 23, 2023 (2023-08-23) (Limited) August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30) (Netflix)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

On the fishing island of Santa María del Mar, industrialization is taking place that put an end to economic activity. However, a fish packing company seeks to establish itself in the town, giving hope to the inhabitants, but the packing company asks for a requirement to establish itself: a doctor who lives on the island. Thus begins the journey of Germán and the rest of the inhabitants to "seduce" the city doctor Mateo.^[6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:^[7][8]

• Memo Villegas as Germán
• Pierre Louis as Mateo
• Yalitza Aparicio as Ana
• Mercedes Hernández as Alba
• Eligio Meléndez as Simón
• Julio Casado
• Héctor Jiménez
• Mateo Negrete

Release

The Great Seduction had a limited theatrical release on August 23, 2023,^[9] then released worldwide on August 30, 2023, on Netflix.^[10]

References

1. "Yalitza Aparicio protagonizará 'La gran seducción' de Netflix". infobae (in European Spanish). 24 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
2. "Büyük Olta Filmi (La Gran Seducción)". Bilgi ZULAM (in Turkish). 2023-08-22. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
3. Saldaña, Alejandro (9 August 2023). "Yalitza Aparicio regresa a Netflix con "La gran seducción", remake mexicano de una joya francesa". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
4. Suárez, Cecilia (2022-08-23). "Yalitza Aparicio protagoniza su próxima película de Netflix: La gran seducción". Vogue (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
5. Alvarez, Berenice (2023-08-28). "Llega a Netflix la nueva película mexicana 'La gran seducción'". Grita Radio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
6. "Dónde ver la película La Gran Seducción, fecha de estreno y tráiler". Spoiler Time (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
7. Spoilers (2023-08-27). "Quiénes son los actores en La Gran Seducción (2023)". Spoilers Desde la Cuna (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.
8. "La gran seducción, actores y personajes: quién es quién en la película de Netflix | México | FAMA". Mag. (in Spanish). 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
9. "La Gran Seducción". La Casa del Cine MX. 2023-08-29. Archived from the original on 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-08-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. Méndez, Ivett Salgado (2023-08-14). "Lo que viene para el cine mexicano en Netflix". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-08-29.

External links

• The Great Seduction at IMDb