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“The Year of the Tiger”: 5 curious facts about the new comedy with Carlos Alcántara

After passing through “Pataclaun”, the actor Carlos Alcantara will meet again with his colleagues Wendy Ramos and Gonzalo Torres to star in “The Year of the Tiger”, the new film directed by Yasser Michelén (“The Little Things”) that will hit theaters in Peru next Thursday, March 30.

The film is presented by Cinecolor Peru and Star Distribution Latin America, a Disney affiliate, together with Bou Group. This project brings together for the first time in 20 years part of the cast of “Pataclaun” for a movie. Therefore, here we leave you five curious facts that you should know about the film before its premiere:

1. The production of “The Year of the Tiger” used more than 300 fortune cookies for filming.

2. The cast used stunt doubles for the most dangerous stunts.

3. “The Year of the Tiger” has 12 characters that correspond to each of the animals in the Chinese calendar: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.

4. The restaurant “El pez dorado” from “The Year of the Tiger” is inspired by “Nom Wah”, a Chinese restaurant that opened its doors in 1920 on the famous Doyers St in Chinatown in New York (United States) and which it became famous for how dangerous it was to eat there.

  (Photo: Star Distribution Latin America)

5. In the film, all the advice that Wendy Ramos’s character receives are Chinese proverbs.

Wendy Ramos in "The Year of the Tiger" (Photo: Star Distribution Latin America)

What is “The Year of the Tiger” about?

The new movie “The Year of the Tiger” follows the story of Sama (Carlos Alcántara), who together with his wife will try to save their restaurant “El pez dorado” that is about to go into ruin. They will have to make decisions and face adversity to move forward.

“They will spend one and a thousand adventures, where they will have to face a series of conflicts with all kinds of people, between bad and good, gangsters and scammers”add the synopsis.

Watch the official trailer for “The Year of the Tiger”

Who makes up the cast of “The Year of the Tiger”?

This new film reunites Peruvian actors Carlos Alcántara, Wendy Ramos and Gonzalo Torres in “The Year of the Tiger”.

Meet all the members of the cast of “The Year of the Tiger”:

  • Carlos Alcantara as Sama
  • Wendy Ramos
  • Gonzalo Torres
  • Jossi Martinez
  • Nashla Bogaert
Jossi Martinez in "The Year of the Tiger" (Photo: Star Distribution Latin America)

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Source: Elcomercio

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