What age rating is Loving Pablo?

In Spain, Loving Pablo is not recommended for children under 16 years old.

When does Loving Pablo come out in Spain?

Loving Pablo opens in Spanish theaters on March 9, 2018.

How much did Loving Pablo gross?

Loving Pablo grossed $17.5M worldwide on a budget of $4.7M.

What is Loving Pablo based on?

Loving Pablo is based on Loving Pablo, Loving Pablo, by Virginia Vallejo De Escobar.

Loving Pablo

Name: Loving Pablo
Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2017-12-14
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Julieth Restrepo, Óscar Jaenada

2017

Become a fan of its genres:

6.3/10

Release Date

14/12/2017

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

33%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

64%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

42%

A gangster. A princess. The true story of the most unlikely love story.

United States, 1993. Virginia Vallejo, a Colombian journalist and TV host, has fled her country and lives far from home with one decision made: she wants to cooperate with the DEA. Her past ties her to one of the most powerful men in Colombia, the drug trafficker Pablo Escobar, and talking to the agents poses an enormous risk. Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, the film reconstructs that relationship from Virginia's point of view, a role played by Penélope Cruz. Javier Bardem also leads the cast.

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Facts about Loving Pablo

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 16 years old

Spain releaseMarch 9, 2018

Worldwide premiereSeptember 6, 2017

Runtime2 h 3 min

Original LanguageSpanish

CountriesBulgaria, Spain

Production companiesB2Y EOOD, Escobar Films, Millennium Media

Budget$4.7M

Worldwide box office$17.5M

Return on investmentx3.8 Box office hit

Based onLoving Pablo, Hating Escobar by Virginia Vallejo De Escobar

Trailer views220K

More ratings

2.9/5Letterboxd65/100Trakt6.2/10Metacritic (público)2.0/4Roger Ebert

Loving Pablo Cast

Javier BardemPablo Escobar

Penélope CruzVirginia Vallejo

Peter SarsgaardShepard

Julieth RestrepoMaria Victoria Henao

Óscar JaenadaSantoro

David ValenciaSantos

Mark BasnightFamily Man

Joavany ÁlvarezIgnacio Velarde

Matthew MorenoPablito

David OjalvoFBI Agent

Fredy YatePelado

Ricardo NiñoCareta

Pedro CalvoGatillero

Santiago LondoñoHermosilla

Juan Sebastián CaleroCarlos Corral

Quique MendozaAbel Monje

Ariel SierraSalvador Martín

Julio NavaGarza

Miguel SuchVictor

Atanas SrebrevAgent Holland

Carlos RamírezJuan Pablo (8 years)

Tania ValenciaChantal

Erik RodriguezBoy from the Slums

Sara DerayPaula

Patrick Forster-DelmasProducer

Lillian BlankenshipFamily Man's Daughter

Georgi NikolovHitman #1

Mihail StoyanovHitman #2

Nathan CooperCop #1

Andrew De La RochaCop #2

Colin SalmonHigh State US Official

Santiago SotoIgnacio Castro

Bernardo GarcíaCali Delegate

Oscar RodriguezCampaign Manager

Simón RiveraRodrigo Lara Bonilla

Carlos-Manuel VesgaLa Plaga

Álvaro GarcíaAlfonso López Michelsen

Catalina LondoñoNurse

Pedro OchoaDoctor Panama Clinic

Douglas CeballosJudge Alarcón

Francisco BolívarGunman

Luis Fernando HoyosColonel Méndez

Juan Pablo GamboaDirector TV

Karine AmayaAttractive Blonde Presenter

Andrea VidalTeenager

Heisel MoraAirline Employee

Emilia KlaynSecretary

Alejandro RuizSoccer Announcer

Herbert KingPawn Shop Attendant

Ricardo VélezSurgeon

Nicolas GonzalesJuan Pablo (Teenager)

Hannah L'HoesteManuela (4 Years)

Manuel José ChavesSamuel Elizondo

Giselle Da SilvaOlguita Arranz

Juan David AgudeloPuppy Dog

Nina CaicedoWoman

Jorge MonterrosaYoung Man

Juan Carlos OrtegaLocutor

Santiago LozanoHitman

Alberto Pablo RiveraFamily Man

Juan CastilloEmployee

Cristian RojasJudge Alarcón's Son (8 Years)

Juan SábatoOperator 1

Andrés Felipe CaleroNews Anchor

Norma NiviaReporter

Diego LandaetaPhone Technician

David TrejosPassenger

Jorge Alberto ReyesJanitor

Juan AnguloSubordinate

Alexander Acosta-OsorioWorkers' Leader

Juan VelaWorker

Mihail RangelovMonje Double

Plamen-Kaloyan TodorvHitman #3

Philip Lind-BendixenUS Marine Soldier

Juan Camilo CastilloFuneral Employee

Diana WiswellNurse

Quique MendosaAbel Monje

Julio NavasGarza

James LawrenceEmbajador William

Juan Carlos Ortegalocutor

Carlos CarvajalStage Manager

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Cast of Loving Pablo by the numbers

42average cast age in years

6years of age gap between the leads

22%women in the cast

21%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Julieth Restrepo, age 31 at release. The oldest: Javier Bardem, at 49.

Cast ages at release

Javier Bardem49 years old
Penélope Cruz43 years old
Peter Sarsgaard47 years old
Julieth Restrepo31 years old
Óscar Jaenada42 years old
Joavany Álvarez41 years old

Cast heights

1.81 mJavier Bardem
1.80 mPeter Sarsgaard
1.78 mÓscar Jaenada
1.63 mPenélope Cruz

Cast nationalities

Spain 3United States 1

Crew

AddressFernando León de Aranoa
WritingFernando León de Aranoa, Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
MusicFederico Jusid
PhotographyÁlex Catalán
Production designAlain Baineé
Costume designLoles García Galeán, Wanda Morales
CastingJuan Pablo Rincón
Visual effectsOleksii Moskalenko, Kristian Talajic, Richard Baker
ProductionEd Cathell III, Jere Hausfater, Dean Nichols, Javier Bardem

Trivia about Loving Pablo

To date, the film has been seen by 275,872 viewers, a figure that reflects its box office in the Spanish-language version.

The film was screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival and in the Special Presentations section of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

It is a co-production between Spain and Bulgaria, made by the companies Escobar Films and B2Y EOOD.

In the United States and Canada it grossed $22,017, while in other territories it earned 17.5 million, plus $60,312 from home video sales.

Rotten Tomatoes lists a 31% approval rating based on 48 reviews, and Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 42 out of 100.

Javier Bardem and Fernando León de Aranoa spent 13 years talking about making the film, but only began pushing it forward four years before shooting; Bardem also took part as a producer.

Although it was shot in Colombia and featured a local cast, the film was made in English due to the difficulties of financing a Spanish-language production internationally; the decision drew criticism upon its release.

The crew visited several places where Pablo Escobar lived to prepare for the shoot, and Javier Bardem was often the first to arrive and the last to leave each day.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)