The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012)

US:: NR Comedy Drama Western

Rex is an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation, he focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers. However, their relationship takes on new meaning when it is discovered that he once shook hands with Vicente Fernandez, a Mexican singer, producer and actor idolized throughout Latin culture. The employees soon begin to treat Rex like the celebrity he's always dreamed of being.

Updated May 26 2020

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2012-04-27

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regret celebrity stroke

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Runtime: 99 mins Rating: 6.1

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Ernest Borgnine

Rex Page

Barry Corbin

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June Squibb

Irma

Tony Plana

Dr. Dominguez

Dale Dickey

Denise

Nathalie Kelley

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Carla Ortiz

Solena

Reynaldo Pacheco

Miguel

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