Everything You Need To Know About

Beverly Hills Chihuahua

…As It Relates To You And Your World

The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

But when Chloe gets lost in the rough But when Chloe gets lost in the rough streets of Mexico with only a street-wise streets of Mexico with only a street-wise German Shepherd to help her find her way German Shepherd to help her find her way home, Papi heads south of the border -- home, Papi heads south of the border -- joining forces with a motley crew: two joining forces with a motley crew: two humans, a sly rat and a nervous iguana – to humans, a sly rat and a nervous iguana – to rescue his true love.rescue his true love.

Chloe, a diamond-Chloe, a diamond-clad Beverly Hills clad Beverly Hills Chihuahua enjoys Chihuahua enjoys her luxurious her luxurious lifestyle so much, lifestyle so much, she hardly notices she hardly notices Papi, a tough Papi, a tough looking Chihuahua looking Chihuahua who happens to be who happens to be head-over-paws for head-over-paws for the pampered the pampered pooch. pooch.

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GEORGE LOPEZ GEORGE LOPEZ (Voice of Papi) says:(Voice of Papi) says:“Papi is nothing like me. He’s a “Papi is nothing like me. He’s a romantic dog, yet he’s got a romantic dog, yet he’s got a little bit of street in him. I got little bit of street in him. I got the street, but I don’t really the street, but I don’t really have the romance. “have the romance. “

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DREW BARRYMORE DREW BARRYMORE (Voice of Chloe) says:(Voice of Chloe) says:“It was fun to play someone who starts off kind of snooty and righteous. She thinks she knows what life is all about and gets humbled along the way.”

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PIPER PERABO PIPER PERABO (Rachel Ashe) says:(Rachel Ashe) says:“Rachel can’t really take care “Rachel can’t really take care of herself, so taking care of of herself, so taking care of anything else is next to anything else is next to impossible.” impossible.”

JAMIE LEE CURTIS (Aunt Viv) says:“I love dogs. And I loved Viv and her energy and her love of this dog. It’s funny and poignant.”

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RAJA GOSNELL (Director) RAJA GOSNELL (Director) says:says:“What really impresses me “What really impresses me most about the animals is most about the animals is the soul behind their eyes. In the soul behind their eyes. In the CGI world your the CGI world your characters can do amazing characters can do amazing things, but there’s never that things, but there’s never that same soul.”same soul.”

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DAVID HOBERMAN (Producer) TODD LIEBERMAN (Producer) JEFF BUSHELL (Screenplay By, Story By) PHIL MÉHEUX, BSC (Director of Photography)

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Purebreds didn’t matter!Purebreds didn’t matter!“The trainers could train the dogs “The trainers could train the dogs found in rescues, and within six found in rescues, and within six months, these dogs were months, these dogs were performing like superstars. It really performing like superstars. It really goes to show if a dog is given a goes to show if a dog is given a good home he can be the best dog good home he can be the best dog in the world.” in the world.” -- Producer John Jacobs-- Producer John Jacobs

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Chloe (voice of Drew Barrymore), a diamond-clad, bootie-wearing Beverly Hills Chihuahua, enjoys her luxurious lifestyle.

Director Raja Gosnell: Director Raja Gosnell: “(Chloe) has no “(Chloe) has no concept of her roots, her heritage, concept of her roots, her heritage, where she as a Chihuahua comes where she as a Chihuahua comes from. She doesn’t embrace her from. She doesn’t embrace her Mexican heritage.”Mexican heritage.”

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Chloe hardly notices Papi (voice of George Lopez), a Chihuahua who happens to be crazy for the pampered pooch.

Producer David Hoberman says Producer David Hoberman says it really it really has “positive messages, like how we has “positive messages, like how we judge people before we know them, how judge people before we know them, how we judge cultures before we’ve lived in we judge cultures before we’ve lived in them, and finding purpose in life.them, and finding purpose in life.

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Unfortunately, Chloe gets lost in Mexico with only a streetwise German Shepherd (voice of Andy Garcia) to help her find her way home.

““During Chloe’s time in Mexico, During Chloe’s time in Mexico, she symbolically sheds her she symbolically sheds her dress and her booties, but dress and her booties, but she’s also shedding what she she’s also shedding what she thought she was” thought she was” --Writer Jeff Bushell. --Writer Jeff Bushell.

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Papi heads south of the border—joining forces with a motley crew: three dogs (voices of Plácido Domingo, Luis Guzman and Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo), two humans (Piper Perabo, Manolo Cardona)…

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…a sly rat (voice of Cheech Marin) and a nervous iguana (voice of Paul Rodriguez) —to rescue his true love.

““It’s a great It’s a great Disney movie Disney movie because of the because of the themes of themes of tolerance, self-tolerance, self-worth, and worth, and finding who you finding who you really are inside” really are inside” -- Producer David -- Producer David Hoberman Hoberman

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Consensus voice: Consensus voice: "The story's a bit dog-eared, but "The story's a bit dog-eared, but the voice cast adds plenty of the voice cast adds plenty of energetic bite.” energetic bite.” --Michael Rechtshaffen,--Michael Rechtshaffen,Hollywood Reporter Hollywood Reporter

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It is a story about finding It is a story about finding yourself and being true to yourself and being true to who you are and where who you are and where you come from.you come from.--The Producers’ statement--The Producers’ statement

Producer Todd Lieberman: “Even though on the surface it’s dogs talking, it’s really about what’s inside— your soul. The basis of the story was really identifiable and recognizable as a human story.

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Know Who You Are. Know Who You Are. Heritage and self identity are the themes in this fun and clever film. Novelist Sean Stewart once wrote, “The present is a rope stretched over the past.” And that is true. You are connected to your past. To disregard your past, your heritage, is to miss a significant understanding of who you are. Jewish people remember Passover to shape their present identity. Christians remember the Lord’s Supper. All that has gone on before you has contributed to who you are. Know the past, learn from the past, and let it enhance your present. As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wisely wrote, “Improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear.”

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““We inherit from our We inherit from our ancestors gifts so often taken ancestors gifts so often taken for granted... Each of us for granted... Each of us contains within... contains within... this this inheritance of soulinheritance of soul. We are . We are links between the ages, links between the ages, containing past and present containing past and present expectations, sacred expectations, sacred memories and future memories and future promise.” promise.”

--Edward Sellner, --Edward Sellner, Professor of Pastoral Theology Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spirituality at the College of and Spirituality at the College of St. Catherine, St. PaulSt. Catherine, St. Paul

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““The The PAST is a PAST is a source of source of knowledgeknowledge, and , and the the FUTURE is a source FUTURE is a source of of hopehope. . LOVE of the LOVE of the past implies past implies faithfaith in in the futurethe future.” .” --Stephen Ambrose, --Stephen Ambrose, American historianAmerican historian

Papi is well Papi is well aware of his aware of his roots and roots and has a solid has a solid self-identity. self-identity. An example An example for all of us.for all of us.

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