The film discussed here “Los Bastardos” that was released in 2008, is a mix between crime and drama genres. It has been directed by Amat Escalante, featuring actors including Jesus Moises Rodriguez, Ruben Sosa, and Nina Zavarin. This discussion is about revealing the filming locations in addition to other behind-the-scenes details and interesting facts related to this movie.
Where it Filmed?
“Los Bastardos” was filmed in various locations. The primary places where the shooting took place include several sites in California, USA such as Long Beach, Santa Maria, and Signal Hill. Some scenes were also filmed in Mexico. However, there is no specific information available regarding the filming dates.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jesus Moises Rodriguez | Jesús |
| Rubén Sosa | Fausto |
| Nina Zavarin | Karen |
| Kenny Johnston | Construction Boss |
| David Albaca | |
| Teri Booker | |
| Aron Briggs | Racist BBQ kid |
| Rodolfo Carreon | |
| Darren Collins | |
| Antonio De La Torre | |
| Helena De Lang | |
| Irana De Lang | |
| Michael De Lang | |
| Erik Deckard | |
| Eric Fettes | |
| Abelardo Gadarrama | |
| Samuel Garcia | |
| Brian Gomez | |
| Ernesto Gonzalez | |
| Daniel Green | |
| Giselle Green | |
| Ilen Green | |
| Clarence Hall | |
| Isabela Hernandez Lopez | |
| José Hernandez | |
| Zoé Hihler | |
| Gary Hubb | Primer cliente |
| Ramon Jacome | |
| Carmen Johnston | |
| Yadira Lopez Zarape | |
| Dan Miller | |
| Marie Montero | |
| Nicolosa Montero | |
| Tony Montero | |
| Pablo Morales | |
| Ryan Morgan | |
| Joe Murphy | |
| Mia Osterholm | Mujer echando ojo |
| Joe Leroy Reynolds | John |
| Michael Edward Shelbourn | |
| Oscar Solis | |
| Ian ‘The Red Baron’ Steele | |
| Jon ‘Samuel Handsome’ Sam Stroosma | |
| Brooke Tellers | |
| Jesus Vargas | |
| Alejandro Vasquez | |
| Marcia Vega |
Trivia and Facts
- The movie is Crime-Drama centered on low paid Mexican laborers working illegally in LA.
- Jesus Moises Rodriguez and Ruben Sosa played the lead roles as Jesus and Fausto respectively.
- The whole movie is set within a 24-hour timeline.
- The movie has won 6 awards and received 6 nominations.
- Besides its primary language Spanish, the movie also has dialogues in English.
- The estimated budget for the film was about $1,000,000.
- “Los Bastardos” is also known as “The Bastards” in the United States and Canada.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: California, USA
- Latitude: 36.778261
- Longitude: -119.4179324
- Place ID: ChIJPV4oX_65j4ARVW8IJ6IJUYs
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: California, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Mexico
- Latitude: 23.634501
- Longitude: -102.552784
- Place ID: ChIJU1NoiDs6BIQREZgJa760ZO0
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Mexico
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Location Name: Santa Maria, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.9530337
- Longitude: -120.4357191
- Place ID: ChIJCcZUDKoP7IARjjRaimVS_Qs
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Santa Maria, CA, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Signal Hill, California, USA
- Latitude: 33.8044614
- Longitude: -118.1678456
- Place ID: ChIJ5YZ9qM8z3YARyXxmX3G13es
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Signal Hill, CA, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
