To Rob a Thief (Spanish: Ladrón que Roba a Ladrón) is a 2007
Spanish-language film in which two thieves reunite to rob a television
mogul. The sequel Ladrones was released in 2015.Two thieves plan to
rob a businessman who has defrauded many poor families. When none of
their affiliates want to go undercover as day laborers to pull off the
heist, the two men turn to the real thing for help. Emilio, a
Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan
to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini who now poses as
Moctezuma Valdéz, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle
snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells
pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro
says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain
entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access
a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his
tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man
make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's
nanny, Gloria. Silvestrini recognizes Alejandro to be a thief and
leads Gloria to break up with Alejandro. In the end, it is revealed
that Gloria was a spy that Alejandro had implanted without any of the
crew knowing. In fact, Gloria is Alejandro's wife.Ladrón que Roba a
Ladrón has received generally favorable reviews. It currently holds a
64% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 counted reviews. It
also holds a 61/100 metascore based on 11 reviews and an 8.2/10 user
score on Metacritic.
Spanish-language film in which two thieves reunite to rob a television
mogul. The sequel Ladrones was released in 2015.Two thieves plan to
rob a businessman who has defrauded many poor families. When none of
their affiliates want to go undercover as day laborers to pull off the
heist, the two men turn to the real thing for help. Emilio, a
Colombian con man, arrives in LA with two weeks to complete his plan
to rob a former colleague, Claudio Silvestrini who now poses as
Moctezuma Valdéz, who's made a fortune using infomercials to peddle
snake oil to Latin immigrants. Emilio's friend Alejandro, who sells
pirated DVDs, has assembled a team of amateurs, who, as Alejandro
says, will go unnoticed because they're immigrants. The team must gain
entry to Silvestrini's well-guarded mansion, steal two keys to access
a vault, and then get the money off the property. A father and his
tomboy daughter, a nervous Cuban actor, a techie, and a muscle man
make up the team, plus Alejandro has been courting Silvestrini's
nanny, Gloria. Silvestrini recognizes Alejandro to be a thief and
leads Gloria to break up with Alejandro. In the end, it is revealed
that Gloria was a spy that Alejandro had implanted without any of the
crew knowing. In fact, Gloria is Alejandro's wife.Ladrón que Roba a
Ladrón has received generally favorable reviews. It currently holds a
64% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 counted reviews. It
also holds a 61/100 metascore based on 11 reviews and an 8.2/10 user
score on Metacritic.
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