Here’s the first look at the 45-year-old Mexican actor, comedian and television personality in 7th & Union.
Chaparro plays Mexican ex-fighter Raymundo, who forms an unlikely bond with a disgruntled man whose life and relationship with his daughter are unraveling. The men join forces to win a fight that could very well save Raymundo, his wife and their child.
The film also stars Edy Ganem, Gregg Daniel and Erinn Westbrook.
Oscar Orlando Torres wrote the screenplay and Anthony Nardolillo directs.
The movie began shooting in Los Angeles during the pandemic this summer and is now in post.
Chaparro has starred in five of the top-grossing feature films in Mexico, including No Manches Frida and its sequel, La Boda de Valentina, as well as the Netflix series Nailed It! Mexico.
He also starred in the first live-action Pokemon film, Pokemon Detective Pikachu, where he played a Pokemon trainer.
Ganem starred in various award-winning indie films like Created Equal before further boosting her profile in Lifetime’s dramedy series “Devious Maids,” created by Marc Cherry for ABC Studios.
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