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‘¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!’ Review: Trey Parker and Matt Stone Bite Off More Than Expected Restoring a Bad-Taste Restaurant
The 'South Park' creators buy a tacky Mexican restaurant in '¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!' but aren't prepared for how much work it will take to reopen it.
A hilarious behind-the-scenes account of that ill-advised investment, MTV Documentary Films’ unconventional — and unexpectedly inspiring — makeover doc follows along as the pair sink millions into rescuing the crumbling landmark out of bankruptcy. For folks who’ve never heard of Casa Bonita, half the fun comes from discovering this low-quality, medium-concept, high-kitsch fantasyland that had so impressed Parker as a kid — an ersatz old-timey Mexican town conceived of equal parts imagination and bad taste. So it warms the heart to see the new owners hire three-time James Beard Award winner Dana “Loca” Rodriguez, who remembers being turned down for a dishwasher position at Casa Bonita when she moved from Mexico in 1988.
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