It’s not long before Ernesto is taken away from the deck to hike in the hills and even rowboats with his newfound employer. Both Bomer and Patino imbue what could have been a generic odd couple with the kind of pathos needed to balance the humor and drama of their unique and decidedly odd situation. Given that such issues are particularly pertinent in America right now and that Butler himself is an outsider looking in, plenty could have gone wrong here.įortunately, Papi Chulo avoids such pitfalls for the most part and a that’s mostly down to the two central performances that beat at the heart of this film.
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continues to heat up, romantic feelings are ignited too, despite the language barrier and despite the fact that Ernesto is happily married to a woman as well.Īfter finding success with the gay coming of age movie Handsome Devil, Irish director John Butler uses the relationship that develops between Sean and Ernesto to earnestly explore socio-economic divides in Papi Chulo. Six months have passed since his relationship ended and now that he finds himself with too much time on his hands, Sean decides to stave off loneliness by befriending a Mexican worker called Ernesto (Alejandro Patino) who he hires to paint his deck.
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