# El Cortez

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**Created:** [April 10, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-cortez/399541 "2007-04-10T21:03:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/el-cortez/399541/1 "2007-04-10T21:03:41Z")

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Has anyone seen \*El Cortez \*?

> **[El Cortez (2006) ⭐ 5.3 | Drama, Thriller](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423372/)**
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> 1h 34m | R

Watched it the other night and really enjoyed the movie. Lou Diamond Phillips’ portrayal of Manny DeSilva is oscar worthy IMHO, yet I haven’t seen anything praising the movie. Oh well. 🆒