All the Freckles in the World

All the Freckles in the World (Spanish: Todas las pecas del mundo) is a 2019 Mexican coming-of-age romantic comedy film produced by Filmadora and Panorama Global. It was directed and written by Yibrán Asuad (in his directorial debut) and also written by Javier Peñasola and Gibrán Portela. It stars Hanssel Casillas, Loreto Peralta, Luis de la Rosa, Emiliano Castro, Andrea Sutton, Alejandro Flores, and others. It was released in Mexico on 27 September 2019. On 3 January 2020, All the Freckles in the World was released on Netflix after finding success in theaters in Mexico. It received neutral reviews, and did fairly well in the box office, peaking at No. 8 in Mexico during the week of 29 September. As of 22 October 2019, it grossed a total of US$945 thousand in Mexico. Plot In 1994, José Miguel moves to Mexico City and goes to a new school in the peak of World Cup fever. There, he falls in love with Cristina, but in order to be with her, he has to break up her current relationship with Kenji Matarazzo. José bakes a cake for Cristina for her birthday; however, when José's dad shows up the day before and eats the cake, José's mom gives him money to buy something for her from the bakery. At school, he gives her the gift and they become friends. After school, José heads home with Liliana, who gives him a cassette tape. Liliana kisses José. However, when José rejects her advances and says that he still likes Cristina, they decide to stay friends and act like it didn't happen. José gives the cassette tape to Cristina as a gift and she takes it. As they start getting closer, José creates a soccer team and enters into their school's soccer tournament to impress Cristina. One day after school, Cristina lets Kenji listen to the cassette. Kenji says he doesn't like rock music and asks where she got it from. The next day at school, when Kenji learns that José gave it to her, Kenji confronts José in the bathroom. They make a bet that whoever wins the final in the tournament would keep Cristina and the other would never talk to her again; however, José's team loses miserably at the final.