Killing Cabos

Two young men attempt to improve their financial situation by kidnapping a wealthy industrial tycoon. However, their plan goes wrong when they accidentally seize the wrong person. As they struggle to manage the situation and free the captive, the pair becomes entangled with various criminals and faces a series of escalating problems.

This Mexican action comedy was directed by Alejandro Lozano and marks the first of two films he directed in this series, followed by Killing Cabos 2: The Mask of El Máscara in 2021. The screenplay was written by Kristoff Raczynski and Tony Dalton, both of whom appear in the main cast alongside Ana Claudia Talancón, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Raúl Méndez, and Joaquín Cosío.

The film had a significant budget of 25 million USD but earned 6 million USD at the worldwide box office, indicating it did not recoup its production costs. Despite the financial result, the movie was well received by viewers. It holds a rating of 7.4/10 on IMDb based on 6,300 votes and a rating of 7.9/10 on TMDB from 188 votes.