Rex is an old man who is bitter about never becoming famous and having lived a life without any meaning. After suffering a stroke, he ends up in a nursing home staffed by Latin American immigrants. Put off by the situation, he focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers. However, their relationship takes on new meaning when it is discovered that he once shook hands with Vicente Fernandez, a Mexican singer, producer and actor idolized throughout Latin culture. The employees soon begin to treat Rex like the celebrity he's always dreamed of being.
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez was released in 2012 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (2012) an average rating of 56%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez than critics were.
With a score of 56%, The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like Dark Shadows, Rock of Ages and The Campaign.
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