You know who you are. You don't like documentaries. Even ones with penguins. You need to go see "Cowboy Del Amor." Michele Ohayon's wildly entertaining film won the best-documentary prize at last year's South by Southwest Film Festival. Its subject is Ivan Thompson, an amiable ex-cowboy turned professional matchmaker for lonely American men and Mexican women. Read the full review
A documentary comedy about a cowboy-turned-matchmaker who can't manage his own love life. It follows self-proclaimed "Cowboy Cupid" Ivan Thompson as he finds Mexican brides for disillusioned American men searching for the perfect wife. They willingly pay $3,000 for a 600-mile bus ride into the heart of Mexico in a search for true love.
Director: Michele Ohayon
Starring: Ivan Thompson
Run time: 86 minutes
Release date: Feb. 10, 2006
Rating: Not rated.
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Austin American-Statesman: 4 of 5 stars
"Love is a business, Thompson tells us, and an odd one at that, but he and the film buy in wholeheartedly."
The Palm Beach Post: B+
"... has the feel of a reality-TV game show, as we get to know and perhaps root for these would-be mates."
