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Nov 26, 2013 · The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez was a Los Angeles release in 2012 on Friday, December 7, 2012. There were 16 other movies released on the same date, including Playing for Keeps , End of Watch and Hyde Park on Hudson .
Ernest Borgnine plays Rex Page, 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, Rex focuses his energy on getting out, which places him at odds with the Latino workers.
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez. Academy Award (R)-Winner Ernest Borgnine's final performance. A retiree accomplishes his dream of being a movie cowboy when he faces down the tyrannical owners of his nursing home. 29 IMDb 5.9 1 h 39 min 2012. PG-13.
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.
Academy Award®-Winner Ernest Borgnine (MARTY) gives his final performance as a retired radio DJ, Rex Page, who always dreamed of being a movie cowboy. After suffering a back injury, Rex is sent to recover at the Rancho Park nursing home, a facility held in the villainous grip of local businessman Mr. Walker (Barry Corbin of TV's THE CLOSER) and his evil henchman, Dr. Dominguez (Tony Plana of ...
After suffering a stroke, bitter old man Rex Page is placed in a nursing home where he becomes a version of the celebrity he always wanted to be when the facility's Latino employees learn that he once shook hands with famed performer Vicente Fernandez.
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