''Detective Willy'' is a 2015 comedy adventure film directed by Jose Maria Cabral. The film opens in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

and

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in the summer of 2015. It features performances by

Fausto Mata Fausto Genaro Mata Ortiz (born October 13, 1971 in La Zurza, Santo Domingo), also known as Boca de Piano, is a Dominican comedian and actor. In 2006 he started a TV show named Boca de Piano es un show. He has also had a successful film acting c ...

Denise Quiñones Denise Marie Quiñones August (born 9 September 1980) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2001. Prior to winning the Miss Universe pageant, she represented her hometown of Lares in the Miss Puerto Ri ...

, Anthony Alvarez, Crystal Jimenez, Hector Anibal, Kenny Grullón, Manuel Chapuseaux, Christian Alvarez, Josue Guerrero, Patricia Ascuasiati and others. The film premiered June 25, 2015.

Synopsis

Willy Echevarria (

) is a policeman in a small town in the Dominican Republic. He's also a fan of and yearns to be like the leads of classic

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. After being fired in a bumbled operation with his

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partner Bruce Garcia (Anthony Alvarez), Willy has a chance to restore his career by finding a historical artifact that mysteriously went missing from a national museum.

Cast

as Willy Echevarria *

as Ela Rayuela * Anthony Alvarez as Bruce Garcia * Crystal Jimenez Vicens as Jael Diaz * Hector Anibal * Kenny Grullón * Manuel Chapuseaux * Christian Alvarez * Patricia Ascuasiati * Josue Guerrero * Endry Sckely

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 4668758, Detective Willy 2015 films