| Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 | |
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| Directed by | Alex Zamm |
| Written by | Dannah Feinglass Danielle Schneider |
| Based on | Characters byJeff Bushell |
| Produced by | David Hoberman Brad Krevoy |
| Starring | Odette Annable George Lopez Zachary Gordon Emily Osment Marcus Coloma Erin Cahill Bridgit Mendler Tom Kenny Miguel Ferrer Ernie Hudson |
| Cinematography | Robert Brinkmann |
| Edited by | Marshall Harvey Heath Ryan |
| Music by | Chris Hajian |
Production companies | Walt Disney Pictures MPCA Productions |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $29.6 million(DVD sales)[1] |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 is a 2011 Americancomedy film. It is the sequel to 2008'sBeverly Hills Chihuahua[2] and the second film in theBeverly Hills Chihuahua series. Directed byAlex Zamm, and starringGeorge Lopez,Odette Annable andZachary Gordon, the film focuses on Papi and Chloe, now married with five puppies. The film was released byWalt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on February 1, 2011, in a two-discBlu-ray andDVD combo pack.[3] With the exception of Lopez and Devine, none of the actors from the first film reprised their roles.
Another sequel,Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!, was released on September 18, 2012.[4]
Two years after the events of thefirst film, newly married couple Papi (George Lopez) and Chloe (Odette Yustman)[5] are trying to keep up 4 months later with their five puppies Papi Jr, Lala, Rosa, Ali and Pep (voiced byZachary Gordon,Madison Pettis, Chantilly Spalan, Delaney Jones andEmily Osment) running around the house, creating problem after problem. However, Papi shows a soft side for the pups and occasionally tells them of their ancient ancestors, the Chihuahua Warriors. Aunt Viv (Susan Blakely), Chloe's owner, is in therain forest for the next 6 months with her niece, Rachel (Erin Cahill) searching for plants formedical research. During this time Sam (Marcus Coloma), Papi's owner and Rachel's boyfriend, is caring for the whole chihuahua family. Sam takes Chloe, Papi and the puppies back home to meet his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cortez (Castulo Guerra andLupe Ontiveros).
Sam finds out that his parents are struggling to pay the mortgage on their house and the bank plans totake their home and sell it. Chloe and the rest of the dogs decide to compete in adog show in order to win a largecash prize. Delgado, an old friend, also comes to the home and tells Chloe that he needs her help with a secret mission. The mission turns out to be Delgado trying to tell his two sons the truth about why he left them as puppies, but he cannot bring himself to do it. Later, Papi initially wins the dog show, but is later disqualified due to a lack ofbreeding certification, losing to an arrogant and vain Frenchpoodle named Appoline (Bridgit Mendler). After hearing that Delgado has sons inLos Angeles, the puppies set off to find them. In trying to help, the puppies get caught up in a bank robbery.
Meanwhile, Chloe, Papi, Pedro (Papi's adoptive brother) and Delgado are trying to find the puppies when they appear running across thetelevision screen at the site of the bank robbery. They run to the bank to begin searching for the puppies. The puppies happen to crawl into the crooks'duffel bags and end up at the Hoffman Bread Factory. Pedro finds a mask with the scent of bread on it which leads them to the factory. They foil the robbery, then return home to find that they have been awarded more than enough money to save their house and that Rachel and Aunt Viv have returned. Delgado also goes back into the police force with his two sons, now that they found out the truth on why Delgado left them as puppies. Rachel accepts Sam's marriage proposal and the family celebrates.
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| Promotional single byBridgit Mendler | |
| Released | January 12, 2011[6] |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 3:45 |
| Label | Walt Disney |
| Songwriter | Bridgit Mendler |
| Producer | Chen Neeman |
"This is My Paradise" is a song performed by American pop recording artist Bridgit Mendler. The song was created by Mendler and produced by Chen Neeman. It was released as a promotional single on January 11, 2011.
Sweets Lyrics commented that the song is about summer and the beach, despite it being winter in theUnited States when it was released.[7] Disney Dreaming said the song was light and fun.[8]
The video of the song was recorded inBeverly Hills, California in November 2010 and directed by Alex Zamm. The video was released on December 19 byDisney Channel, and on YouTube one day later.[8] The video begins with Mendler traveling in an old red and white kombi, leavingBeverly Hills and going toBaja California,Mexico. She sings and writes on the road. After finding her friends, Mendler walks on the beach and plays guitar. They camp by the sun.
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| USKid Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] | 1 |