Will Ferrell and his cast mates from the new film "Casa de mi Padre" hit the red carpet.<br/> <br />Gently poking fun at the melodrama of telenovelas and spaghetti Westerns, the film tells the story of two brothers trying to save their father's ranch.<br/> <br />A bizarre love triangle ensues when Ferrell's character, Armando Alvarez, falls for his younger brother's fiancé.<br/> <br />Toss in a battle with a drug lord and things get even more complicated.<br/> <br />Ferrell said years of channel surfing helped him come up with the idea for the film.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Will Ferrell, actor, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I think it was from watching telenovelas from time to time, because when it's on TV, we all stop and watch it for a little while because it's such an interesting arc kind of world, and I thought, gosh, to put myself in that kind of world would be really interesting and something you haven't seen before as far as a comedic premise."<br/> <br />Aside from a short stint of Spanish in high school, Ferrell was not fluent and reportedly learned Spanish in 23 days before filming.<br/> <br />So how would his high school teachers feel about his Espanol?<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Will Ferrell, actor, saying (English):<br/> <br />"I think they will be thrilled...Finally, finally, the hours of screaming at me, came into fruition, with this movie."<br/> <br />"Casa de mi Padre" hits theaters March 16.<br/> <br />Alicia Powell, Reuters.
