The Ambassador of India(1986)
Taken from the volume of the thousand and one guffaws of Colombian humor...
Jaime Flórez, a shrewd provincial, has a stroke of luck when he is treated as a king in a town that confuses him with an important international diplomat.
Movie: The Ambassador of India
Top 10 Billed Cast
Silvia
Juez Municipal / Narrador
Rodolfo Chinchilla Jácome
Alcalde de Garzón
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