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We the Poor(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-03-25
80%
108 Votes
Time: 2h 8m
Overview:
Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies:
Producciones Rodriguez Hermanos
Movie: We the Poor
Top 10 Billed Cast
Pedro Infante
Pepe el Toro
Evita Muñoz
Chachita
Carmen Montejo
Yolanda la Tísica
Miguel Inclán
Don Pilar
Rafael Alcayde
Lawyer Montes
Katy Jurado
The One Who Gets Up Late
María Gentil Arcos
La Paralítica
Delia Magaña
La Tostada
Amelia Wilhelmy
Malena la Guayaba
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Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.
Release Date
1948-03-25
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