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1948 | B/N | 128 min 0 seg

Pepe "El Toro" a poor carpenter, lives with his daughter Chachita and his sick mother, while wooing pretty "Chorreada". A picturesque group of friends and neighbors help Pepe and his family when he is falsely accused of a crime.


Country: México
Direction: Rodríguez; Ismael
Script: González Dueñas; Carlos, Rodríguez; Ismael, de Urdimalas; Pedro
Production: Rodríguez; Ismael
Photography: Ortiz Ramos; José
Sound: Topete; Manuel, González Gancy; Jesús
Music: Esperón; Manuel
Cast:Muñoz; Evita "chachita", Infante; Pedro, Estela Pavón; Blanca, Inclán; Miguel
Art direction: Toussaint; Carlos
Participation year at FICM: 2012

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