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MEXICO · 1948

We the Poor

Ismael Rodríguez
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Synopsis

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.

Year1948
CountryMexico
DirectorIsmael Rodríguez
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