Benjamín's Wife

Jan 2, 1991

1h 30m

★ 7.1

Overview

Benjamin is an old bachelor who lives with his sister. One day he falls in love with the young Natividad. Seeing that the love letter strategy doesn't work with the girl, Benjamín decides to kidnap her.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC)

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Estudios Churubusco Azteca

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Cast

Micaela

Malena Doria

Paulino

Juan Carlos Colombo

Leandro

Eduardo Palomo

Natividad

Arcelia Ramírez

Benjamín

Eduardo López Rojas

Cristina

Ana Bertha Espín

Román

Farnesio de Bernal

Galdino

Rubén Márquez

Eustasio

Enrique Gardiel

Nemesio

Luis Ignacio Erazo

Clienta

María Elena García

Borrachita

Chispita Veracruzana

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