The Ambassador of India

Apr 15, 1986

1h 25m

★ 7.1

Taken from the volume of the thousand and one guffaws of Colombian humor...

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Compañía para el Fomento Cinematográfico - FOCINE

The Ambassador of India Trailers

Cast

El embajador

Hugo Gómez

Gobernador del Huila

Manuel Pachón

Silvia

Olga Lucía Alvira

José María

José María Arzuaga

Amilkar

Edgardo Román

Martha Arévalo

Juez Municipal / Narrador

Rafael Bohórquez

Rodolfo Chinchilla Jácome

Diego Camacho

Max Castillo

Alcalde de Garzón

Manuel Currea

María Mercedes Duque de Rengifo

Emel Díaz

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No overview available.

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5.7

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5.9

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3.6

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