We the Poor

Mar 25, 1948

2h 8m

★ 8.1

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Producciones Rodriguez Hermanos

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Cast

Pepe el Toro

Pedro Infante

Celia la Chorreada

Blanca Estela Pavón

Chachita

Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'

Yolanda la Tísica

Carmen Montejo

Don Pilar

Miguel Inclán

Lawyer Montes

Rafael Alcayde

The One Who Gets Up Late

Katy Jurado

La Paralítica

María Gentil Arcos

La Tostada

Delia Magaña

Malena la Guayaba

Amelia Wilhelmy

Topillos

Pedro de Urdimalas

Doña Merenciana

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