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La casa de las muchachas

Oct 30, 1969

1h 50m

★ 3.7

Overview

A whore house is transformed into a decent household by a respectable man.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Producciones Fernando J. Cortés

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Cast

Doña Marta

Amparo Rivelles

Marcelo Ledon

Enrique Rambal

Ana Luisa 'La Marquesa'

Maura Monti

Amalia 'La Profe' (as Gilda Miros)

Gilda Mirós

Malú Reyes

Comisario

Héctor Lechuga

Ahumado Cienfuegos, jefe de bomberos

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Abundio Oropeza, alcalde

Óscar Pulido

(as Carolina Cortazar)

Carolina Cortázar

Ramirito

Alfredo Varela

Fernández (as Antonio Raxell)

Antonio Raxel

Arturo Cobo

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