Drama · Mexico · 1948 · 2h 8m

We the Poor

Nosotros los pobres

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Director
Ismael Rodríguez
Cast
Pedro Infante as Pepe el Toro Blanca Estela Pavón as Celia la Chorreada Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' as Chachita Carmen Montejo as Yolanda la Tísica Miguel Inclán as Don Pilar Rafael Alcayde as Lawyer Montes
Crew
José Ortiz Ramos — Director of Photography Fernando Martínez — Editor Manuel Esperón — Original Music Composer Carlos González Dueñas — Screenplay Pedro de Urdimalas — Story Ismael Rodríguez — Story
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.

Mood & Themes
prisonrobberygreedmurdercarpentercriminal gangquadriplegicneorealismmoneylenderaccusationfallen woman
Key Collaborators
Ismael Rodríguez Director José Ortiz Ramos Director of Photography Fernando Martínez Editor Manuel Esperón Original Music Composer Carlos González Dueñas Screenplay Pedro de Urdimalas Story Ismael Rodríguez Story Ismael Rodríguez Producer
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