We the Poor
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A neorealist tragedy about an innocent working man destroyed by false accusation and systemic injustice in poverty-stricken Mexico City.
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.
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Pedro Infante
Pepe el Toro
Blanca Estela Pavón
Celia la Chorreada
Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'
Chachita
Carmen Montejo
Yolanda la Tísica
Miguel Inclán
Don Pilar
Rafael Alcayde
Lawyer Montes
Katy Jurado
The One Who Gets Up Late
María Gentil Arcos
La Paralítica
Delia Magaña
La Tostada
Amelia Wilhelmy
Malena la Guayaba
Pedro de Urdimalas
Topillos
Lidia Franco
Doña Merenciana
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