Al son de la marimba

Al son de la marimba

1940 · 137 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Music, Drama

A broken high society man tries to keep his family expensive lifestyle by tricking a rich man from out of the town to marry his well intended daughter.

Directed by Juan Bustillo Oro · Written by Humberto Gómez Landero

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