The Great Chamorro Circus

The Great Chamorro Circus

1955 · 107 min · ★ 7.4 · Comedy, Drama

The hard-working owner of a circus, Euríspides Chamorro (Eugenio Retes), goes to Santiago in search of his son, a medical student, but finds to his surprise that he has dropped out of school and no one knows his whereabouts. To make matters worse, one of his employees snatches the circus from him, starting an adventure to recover everything and to convince his son to become a doctor.

Directed by José Bohr · Written by Eugenio Retes

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