La quiniela

La quiniela

1960 · 90 min · ★ 5.3 · Comedy

Don Cándido is a modest old office clerk who makes his first pool coming off of a bad streak at work. He has thirteen hits and wins a considerable sum of money. This causes him to be blinded by ambition, changing his character, spreading his newfound hobby to his family, and gambling becoming the center of his life.

Directed by Ana Mariscal · Written by Agustín Valdivieso de Ceballos

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