El dolor de pagar la renta

El dolor de pagar la renta

1960 · 98 min · ★ 6.9 · Comedy

Viruta and Capulina are about to be evicted from the neighborhood where they live for not paying rent for eleven months. After several troubles with the police and the building owner, it is clarified that Capulina had saved the money to pay for the operation of a child that lives in the building. After all, the doctor operates the child for free, the neighbors celebrate with a big party and the building owner forgives them all the income.

Directed by Agustín P. Delgado

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Gaspar Henaine Capulina
Marco Antonio Campos Viruta
Cesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito' Juanito
Norma Lazareno Cristina

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