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Poppy of the Road (1937)

Poppy of the Road poster
Original title
Amapola Del Camino
Directed by
Juan Bustillo Oro
Genre
drama film, musical film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 47m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A traveling musician returns to his rural hometown and gets caught up in local romance and personal conflicts. The story follows his choices between love and his wandering life.

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What happens

Poppy of the Road (Spanish: Amapola del camino) is a 1937 Mexican musical drama film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and Antonio Guzmán Aguilera and starring Tito Guízar, Andrea Palma and Margarita Mora. The film's sets were designed by the art directors José Rodríguez Granada, Ramón Rodríguez Granada and Carlos Toussaint. Future stars Pedro Armendáriz and Esther Fernández appeared in smaller roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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