In the Times of Don Porfirio (1940)
- Original title
- En los tiempos de Don Porfirio
- Directed by
- Juan Bustillo Oro
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A musical film set in the era of Mexican president Porfirio Diaz. It follows characters as they experience life and romance during his government.
nostalgiclightheartedmusicalsentimentalhistoricalupliftingtheatricalwhimsical
What happens
In the Times of Don Porfirio (Spanish: En tiempos de Don Porfirio) is a 1939 Mexican musical film directed by Juan Bustillo Oro and starring Fernando Soler, Marina Tamayo, Emilio Tuero and Joaquín Pardavé. The film, adapted from a novel, nostalgically portrays the government of General and President Porfirio Díaz, who is played by Antonio R. Frausto, who played him in several films. The film was the highest-grossing Mexican film of the year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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