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Yo bailé con don Porfirio (1942)

Yo bailé con don Porfirio poster
Original title
Yo bailé con Don Porfirio
Directed by
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman dances with an older man named Don Porfirio in this musical comedy from 1940s Mexico. The film follows her encounter and the fun that results.

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What happens

I Danced with Don Porfirio (Spanish: Yo bailé con don Porfirio) is a 1942 Mexican period musical comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Mapy Cortés, Joaquín Pardavé and Emilio Tuero. It was shot at the Clasa Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Manuel Fontanals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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