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Tender Pumpkins (1949)

Tender Pumpkins poster
Original title
Calabacitas Tiernas (¡Ay qué bonitas piernas!)
Directed by
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Genre
musical film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 41m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedy musical set in Mexico about a man caught up in romantic misadventures and mistaken identities. Tin-Tan stars as a hapless character navigating love and chaos with a lively cast.

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What happens

Tender Pumpkins or Tender Little Pumpkins (Spanish: Calabacitas tiernas), also called "Ay Que Bonitas Piernas", is a 1949 Mexican comedy film written and directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, and starring Germán Valdés «Tin-Tan», Rosita Quintana, Nelly Montiel, Gloria Alonso, Amalia Aguilar and Rosina Pagã. This film marked the acting debut of Ramón Valdés, Tin-Tan's brother, better known mainly for portraying Don Ramón in the 1970s sitcom El Chavo del Ocho. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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