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Los tres alegres compadres (1952)

Los tres alegres compadres poster
Directed by
Julián Soler
Genre
musical film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three friends get into comedic adventures in a western setting. It is a self-parody with singing and dancing.

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What happens

The Three Happy Compadres (Spanish: Los Tres Alegres Compadres) is a 1952 Mexican western musical comedy film directed by Julián Soler and starring Jorge Negrete, Pedro Armendáriz, Andrés Soler and Rebeca Iturbide. This film marked the film debut of the actress and singer Rosa de Castilla. It is a autoparody of the film released the same year, The Three Happy Friends. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada. It is part of the tradition of Ranchera films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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