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Paco, el elegante (1952)

Paco, el elegante poster
Directed by
Adolfo Fernández Bustamante
Genre
crime, drama
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A crime story set in Mexico City. A man gets involved with dangerous people and faces the consequences.

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What happens

Paco the Elegant (Spanish: Paco, el elegante) is a 1952 Mexican crime film directed by Adolfo Fernández Bustamante and starring Antonio Badú, Emilia Guiú and Carlos Cores. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes. It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Javier Torres Torija. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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