Tlayucan (1962)
- Directed by
- Luis Alcoriza
- Genre
- black comedy film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a small Mexican village, a penniless peasant decides to steal a pearl from a church statue to pay for his son's medical treatment. His plan sets off a chain of comic mishaps and misunderstandings among the townspeople.
comiclight-heartedwhimsicalmildly absurdearthyfolkloricwry
What happens
Tlayucan is a 1962 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Alcoriza and based on a novel by Jesús Murciélago Velázquez. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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