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Cada quién su lucha (1966)

Cada quién su lucha poster
Directed by
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
A
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Mexican comedy follows two bumbling friends who get involved with the world of professional wrestling. They face funny mix-ups and sing songs while chasing after two women named Lucha.

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What happens

Cada quién su lucha is a 1966 Mexican comedy film written by Roberto Gómez Bolaños, directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Viruta y Capulina, María Duval and Baby Bell. This film is the first parte of a trilogy of films based in wrestling, including Santo contra Capulina (1968) y El investigador Capulina (1975). This is the only film in which Duval and Bell play Lucha García and Lucha Morales, and sing music themes on scene. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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