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Popi (1969)

Popi poster
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
G
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Puerto Rican widower in Spanish Harlem struggles to raise his two young sons. He comes up with a scheme to give them a better life.

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What happens

Popi is a 1969 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Hiller, and starring Alan Arkin (in the title role) and Rita Moreno. The screenplay was written by Tina Pine and Lester Pine. The film focuses on a Puerto Rican widower struggling to raise his two young sons in the New York City neighborhood of Spanish Harlem. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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