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Mi padrino (1969)

Mi padrino poster
Directed by
Alfredo Zacarías
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
B
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Mexican family comedy from 1969. It follows the adventures of a man and his godchild in Mexico City.

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What happens

Mi padrino es una película de comedia familiar mexicana de 1969, escrita y dirigida por Alfredo Zacarías, y protagonizada por Gaspar Henaine «Capulina» y Evita Muñiz «Evita». Esta es la única película en la que Capulina y Evita protagonizan juntos, aunque reaparecerían en El nano (1971). La película se grabó en la Ciudad de México, teniendo como locaciones las calles, avenidas, parques y escuelas de la recién inaugurada Unidad Habitacional Santa Cruz Meyehualco, en la entonces delegación Iztapalapa.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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