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El bueno para nada (1973)

El bueno para nada poster
Directed by
Gilberto Martínez Solares
Genre
comedy film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
B
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A good-for-nothing man gets into comedic situations and pursues a romantic interest. The film follows his misadventures with humor and charm.

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What happens

El bueno para nada ("The Good for Nothing") is a 1973 Mexican comedy film produced by Miguel Zacarías, written by Alfredo Zacarías, directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Gaspar Henaine «Capulina», Lina Marín, Susana Alexander and Ivonne Govea. This film marked the starring role of the actress Lina Marín as his romantic interest, who first appeared in El rey de Acapulco (1972); her performance showed that, in addition to being a great beauty, Marín also had talent for comedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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