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The Latin Immigrant (1980)

The Latin Immigrant poster
Original title
El inmigrante latino
Directed by
Gustavo Nieto Roa
Genre
comedy film
Country
Colombia
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Colombian man moves to a new country and deals with the funny situations that come with adapting to a different culture. The film follows his attempts to fit in while holding onto his own identity.

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What happens

The Latin Immigrant (Spanish: El inmigrante latino) is a 1980 Colombian comedy film directed by Gustavo Nieto Roa, and starring Carlos Benjumea. The film was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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