''Poor But Honest'' (Mexican:''Pobre, pero honrada!'') is a 1973 Mexican
comedy film
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directed by
Fernando Cortés and starring
María Elena Velasco,
Fernando Soler and
Norma Lazareno.
[Mora p.162] It was made at the
Estudios América. It was one of a series of films featuring Velasco as the comic character
La India María.
Cast
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María Elena Velasco as María
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Fernando Soler as Don Abundio
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Norma Lazareno as Marcela
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Ángel Garasa as Padre Bonifacio
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Adalberto Rodriguez
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José Ángel Espinoza as Chimino
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Raúl Meraz
Raúl Meraz Estrada (March 13, 1927 – April 20, 1996) was a Mexican actor of film and television.
Selected filmography
*''Balajú'' (1944) - Pueblerino (uncredited)
*''La casa chica'' (1950) - Invitado a fiesta
*''La fiera'' (1956) - Jos� ...
as Ayundante de don Abundio
* Héctor Herrera
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Julián de Meriche
Julián de Meriche (born Vladimir Lipkies Chazan; 10 october 1910 – 27 July 1974) was a Russian Empire-born Mexican film actor and choreographer
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as Doctor Villegas
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Alicia del Lago Alicia may refer to:
People
* Alicia (given name), list of people with this name
* Alisha (singer) (born 1968), US pop singer
* Melinda Padovano (born 1987), a professional wrestler, known by her ring name, Alicia
Places
* Alicia, Bohol, Phil ...
as Enamorada de don Abundio
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Armando Arriola as Viejito
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Elena Contla
Elena may refer to:
People
* Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name
* Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician
* Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet
Geography
* Elena (town), a town in Velik ...
as Criada de don Abundio
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Jorge Fegán
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker".
The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...
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Jaime Manterola
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Alfonso Zayas as Borracho
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Patricia Olmos
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Pura Vargas
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Manuel Dondé er
Manuel Dondé (1906 – 27 May 1976) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner p.355 He frequently played villains during his long film career.
Selected filmography
* ''La llorona'' (1933)
* ''Soulless Women'' (1934) - Policía
* ''El bastardo'' (1937 ...
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Armando Acosta
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Fernando Cortés
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José Luis Jiménez
José Luis Jiménez Marín (born 8 August 1983), nicknamed ''Guachupé'', is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Jiménez played at Universidad de Chile youth ranks until 2003, but he left the team beca ...
References
Bibliography
* Mora, Carl J. ''Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004''. McFarland & Co, 2005.
External links
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1973 films
1973 comedy films
Mexican comedy films
1970s Spanish-language films
Films directed by Fernando Cortés
1970s Mexican films
Spanish-language comedy films
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