We the Poor (1948)
Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.
Director:
Ismael Rodríguez
Writer:
Carlos González Dueñas
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Pedro Infante as Pepe el Toro |
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Blanca Estela Pavón as Celia la Chorreada |
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Evita Muñoz 'Chachita' as Chachita |
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Carmen Montejo as Yolanda la Tísica |
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Miguel Inclán as Don Pilar |
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Rafael Alcayde as Lawyer Montes |
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Katy Jurado as The One Who Gets Up Late |
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María Gentil Arcos as La Paralítica |
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Delia Magaña as La Tostada |
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Amelia Wilhelmy as Malena la Guayaba |
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Pedro de Urdimalas as Topillos |
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Lidia Franco as Doña Merenciana |
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Jorge Arriaga as Ledo |
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Abel Cureño as El Pinocho |
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Jesús García Navarro as El Camello |
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Conchita Gentil Arcos as The Pawnbroker |
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Julio Ahuet as El Bravero |
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Jaime Jiménez Pons as El Güijolo |
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Salvador Quiroz as Priest |
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Hilda Vera as Uncredited |
| Directing | Ismael Rodríguez | Director |
| Writing | Pedro de Urdimalas | Story |
| Directing | Jorge López Portillo | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ismael Rodríguez | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Román Juárez | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Armando Espinosa | Production Manager |
| Camera | José Ortiz Ramos | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Manuel Esperón | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Fernando Martínez | Editor |
| Camera | Manuel González | Camera Operator |
| Art | Carlos Toussaint | Set Designer |
| Sound | Manuel Topete | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jesús González Gancy | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Tísner | Title Designer |
| Writing | Ismael Rodríguez | Story |
| Writing | Carlos González Dueñas | Screenplay |