

The Seminarian
1949-11-02 · 91 min · ★ 6.3
Returning to his home town, seminarist Miguel is forced to trade the robes for a charro costume in order to solve several problems that appear in his way, including the female kind.
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- Directors
- Roberto Rodríguez
- Production companies
- Producciones Rodriguez Hermanos
- Countries
- Mexico
- Status
- Released
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Pedro InfanteMiguel Morales
Silvia DerbezMercedes Orozco
Fernando SotoToño
Arturo Soto RangelDon Pancho
Katy JuradoChayito
Delia MagañaPita
Nicolás RodríguezPriest
Pepe del RíoNorberto
Beatriz SaavedraEstudiante colegio (uncredited)
Ángel InfantePasajero de camión (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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