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El Papelerito
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El Papelerito

1951-10-25 · 98 min · ★ 5.6

Drama · Comedy

Three children forge a close friendship with the help of a gentle elderly woman, Doña Dominga. They survive poverty and social exclusion; however, fate has a cruel twist in store for little Toño.

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Directors
Agustín P. Delgado
Production companies
Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sara GarcíaSara GarcíaDoña Dominga
Domingo SolerDomingo SolerDon Simón
Jaime Jiménez PonsJuancho
Jaime CalpeToñito
Ismael Pérez 'Poncianito'Ismael Pérez 'Poncianito'Pirrín
Amanda del LlanoAmanda del LlanoElvira
Eduardo NoriegaEduardo NoriegaPaco
Gloria AlonsoGloria
Jorge PérezEl mono
Enrique GonzálezEl Sapo
Jorge Alzaga
Blanca MarroquínPancha
Enrique CarrilloPolicía (uncredited)
Alfonso CartiPolicía parque (uncredited)
Enrique de PeñaMesero (uncredited)
José EscaneroDoctor (uncredited)
Ángel InfanteÁngel InfanteChofer (uncredited)
Cecilia LegerCarcelera (uncredited)
Magda MonzónPuestera (uncredited)
Lupita MoránCantante (uncredited)

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