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  • Smiles of the City (1962)
  • 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Smiles of the City (1962)
104 min | Comedy, Drama

The underside of Mexico City: street performers, factory workers, a drunk, an old man with civic pride, a pickpocket, and others live and interact in a shantytown near the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Techo, the old man, longs to ...See moreThe underside of Mexico City: street performers, factory workers, a drunk, an old man with civic pride, a pickpocket, and others live and interact in a shantytown near the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Techo, the old man, longs to reconnect to his abandoned son; Beto, the robust son, is in love with Lita, but not married to her although she's pregnant. Government authorities see the shantytown residents as lazy and immoral; the residents celebrate their own love of family, communal spirit, and life's possibilities. Can responsibility also win out? Written by See less
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Director
Writers
Pancho Córdova (story and adaptation) (as Francisco Cordova) | Gilberto Gazcón (adaptation) | Jesús Marín (collaboration)
Producer
Composer
Gustavo César Carrión (as Gustavo Cesar Carreon)
Cinematographer
Editor
Production Designer
Salvador Lozano Mena (as Salvador Lozano)
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Updated Nov 2, 1962

Release date
1964 (United States)
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25 cast members
Name Known for
José Elías Moreno
Don Tencho Don Tencho   See fewer
Adalberto Martínez
Actor (as Adalberto Martinez 'Resortes') Actor (as Adalberto Martinez 'Resortes')   See fewer
Fanny Schiller
Doña Bertha Doña Bertha   See fewer
Aarón Hernán
Ruperto Ruperto   See fewer
Valentín Trujillo
El pipirrin El pipirrin   See fewer
Pancho Córdova
Colocho Colocho   See fewer
Félix González
Comandante Comandante   See fewer
Pascual García Peña
Don Maurilio Don Maurilio   See fewer
Rosa Lilia Fuentes
Rosita (as Rosa Lilia Fuentes niña) Rosita (as Rosa Lilia Fuentes niña)   See fewer
Inés Murillo
Doña Zoila Doña Zoila   See fewer
José Carlos Méndez
El papelerito (as Carlos Méndez niño) El papelerito (as Carlos Méndez niño)   See fewer
Burdette Zea
Turista gringa Turista gringa   See fewer
Dagoberto Rodríguez
Licenciado Licenciado   See fewer
Carlos López Moctezuma
Jefe de Leticia Jefe de Leticia   See fewer
Magdaleno Barba
Vecino (uncredited) Vecino (uncredited)   See fewer
Jesús Gómez
Policía (uncredited) Policía (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonor Gómez
Vecina (uncredited) Vecina (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlos Hennings
Turista (uncredited) Turista (uncredited)   See fewer
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