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El padrecito(1964)
Status: Released
Date: 1964-09-03
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162 Votes
Time: 2h 10m
Overview:
Young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jeronimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián. The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the people through humor, but firmly captures their hearts by saving the town fiesta by fighting a bull when the hired torero failed to show. Father Sebastián counsels the townspeople, lecturing them on their duties in a modern society. He used the collection plate to redistribute the town's wealth more evenly.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Mexico
ProductionCompanies:
POSA Films
Movie: El padrecito
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cantinflas
Padre Sebastián
Ángel Garasa
Padre Damían
Angelines Fernández
Sara
José Elías Moreno
Don Silvestre
Rosa María Vázquez
Susana
Rogelio Guerra
Marcos
Florencio Castelló
Don Nicanor
Jorge Russek
Matías
Arturo Castro 'Bigotón'
Nepomuceno
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Young priest Father Sebastián is assigned to a parish in San Jeronimo el Alto, where he is not welcomed by the community, particularly the resident priest Father Damián. The newcomer gradually earns the trust of the people through humor, but firmly captures their hearts by saving the town fiesta by fighting a bull when the hired torero failed to show. Father Sebastián counsels the townspeople, lecturing them on their duties in a modern society. He used the collection plate to redistribute the town's wealth more evenly.
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1964-09-03
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