Mas Vale Pajaro en Mano (1985)
Directed by Jesús Fragoso Montoya
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Crime Comedy |
Run Time - 87 min. |
Countries - Mexico, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
"Lalo el Mimo" or Eduardo de la Peña stars in this unusual comedy as a lottery ticket winner. Instead of investing in stocks or huge houses, Rafael Lara (the character el Mimo plays) has set up four of his friends in auto repair businesses. In addition to that, though, he has a fondness for the ladies, and can't seem to stop marrying them. Before long, he has four wives and four separate (and very elegant) homes for them. Eventually the authorities get wind of these illegal goings on (one wife per customer, please) and put him in jail. However, he has fulfilled the secret dreams of many of those who put him in jail, and he is much admired by them.
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con/scam, lottery, womanizer