Movie basic details
Current status - Released
Total runtime - 88 mins.
Release date - 01-11-1973
Release year - 1973
Genres - Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Overall ratings and scores for Pobre, pero honrada!:
Happiness Score - 5.4/10, World Popularity Score - 0.628/100, IMDB Score - 7.1, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 7.1/10, .
Pobre, pero honrada! movie has Total Global Votes - 6, Total IMD Votes - 45
Pobre, pero honrada! Movie Introduction: Movie Pobre, pero honrada!, release year 1973 is written by Fernando Cortés, Fernando Galiana, Julio Porter and directed by Fernando Cortés. The leading star-cast in this movie are María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler, Adalberto Rodriguez along with the other stars and crew members.
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Movie story-line: Beloved Mexican screen star La India Maria portrays a poor but honorable woman who causes a stir around town when she decides to become a witch doctor in this classic comedy from director Fernando Cortes. When the real medical practitioner in town discovers that there's a new shaman around, the comic trouble that follows is sure to keep viewers in stitches. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Movie synopsis: 'Pobre, pero Honrada!'(1973) is a dated, yet fun and entertaining film starring comedienne Maria Elena Velasco, alias 'La India Maria'. I still enjoyed the film despite the esoteric humor and the fact that I can't speak Spanish fluently. In her films, she usually portrays a humble, noble, sympathetic woman who tries to co-exist with pretentious people, big-wigs, con-artists, foreigners, etc. My family, mostly Mexican-Americans, used to watch her films as we lived in the U.S. for many decades. La India Maria's films almost always bring a smile to my face. In 'Pobre, pero Honrada', Maria sells spring water with enigmatic healing qualities, but some people, including two con-artists, want to tarnish her reputation because they think her claim that the spring water is "magical" is illegitimate and bogus. Also, some people want to see if the water is really "magical" so they can take it away from Maria and capitalize on it. As if things weren't stressful enough, Maria passes out while she cleans inside a church and she has to have an minor operation involving her appendix, or something. Around the same time, a rich man's daughter asks her father to help get rid of her illegitimate child: the tycoon and a surgeon try to make La India Maria believe that the baby is hers. Maria, being a very humble, chaste, simple-minded woman , assumes that she's a modern-day(for the 1970's)"Virgin Mary". When the authorities try to take Maria's baby away and some people continue to exploit her, she flees from her hometown with the baby and her mule in tow. Will Maria's luck turn around?Aside from the serious-sounding plot, 'Pobre, pero Honrada' is a good, light-hearted film. A priest(played by Angel Garasa), is willing to tell the authorities that he's the father of the baby(he's telling a "white lie", of course) so the baby won't be put in an orphanage. There's room for lots of ironic humor in 'Pobre, pero Honrada'. Maria carjacks a jeep that belongs to two con-artists when she tries to get away from the authorities(she drives surprisingly well for someone with no driver training!). This was a nicely staged action scene, but thankfully, 'Pobre...' doesn't forget it's a comedy. I love that bit where Maria pulls off the road and she can still see cop cars and helicopters that are "chasing her", but they're actually chasing nothing! In Spanish, Maria yells out, "I AM RIGHT HERE!" That scene cracks me up every time. I saw this film on a grey-market VHS tape that my sister bought at a flea market; it was shown in pan-and-scan with muddy video and audio. It was watchable, nonetheless. A definitive home video version of 'Pobre...pero Honrada' should be released one day. Recommended.
Highlights - Pobre, pero honrada! (1973)
Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - Diana Films S.A.
Produced in - Mexico
Available languages - Spanish (Español),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - N/A
Certificate(s) -
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Pobre, pero honrada! (1973)
Lead Actors - María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler, Adalberto Rodriguez
Writer(s) - Fernando Cortés, Fernando Galiana, Julio Porter
Director(s) - Fernando Cortés
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Release date of Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) is 01-11-1973.
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Total runtime of Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) in minutes is 88 min.
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The budget consumed to produce Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) movie is around $0.00.
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Worldwide pupularity of Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) movie is 0.628%.
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Production company of film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) is/are Diana Films, S.A., .
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Film production country for the film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) is Mexico, .
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Film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) is produced in Spanish (Español), language(s).
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Movie Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) is categorized under Comedy, Drama, Family genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973)?
Lead actors of the film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) are María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler, Adalberto Rodriguez.
Who is the writer of the film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973)?
The writer(s) of the film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) is/are Fernando Cortés, Fernando Galiana, Julio Porter.
Who is the director of the film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973)?
The director(s) of the film Pobre, pero honrada! (1973) is/are Fernando Cortés.
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Full plot of movie Pobre, pero honrada! (1973): 'Pobre, pero Honrada!'(1973) is a dated, yet fun and entertaining film starring comedienne Maria Elena Velasco, alias 'La India Maria'. I still enjoyed the film despite the esoteric humor and the fact that I can't speak Spanish fluently. In her films, she usually portrays a humble, noble, sympathetic woman who tries to co-exist with pretentious people, big-wigs, con-artists, foreigners, etc. My family, mostly Mexican-Americans, used to watch her films as we lived in the U.S. for many decades. La India Maria's films almost always bring a smile to my face. In 'Pobre, pero Honrada', Maria sells spring water with enigmatic healing qualities, but some people, including two con-artists, want to tarnish her reputation because they think her claim that the spring water is "magical" is illegitimate and bogus. Also, some people want to see if the water is really "magical" so they can take it away from Maria and capitalize on it. As if things weren't stressful enough, Maria passes out while she cleans inside a church and she has to have an minor operation involving her appendix, or something. Around the same time, a rich man's daughter asks her father to help get rid of her illegitimate child: the tycoon and a surgeon try to make La India Maria believe that the baby is hers. Maria, being a very humble, chaste, simple-minded woman , assumes that she's a modern-day(for the 1970's)"Virgin Mary". When the authorities try to take Maria's baby away and some people continue to exploit her, she flees from her hometown with the baby and her mule in tow. Will Maria's luck turn around?Aside from the serious-sounding plot, 'Pobre, pero Honrada' is a good, light-hearted film. A priest(played by Angel Garasa), is willing to tell the authorities that he's the father of the baby(he's telling a "white lie", of course) so the baby won't be put in an orphanage. There's room for lots of ironic humor in 'Pobre, pero Honrada'. Maria carjacks a jeep that belongs to two con-artists when she tries to get away from the authorities(she drives surprisingly well for someone with no driver training!). This was a nicely staged action scene, but thankfully, 'Pobre...' doesn't forget it's a comedy. I love that bit where Maria pulls off the road and she can still see cop cars and helicopters that are "chasing her", but they're actually chasing nothing! In Spanish, Maria yells out, "I AM RIGHT HERE!" That scene cracks me up every time. I saw this film on a grey-market VHS tape that my sister bought at a flea market; it was shown in pan-and-scan with muddy video and audio. It was watchable, nonetheless. A definitive home video version of 'Pobre...pero Honrada' should be released one day. Recommended..
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List of full Starcast and crew members of Pobre, pero honrada! (1973)
Full Starcast:
Name: María Elena Velasco
Character: Maria
Name: Adalberto Rodríguez Machuchal
Character:
Name: Fernando Soler
Character: Don Abundio
Name: Alfonso Zayas
Character: Borracho
Name: Julián de Meriche
Character: Doctor Villegas
Crew Members:
Name: Fernando Galiana
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: Xavier Cruz
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography
Name: Fernando Durán Rojas
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director
Name: Sergio Soto
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor
Name: Fernando Cortés
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director
Name: Fernando Cortés
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: Julio Porter
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: Fernando de Fuentes Jr.
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: Gustavo Pimentel
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer
Name: María Eugenia Luna
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup Artist
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