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El imperio de la fortuna (1986)
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28 November 1986 (USA) morePlot:
A very poor and handicaped man, lives in a small town in Mexico with his mother. He works announcing things along the town ("The priest lost his cow... more | add synopsisAwards:
11 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
Epic story of the struggle to appreciate good things of life. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ernesto Gómez Cruz | ... | Dionisio Pinzón | |
| Blanca Guerra | ... | La Caponera | |
| Alejandro Parodi | ... | Lorenzo Benavides | |
| Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez | ... | La Pinzona | |
| Socorro Avelar | ... | Madre de Dionisio | |
| Juan Antonio Llanes | ... | Cura de San Miguel | |
| Carlos Cardán | ... | Don Isabel | |
| Loló Navarro | ... | Doña Iris | |
| Edmundo Barahona | ... | Merenguero | |
| Raymundo Gómez Cruz | ... | Quitamantas | |
| María Barber | ... | Monja | |
| Jorge Fegán | ... | Juez Veedor | |
| Alfonso Godínez | ... | Amarrador | |
| Emilio Ebergenyi | ... | Padrino | |
| José Ruvinskis | ... | Padrino |
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Spain:130 min | USA:130 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Tlaxcala, MexicoFun Stuff
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A very poor, crippled man barely ekes out a living while his mother attempts to care for him. He is given a crippled cock to eat, but nurses it to health and some success in fighting. He rejects the offer of a professional gambler to win illegally. The gambler defeats him and then becomes his mentor in cock fighting and cards. A Mexican Ava Gardner sings in the settings where he is and lives with the gambler. Eventually she leaves the gambler, taking his luck to the poor man who then is vary successful materially, but never emotionally. One dramatic sexual scene and later a more degraded one. A daughter from infancy until early adulthood. A primitive life well portrayed. A story to see repeatedly.