Esmeralda Comes by Night (1997)
"De noche vienes, Esmeralda" (original title)

Esmeralda is married with 5 husbands at the same time, so she has to explain to the judge why she has done this.

Director:

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo

Writers:

Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, Elena Poniatowska (story)

Stars:

María Rojo, Claudio Obregón, Martha Navarro

7 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
María Rojo	...	Esmeralda Loyden
Claudio Obregón	...	Víctor Solorio
Martha Navarro	...	Lucita
Antonio Crestani	...	Manuel García
Tito Vasconcelos	...	Yoga Instructor / Taxi Driver / Painter / Saleswoman / Mariachi / Hairdresser / Cyclist
Ernesto Laguardia	...	Pedro, accusing husband
Alberto Estrella	...	Jaime, Rocker Husband
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Rossellini, tenor husband
Roberto Cobo	...	Don Virginio, poet husband
Humberto Pineda	...	Jorge Luis, gay husband
Álvaro Guerrero	...	Carlos, sixth groom
Ignacio Retes	...	Don Gregorio, Esmeralda's father
Arturo Villaseñor	...	Armando, Jorge Luis' lover
Ana Ofelia Murguía	...	Doña Beatriz, Jorge Luis' mother
Víctor Carpinteiro	...	Roque, a journalist

Storyline

The story of Esmeralda (Rojo) a charming nurse accused of being an adulteress by Pedro (Laguardia), one of her five husbands. Always smiling, Esmeralda is lead to a police station, where judge Víctor Solorio (Obregón) interrogates her. The old angry man can't believe Esmeralda's claims of being in love with her five husbands.

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Plot Keywords:

male nudity | male frontal nudity | sex | female stockinged legs | gay | 

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Taglines:

5 bodas, 5 esposos, una mujer, ningún divorcio

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity and language

Details

Official Sites:

IMCIME Site

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

18 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Erhesai ti nyhta Esmeralda

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,104 (USA) (18 September 1998)

Gross:

$15,591 (USA) (2 October 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esmeralda Producciones, Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A., Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

User Reviews

How About an American Remake?

I loved this movie. Maria Rojo as Esmeralda is delightfully sweet, and absolutely beautiful. The humor is top-notch; I especially liked how the inspector and others in the police station appeared in the scenes as Esmeralda was describing them.

Esmeralda is light, sweet, beautiful and funny, and she totally fills the movie with those qualities.

I highly recommend this movie.