One Who's Been a Sailor

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1951 / 87min.

Rating7

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Synopsis

Two shoeshine girls and a newspaper vendor survive in the Mapocho neighborhood of Santiago. While looking for better luck, Maruja becomes involved with a businessman who helps her become a famous singer. Meanwhile, the two shoeshine boys happen to come across some money from a bank robbery, changing their luck.

Directors

José Bohr

Actors

Hilda Sour

Eugenio Retes

Arturo Gatica

Eva González

Rolando Caicedo

Arturo Gonzálvez

Elena Moreno

Jorge Sallorenzo

Alberto Méndez

Eduardo Navedo

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