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A Family Like Many Others
A Family Like Many Others

A Family Like Many Others

Genres

Drama

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The dynamics of a typical middle-class family are shaken up after the introduction of an enthusiastic door-to-door vacuum salesman.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

11 March 1949

Country

Mexico

Cast

Fernando Soler

Fernando Soler

Rodrigo Cataño

David Silva

David Silva

Roberto Del Hierro

Martha Roth

Martha Roth

Maru Cataño

Eugenia Galindo

Eugenia Galindo

Doña Gracia Cataño

Felipe de Alba

Felipe de Alba

Héctor Cataño

Isabel del Puerto

Isabel del Puerto

Estela Cataño

Alma Delia Fuentes

Alma Delia Fuentes

Lupita Cataño

Carlos Riquelme

Carlos Riquelme

Ricardo

Enriqueta Reza

Enriqueta Reza

Guadalupe - sirvienta

Nora Veryán

Nora Veryán

Pilar - novia de Héctor

Manuel de la Vega

Manuel de la Vega

Leopoldo

Daniel Arroyo

Daniel Arroyo

Invitado a boda (uncredited)

Conchita Gentil Arcos

Conchita Gentil Arcos

Doña Jovita, invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

María Gentil Arcos

María Gentil Arcos

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

Velia Lupercio

Velia Lupercio

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

Concepción Martínez

Concepción Martínez

Invitada a fiesta (uncredited)

Ignacio Peón

Ignacio Peón

Sr. Ordorica, invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

Joaquín Roche

Joaquín Roche

Invitado a fiesta (uncredited)

Maruja Grifell

Maruja Grifell

Madre de Roberto (uncredited)

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos

Anunciador en fiesta (uncredited)

Álvaro Matute

Álvaro Matute

Padrino de la boda (uncredited)

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