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A Place Close to Heaven
A Place Close to Heaven

A Place Close to Heaven

Genres

Drama

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On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again. With so much poverty and despair Pedro believes that his only way out is suicide.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

8.212/10

Release Date

22 August 1952

Country

Mexico

Cast

Pedro Infante

Pedro Infante

Pedro González

Marga López

Marga López

Margarita

Andrés Soler

Andrés Soler

Chema Pérez

Antonio Aguilar

Antonio Aguilar

Catrín

Silvia Pinal

Silvia Pinal

Sonia Iliana

Luis Aceves Castañeda

Luis Aceves Castañeda

Martín Araujo

Arturo Soto Rangel

Arturo Soto Rangel

Don Tenen

Diana Ochoa

Diana Ochoa

Supervisora de oficina

Juan Orraca

Juan Orraca

Don Antonio

Mercedes Soler

Mercedes Soler

Enfermera

Joaquín García Vargas

Joaquín García Vargas

Borracho

Gregorio Acosta

Gregorio Acosta

Hombre que golpea a Pedro (uncredited)

Julio Ahuet

Julio Ahuet

Policía (uncredited)

Arturo Martínez

Arturo Martínez

Policía (uncredited)

José Muñoz

José Muñoz

Policía (uncredited)

Josefina Burgos

Josefina Burgos

Empleada de oficina (uncredited)

Estela Matute

Estela Matute

Empleada de oficina (uncredited)

María Gentil Arcos

María Gentil Arcos

Empleada despedida (uncredited)

Lupe Carriles

Lupe Carriles

Doña Eulalia (uncredited)

Pedro de Aguillón

Pedro de Aguillón

Repartidor (uncredited)

Pepe Hernández

Pepe Hernández

Repartidor (uncredited)

Enedina Díaz de León

Enedina Díaz de León

Vecina (uncredited)

Elodia Hernández

Elodia Hernández

Vecina (uncredited)

Leonor Gómez

Leonor Gómez

Bailarina callejera (uncredited)

Isabel Herrera

Isabel Herrera

Espectadora (uncredited)

Luis Mussot hijo

Luis Mussot hijo

Espectador joven en cine (uncredited)

Carlos Robles Gil

Carlos Robles Gil

Espectador en cine (uncredited)

Félix Samper

Félix Samper

Espectador anciano en cine (uncredited)

Rubén Márquez

Rubén Márquez

Hombre en cantina (uncredited)

Jorge Treviño

Jorge Treviño

Tendero (uncredited)

Hernán Vera

Hernán Vera

Tortero (uncredited)

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