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Benjamín's Wife
Benjamín's Wife

Benjamín's Wife

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Benjamin is an old bachelor who lives with his sister. One day he falls in love with the young Natividad. Seeing that the love letter strategy doesn't work with the girl, Benjamín decides to kidnap her.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

02 January 1991

Country

Mexico

Cast

Malena Doria

Malena Doria

Micaela

Juan Carlos Colombo

Juan Carlos Colombo

Paulino

Eduardo Palomo

Eduardo Palomo

Leandro

Arcelia Ramírez

Arcelia Ramírez

Natividad

Eduardo López Rojas

Eduardo López Rojas

Benjamín

Ana Bertha Espín

Ana Bertha Espín

Cristina

Farnesio de Bernal

Farnesio de Bernal

Román

Rubén Márquez

Rubén Márquez

Galdino

Enrique Gardiel

Enrique Gardiel

Eustasio

Luis Ignacio Erazo

Luis Ignacio Erazo

Nemesio

María Elena García

María Elena García

Clienta

Chispita Veracruzana

Chispita Veracruzana

Borrachita

Vivian Cruz

Vivian Cruz

Muchacha

Pueblo López Ibarra

Pueblo López Ibarra

Niño 1

José Luis Salazar

José Luis Salazar

Niño 2

Ignacio Ortiz

Ignacio Ortiz

Viejito

Jorge Gutiérrez

Jorge Gutiérrez

Niño 3

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