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Esmeralda Comes by Night

Esmeralda Comes by Night

One bride, five grooms, a lot of explaining.

1997•1h 43m•4.9/10
Comedy

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4.9/10(10)

The husbands of a charismatic nurse devise a plan to free her from prison when she is arrested for being a polygamist.

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Production

Esmeralda Producciones, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Estudios Churubusco Azteca

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

María Rojo

María Rojo

Esmeralda Loyden

Claudio Obregón

Claudio Obregón

Víctor Solorio

Martha Navarro

Martha Navarro

Lucita

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Rossellini, tenor husband

Ernesto Laguardia

Ernesto Laguardia

Pedro, Accusing Husband

Roberto Cobo

Roberto Cobo

Don Virginio, poet husband

Humberto Pineda

Jorge Luis, gay husband

Alberto Estrella

Alberto Estrella

Jaime, Rocker Husband

Álvaro Guerrero

Álvaro Guerrero

Carlos, sixth groom

Antonio Crestani

Manuel García

Ignacio Retes

Ignacio Retes

Don Gregorio, Esmeralda's father

Tito Vasconcelos

Tito Vasconcelos

Yoga Instructor / Taxi Driver / Painter / Saleswoman / Mariachi / Hairdresser / Cyclist

Arturo Villaseñor

Armando, Jorge Luis' lover

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Doña Beatriz, Jorge Luis' mother

Víctor Carpinteiro

Roque, a journalist

Humberto Yañez

Arresting officer

Andrés Almeida

Andrés Almeida

Punk

Farnesio de Bernal

Farnesio de Bernal

Priest in Church

Max Kerlow

Max Kerlow

Priest in hospital

Fernando Manzano

Fernando Manzano

Pérez, an employee

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