Pura vida (1956)
Hapless Melquiades arrives in the city and embarrasses his relatives.
- Date of release
- 1956-01-29
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Gilberto Martínez Solares
Casting
- Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo' — Melquiades
- Carmelita González — Lucía
- Maricruz Olivier — Esperanza
- Ramón Valdés — Caimán (uncredited)
Interesting facts
¡Pura vida!, is a 1956 Mexican romantic comedy film written and directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares, and starring Antonio Espino «Clavillazo», Carmelita González and Maricruz Olivier, with the special participacion of the singer and actor José Alfredo Jiménez. This film is notable for popularizing the phrase pura vida, particularly in Costa Rica.
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