Popi (1969)
Better to drown in the ocean than in the sewer.
Abraham, a Puerto Rican single parent with two boys, is becoming very worried about them living in their rundown neighborhood when one day he notices that escaping Cubans are lionized and given exceptional benefits. He schemes to have his sons washed ashore as Cuban immigrants to be adopted by rich Anglos.
- Date of release
- 1969-05-27
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Director
- Arthur Hiller
Casting
- Alan Arkin — Abraham
- Rita Moreno — Lupe
- Reuben Figueroa — Luis
- Miguel Alejandro — Junior
- Arny Freeman — Diaz
- Joan Tompkins — Miss Musto
- Anthony Holland — Pickett
- Louis Zorich — Penebaz
- Antonia Rey — Mrs. Cruz
- Victor Junquera — Man from Novitas
- Arnold Soboloff — Dr. Perl
- Arnold Soboloff — Dr. Perle
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