Popi
6.6
“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.
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Cast
13 people
Alan Arkin
Abraham
Known for
Argo
Gattaca
Rita Moreno
Lupe
Known for
Oz
Maya and the Three
Reuben Figueroa
Luis
Also in
Santiago's Ark
Who Says I Can't Ride a Rainbow!
Miguel Alejandro
Junior
Known for
The Last Valley
Arny Freeman
Diaz
Known for
The Brain That Wouldn't Die
Joan Tompkins
Miss Musto
Also in
The Awakening Land
Sam Benedict
Anthony Holland
Pickett
Known for
Klute
All That Jazz
Louis Zorich
Penebaz
Known for
Mad About You
Detachment
Antonia Rey
Mrs. Cruz
Known for
Only You
Hair
Victor Junquera
Man from Novitas
Arnold Soboloff
Dr. Perl / Dr. Perle
Known for
Silent Movie
Nickelodeon
Barbara Dana
Receptionist
Known for
The In-Laws
Arthur Hiller Director · Tina Pine Writer Lester Pine Writer
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $2M · United States release May 27, 1969
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Herbert B. Leonard Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 27, 1969
Theatrical
Austria
December 24, 1970 · Theatrical
Germany
July 16, 1970 · Theatrical
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