The Soft One
6.9
Charming but unreliable, Roberto has earned his nickname "El Suavecito" through his constant flirtations and the easy way he moves through life, even when it causes pain to his devoted aging mother and his beautiful neighbor Lupita, who resists his overtures in the hopes he can learn to settle down and behave. When Lupita gains a steady and honest suitor in Carlos, El Suavecito can't resist trying to foul his chances with the help of the unscrupulous gambler "El Nene"--but it all goes badly wrong. This neglected noir asks whether a morally impoverished gangster is capable of redemption.
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Víctor Parra
Roberto Ramírez "El Suavecito"
Also in
Four Against the World
Untouched
Aurora Segura
Lupita Soto
Known for
Full Spead Ahead
Carlos Savage
Raúl de Anda
Also in
El charro Negro
Bajo el cielo de Sonora
Gabriel Ramírez Osante
Also in
El misterio del carro express
Fernando Méndez
Dagoberto Rodríguez
Carlos Martinez
Also in
The Rider of the Skulls
Los perturbados
Gustavo César Carrión
Jacqueline Evans
Gringa
Known for
Volunteers
The Bravados
Manuel Gómez Urquiza
María Amelia de Torres
Doña Chole
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Francisco Alcayde
Fernando Méndez Director · Gabriel Ramírez Osante Writer Carlos Savage Editor
First release August 3, 1951 · Produced in Mexico · Original title El Suavecito
Production
Cinematográfica Intercontinental
Production
Mexico
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Original title
El Suavecito
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · August 3, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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