Pobre, pero honrada
7.4
Beloved Mexican screen star La India Maria portrays a poor but honorable woman who causes a stir around town when she decides to become a witch doctor in this classic comedy from director Fernando Cortes. When the real medical practitioner in town discovers that there's a new shaman around, the comic trouble that follows is sure to keep viewers in stitches.
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Cast
23 people
María Elena Velasco
Maria
Known for
Wild at Heart
Fernando Soler
Don Abundio
Known for
The Black Sheep
Susana
Adalberto Rodríguez Machuchal
Lencho
Also in
Millonario a go-go
Eva, ¿Qué hace ese hombre en tu cama?
Norma Lazareno
Marcela
Known for
Hasta que el dinero nos separe
Distilling Love
Ángel Garasa
Padre Bonifacio
Known for
The Little Priest
Fly Away, Young Man!
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'
Chimino
Known for
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Viva Maria!
Raúl Meraz
Autoridad del pueblo
Known for
Cemetery of Terror
Héctor Herrera
Cómplice de Lencho
Known for
Snow White and Her 7 Lovers
Julián de Meriche
Doctor Ortíz
Known for
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
Elena Contla
Doña Juanita
Also in
Soledad
La hermana impura
Alicia del Lago
Pueblerina
Known for
Tizoc
El Norte
Armando Arriola
Don Paco
Known for
Santa Claus
The Poulterer Hawk
Fernando Cortés Director · Fernando Galiana Screenplay Julio Porter Story
First release November 1, 1973 · Produced in Mexico
Production
Diana Films
Production
Mexico
Produced in
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · November 1, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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