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Nosotros Los Pobres

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Writer/Director Ismael Rodriguez makes this dedication at the start of this 1948 classic film: "A todas estas gentes sencillas y buenas, cuyo unico pecado es el haber nacido pobres...va mi esfuerzo", and he gives us a story about people caught in the grip of poverty, when their luck goes from bad to worse.

Beautifully photographed in sepia tones in what looks like a soundstage, it stars the wonderful Pedro Infante, and his exquisite interpretation of "Amorcito Corazon" is one of the film's highlights.
A face that will be familiar to U.S. audiences is a young and attractive Katy Jurado, in one of the supporting roles as "La que se levanta tarde".

The plot consists of one calamity after another, but it has humor as well. The two tipsy women, La Tostada and La Guayaba, are hilarious, and it has many light moments and musical numbers.
Though the film might have weaknesses, it has charm and tenderness, and it makes a tremendous impact...it's not a film you're going to forget.
Its parting words, written on the back of a truck, are "se sufre...¡ pero se aprende !" ("one suffers, but one learns !"). The story is about suffering, but it's also about courage and love.

Another Rodriguez/Infante film not to be missed is "Los Tres Garcias", which is a comic masterpiece, and one of my very favorite films.

While western cinema has been gifted with wonderfull epics such as "The Godfather" and recent epics such as the "Lord of the Rings", often foreign films, though usually just as wonderfull, seem to come in singles. It's very rare to find a trilogy of epic proportions outside of the United States, but if there was ever a series of movies by any Mexican directory that can most definately be classified as an Epic, it's the trilogy of "Pepe el Toro" (Pepe the Bull).

Starring the late, great, Mexican actor/musician and songwriter, Pedro Infante, this trilogy tells the tale of a young Mexican boxer that went from rags to ritches and back to rags. This is not your typical cookie-cutter, rags to ritches and back story however, moreso, this is a sublime Shakesperean tragedy that reflects the apogee of Mexican cinema.

"Nosotros los Pobres", "Ustedes los Ricos", and "Pepe el Toro", is one of the finest trilogy of movies ever filmed, and no one, who considers themself a movie buff, should miss it. In true epic fashion, this movie will send you on a rollercoaster of emotions. It will bring you to tears and fill you full of joy, and make you profoundly think about those things in life we take for granted. It has romance, comedy, action, and drama, plenty of gripping, heart pounding drama.

Don't miss this gem.

All i can say is oh my god this is the best set of movies i have ever seen and ive been looking all over for this movie and its sequal all over the place.I wish that they would put these movies on dvd!I would be the first one to order one for the people who dont understand spanish i feel sorry for you to not be able to see what a real movie is like. i mean not to know what it is not to be able to apreaciate real cinema like this is a true crime if you see this movie you must see the sequal i highly recommend it im sorry i could only give it 5 stars it deserves 50,000,000 stars.

Más allá del enorme talento de Pedro Infante como cantante, esta película --que al lado de "Ustedes los Ricos" y "Pepe el Toro" forma una extraordinaria trilogía de la pobreza y la nobleza-- es una muestra de su asombrosa calidad interpretativa en tanto actor. He visto al menos dos personas (que no entendían ni una palabra en Español), llorar como Magdalenas al ver a Pedro Infante sortear desgracia tras desgracia en las tres cintas; a mi me conmueven varias escenas a pesar de que las conozco de memoria. Quienes la han visto, las volverán a ver y no se aburrirán; las nuevas generaciones descubrirán a uno de los más grandes actores populares de México y, les aseguro, no se decepcionarán.
Definitivamente, hay que tenerlas: cinco estrellas, facil.

The critics of the mexican cinema always forget the great contribution that director Ismael Rodriguez has made to movies. This film has a great human touch, focusing on a small number of people and their aily problems. The lighting is GREAT, and the performances make this old mmovie a touching experience and a great time watching great film making by one of the most underrated of mexican director. If you can watch the sequels, wich are just as good.

I must say i just recently became a Pedro Infante fan, especially after seeing this movie. This is one of the best mexican movies I have ever seen and one of Pedro's best films. Pedro was a tremendous actor and I could see why he was and is so loved. I loved the sequels to it also. a real tearjerker. Pedro Infante still #1...

THIS MOVIE DESERVES TO BE IN THE MOVIE BOARD ALL TIMES FOR THE NEW YOUNG GENERATION, BEAUTILFUL STORIE, GREAT SCRIPT, GREAT PHOTO SHOTS, BRILLIANT PHILMOGRAPY, BEST DIRECTOR HIGEST QUALITY FILM FIVE STAR CLASS, PEDRO INFANTE IS TERRIFIC FROM RAG TO RICHEST; I WAS A KID WHEN I SAW THIS MOVIE IN MY GRANDMAS HOUSE IN THE SUMMER TIME, AND IT WAS OLDER THAN MY GRANDMAS .. BLACK AND WHITE MOVIES CAPT MY ATENTION I REMEMBER CRY , AND CRY WHEN THE STORIE WAS HITING THE DEEPEST ME.. WHAT A LOVE STORIE, I WONT TELL DETAILS CUZ IS A MUST SEE MOVIE OF ALL BEST MEXICAN FILMS CLASSICS TIME... 3 THUMPS WAY UP ! ALL PEDROS INFANTE , "PEPE EL TORO", NOSOTROS LOS POBRES", USTEDES LOS RICOS", TIZOC", KEEP EYES ON "LA TOSTADA Y LA GUAYAVA" TWO TIPSY WOMEN YOU WILL LAUGHFT AND FALL FROM YOUR SIT! PEDRO YOU RE THE BEST! FIVE STARS FILM*****

This is a great classic mexican movie. Even if you do not understand spanish you will be able to appreciate real acting and singing! Pedro Infante was the BEST!

A masterpiece! Pedro Infante's performance is absolutely remarkable. I've watched this movie over and over, and I cry every time. A must see movie, but make sure you have kleenex handy.

Nosotros Los Pobres(1947, We The Poor)is a classic from director Ismael Rodriguez. Pepe El Toro(Pedro Infante)is framed for murder and thrown in jail! Pepe's "daughter" Chachita(Evita Munoz)and his paralytic mother have to try and survive without him. NLP is corny and soap opera-ish at times, but it's engaging, filled with colorful characters, and it has some heart and soul. I am amazed at how Rodriguez got some gruesome violence past the censors(Don Pilar brutally attacks Pepe's defenseless mother, a man gets stabbed in the eye, etc). The first time I saw Evita Munoz, she played a greedy, obese, fat woman in a funny, side-splitting India Maria movie from the 1980's. In NLP, she looked so cute and adorable as a child. She also did a good job in a demanding role. The late Blanca Estela Pavon looked so lovely and angelic in this film as Celia, Pepe's love interest. The film also does a nice job treating its female characters as human beings. Nosotros Los Pobres is followed by Ustedes Los Ricos(1948) and Pepe El Toro(1953).