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The King of the Neighborhood

Original title: El rey del barrio
  • 19501950
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
466
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The King of the Neighborhood (1950)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
A small-time con artist gets more for what he bargained for when one of his would-be victims falls in love with him.A small-time con artist gets more for what he bargained for when one of his would-be victims falls in love with him.A small-time con artist gets more for what he bargained for when one of his would-be victims falls in love with him.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
466
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  • Director
    • Gilberto Martínez Solares
  • Writers
    • Juan García
    • Gilberto Martínez Solares
  • Stars
    • Germán Valdés
    • Silvia Pinal
    • Marcelo Chávez
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  • Director
    • Gilberto Martínez Solares
  • Writers
    • Juan García
    • Gilberto Martínez Solares
  • Stars
    • Germán Valdés
    • Silvia Pinal
    • Marcelo Chávez
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    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ismael Larumbe and Germán Valdés in The King of the Neighborhood (1950)
    Famie Kaufman and Germán Valdés in The King of the Neighborhood (1950)
    Silvia Pinal and Germán Valdés in The King of the Neighborhood (1950)
    Tongolele in The King of the Neighborhood (1950)
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    Germán Valdés
    Germán Valdés
    • Tin Tan
    Silvia Pinal
    Silvia Pinal
    • Carmelita
    Marcelo Chávez
    • Policía
    • (as Marcelo)
    Famie Kaufman
    • La Nena
    Juan García
    Juan García
    • El Peralvillo
    Joaquín García Vargas
    • Borolas
    • (as Borolas)
    Ramón Valdés
    Ramón Valdés
    • El Norteño
    José Ortega
    • El Sapo
    Ismael Pérez
    • Pepito
    Alejandro Cobo
    • Antonio
    José Jasso
    • Invitado fiesta de Pepito
    Alicia Tellez Girón
    Alfonso Iglesias Padre
    • Don Jacinto
    • (as Pompín Iglesias)
    Eugenia Galindo
    Eugenia Galindo
    • Tía de Carmelita
    Carmen Cipriani
    Elvira Lodi
    • Virginia Pérez viuda de López
    Lupe del Castillo
    • Doña Remedios
    • (as Guadalupe del Castillo)
    Jaime Calpe
    • Felipito
    • Director
      • Gilberto Martínez Solares
    • Writers
      • Juan García
      • Gilberto Martínez Solares
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      This movie is considered for many critics one of the top five comedies in the Spanish language. The others are Los Tres Huastecos, Escuela de Vagabundos, Ahí Está el Detalle and El Gendarme Desconocido.

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    10/10
    King Tin Tan at His Best
    Tin Tan was the real king of Mexican comedy, a performer loved by all Latin American audiences: he sang and danced, and was a very funny, irreverent and sexy pothead, ready to party. In this movie he is the leader of an inept band of thieves, a sort of Robin Hood who helps people in a poor neighborhood in México City. He does everything to steal, even pretending to teach rich Vitola how to sing opera. His love interest is lovely Silvia Pinal, before her Buñuelian films; Marcelo, Borolas and Tun Tun, provide laughs, while Tongolele adds a bit of exotic dancing.
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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1950 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • El rey del barrio
    • Production company
      • AS Films S.A.
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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