El amor de mi bohío (1947)
Overview
El Amor de M Bohio, which translates to "The Love of My Hut" (or shack ) and it comes from the lyrics o a popular love ballad of the same name. It is Director Juan Orol's tale of a violent love triangle where two farm hands out to prove who is the most macho, and thereby win the affections of a woman. This tragic love story takes place on a tropical plantation located just outside of Havana, where its workers are housed in small, thatched-roof "bohios". The two rival suitors are driven by passion for the girl they both love, and soon engage in a series of challenges designed to help this young woman choose the right guy in the end. These competitions start out to include simple and benign activities at first, like dancing, singing and dueling guitars, or betting on the winning bird at a cock-fight, However, they soon escalate to more violent activities, like public brawls, and saber dueling, which set life changing events into motion for everyone.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 1.621 |
Directed By
Juan Orol
Crew
Juan Orol
Juan Orol
Antonio Rosado
Jesús Hernández
Juan José Marino
Ramón Rodríguez Granada
Manuel Santaella
Juan Orol
TOP CAST
Yadira Jiménez
Rosa Inés
José Pulido
Luis del Valle
Carlos Badías
Armando
Ramiro Gómez Kemp
Fonseca
Norma Mireya
Zoila
Juan Pulido
Don Antonio del Valle
Chel López
Miguel
Aurora Ruiz
Tomasa
Juan Orol
Pablo Mendizabal
Genaro de Alba
Man in dance
José Escanero
Cock fight spectator
Antonio Leo
Cock fight spectator
Kika Meyer
Cabaret Client
Félix Samper
Cabaret Client
Félix Samper
Cock fight spectator
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