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The Great Madcap
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Wikipedia article
'El Gran Calavera' ( 'The Great Madcap') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Luis Buuel. The plot concerns a family patriarch who fakes losing all his wealth to end his family's self-indulgent ways.
Plot
Everyone takes advantage of Ramiro de la Mata (Fernando Soler), a funny drunkard and rich widower. His daughter Virginia (Rosario Granados), and his son Eduardo (Gustavo Rojo), as well as his lazy brother Ladislao (Andrs Soler), and his sister in law Milagros (Maruja Grifell), all do nothing while living at Ramiro's expense. Gregorio (Francisco Jambrina), his other brother tries to help him by making everyone believe that Ramiro is financially ruined, forcing the family to look for jobs of their own.
Cast
See also
* 'Nosotros los Nobles', a 2013 Mexican film that reuses the plot.
References
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