El bolero de Raquel
Oct 09 1957
•2h 41m
•Comedy
The film tells an episode of the life of a kindly hearted bootblack who becomes accidentally the tutor of an orphan but nevertheless spends all his time and effort for the sake of the boy.
Cast
See allCantinflas
Bolero
Paquito Fernández
Chavita
Manola Saavedra
Raquel
Flor Silvestre
Leonor
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