Country: Angola
Year: 1948
Duration: 115'


The happygolucky Gregorio, a bus driver, wounds a passenger with whom he has had an argument. The president and secretary general of the company have to let him out on ball. But Gregorio, makes another mistake he makes a detour with the bus in order to take Cholita, a maid, home. Owing to the fact that Cholita works for Langarica, president of a rival company, Gregorio is suspended from work. What is more, Langarica makes sure that a demonstration blocks the bus of his own line while unwittingly Cholita makes it appear that he is an enemy of his own company. Gregory freed from prison with a fine paid by his company, now works as a garbage truck driver and tries to vindicate Langarica's arrogance who has taken away the licence of his rival company. Everything is cleared up in a meeting called by Gregorio's company. Back in his old job, Gregorio marries the maid. Even his friend, the ticket collector who stayed by him during his trials, marries a nice girl.

Biography

film director

Alejandro Calindo

Cast

& Credits

Regia, soggetto e sceneggiatura: Alejandro Galindo.
Director of photography: José Ortiz Ramos.
Art director: Gunther Gerszo.
Editor: Fernando Martínez.
Music: Raúl Lavista.
Sound: Jesús González Gancy, Javier Mateos.
Cast and characters: David Silva (Gregorio del Prado), Fernando Soto Mantequilla (Constantino Reyes Almanza, Regalito), Olga Jiménez (Cholita), Víctor Parra (Manuel Largo Langarica), Delia Magaúa (La Bicha), Salvador Quiroz (Octaviano Lara y Puente), Miguel Manzano (Axcaná González), Eugenia Galindo (signora Chabela), Jorge Arriaga (Robles, mafioso), Ernesto Finance (distributore).
Production company: Alvaro Bielsa, per Rodríguez Hermanos.
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