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El amor de mi bohío
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El amor de mi bohío

1947-11-19 · 87 min · ★ 5.5

Drama · Romance

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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Directors
Juan Orol
Production companies
España Sono Films
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yadira JiménezRosa Inés
José PulidoJosé PulidoLuis del Valle
Carlos BadíasArmando
Kiko MendiveKiko Mendive
Ramiro Gómez KempFonseca
Norma MireyaZoila
Juan PulidoJuan PulidoDon Antonio del Valle
Chel LópezMiguel
Ramón Rey
Aurora RuizTomasa
Juan OrolJuan OrolPablo Mendizabal
Genaro de AlbaMan in dance
José EscaneroCock fight spectator
Antonio LeoCock fight spectator
Kika MeyerKika MeyerCabaret Client
Félix SamperCabaret Client
Félix SamperCock fight spectator

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