''Los tramposos'' ("The cheaters") is a 1959

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directed by

Pedro Lazaga Pedro Lazaga Sabater (3 October 1918 – 30 November 1979) was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 90 films between 1948 and 1979. Selected filmography * ''The Black Siren'' (1947) * ''María Morena'' (1951) * ...

and starring

Tony Leblanc Ignacio Fernández Sánchez (7 May 1922 – 24 November 2012) better known as Tony Leblanc was a Spanish actor, director, and comedian. Biography Tony Leblanc was born on the grounds of the Museo del Prado at Madrid, where his family liv ...

and Antonio Ozores. The movie is about two small-time

con-men A confidence trick is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust (emotion), trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using their credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, Moral responsibility, irresponsib ...

Plot

Two small-time con men make a living of swindling people. They have a relatively happy life despite some "visits" to

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. However, one of them, Virgilio, falls in love with the sister of his partner. Since she is not happy about their style of living, they decide to become honest people. Having failed in other jobs, open their own

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, which turns out to be a success after some comical incidents.

Critic

Spanish critic

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in his ''Guía del cine español'' considers this film "in his own way, a classic".

References

External links

* Spanish comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films 1959 films Films directed by Pedro Lazaga Films produced by Ricardo Sanz 1959 comedy films 1950s Spanish films Spanish-language comedy films {{1950s-Spain-film-stub