''Poor Devil'' (Spanish:''Pobre diablo'') is a 1940 Mexican

comedy drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

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José Benavides hijo José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

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Fernando Soler Fernando Soler (born Fernando Díaz Pavia; 24 May 1896 – 25 October 1979) was a Mexican actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He was considered one of the most important figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. In his career spanning ...

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Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings (May 9, 1912 – June 18, 1963) was a Mexican film actor who made films in both Mexico and the United States. With Dolores del Río and María Félix, he was one of the best-known Latin American movie stars ...

*José Escanero *

Conchita Gentil Arcos Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles. She was the sister of María Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema; ...

*Raúl Guerrero *

Agustín Isunza Agustín Isunza (1900–1978) was a Mexican film actor.Agrasánchez p.158 He appeared in over two hundred films during his career. Selected filmography * ''In the Times of Don Porfirio'' (1940) * ''The Unknown Policeman'' (1941) * '' Jesusita in ...

*Tito Novaro *

Carlos Orellana Carlos Orellana Martínez (28 December 1900 in Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo – 24 January 1960 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor, film director and screenwriter. Filmography As actor *1932: ''Santa (1932 film), Santa'' - Hipólito *1933: ...

*Manuel Pozos *Humberto Rodríguez *

Manolita Saval Manolita Saval (5 February 1914 in Paris, France – 23 August 2001 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Spanish actress and singer. Family and life She was born in Paris of Spanish parents and named 'Juana María Saval'. She was the mother of the actor ...

*Consuelo Segarra * Virginia Serret *

Arturo Soto Rangel Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. Soto was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. He appeared in one American movie, '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', which wo ...

*Paz Villegas

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* 1940 films 1940 comedy-drama films 1940s Spanish-language films Mexican comedy-drama films Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub