''Tonta, tonta, pero no tanto'' (English: ''Foolish, Foolish, But Not So Much'') is a 1972 Mexican comedy film directed by

Fernando Cortés Fernando "Papi" Cortés (October 4, 1909 – 1979) was a Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican film actor, writer and director. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but he spent most of his adult life in Mexico City, where he died. In 1932, while in New Y ...

and starring

María Elena Velasco María Elena Velasco Fragoso (17 December 1940 – 1 May 2015) was a Mexican actress, comedian, singer-songwriter and dancer. She is best known for creating and portraying La India María, a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women. ...

as La India María.

Plot

In San Jose de Los Burros, María Nicolasa Cruz is encouraged by her cousin Eufemia, who has found work for her, to migrate to Mexico City for a better life. However, she is robbed as soon as she gets out of the train, and is homeless. But she soon finds help from TV personality Paco Malgesto, who makes an announcement of her story, where Eufemia soon goes after to pick her up.

Cast

* Maria Elena Velasco as Maria Nicolasa Cruz * Sergio Ramos as Crescencio "Chencho" Torrijos * Paco Malgesto as himself * Julián de Meriche as Wilfredo Villegas/Leandro McKinley * Emma Arvizu as Doña Julia Escandón de León * Anel as Lucy * Kiki Herrera Calles as Leandro McKinley's widow * Antonio Bravo as Esteban the butler * Héctor Herrera as Gómez

External links

* Mexican comedy films 1972 films 1972 comedy films 1970s Mexican films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub