Esmeralda Comes by Night

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Esmeralda Comes by Night ★★½ De Noche Vienes, Esmeralda 1998 (R)

Fluff Mexican comedy about a very nuturing nurse named Esmeralda (Rojo) who just loves men so much that she's married to five of them—at the same time. When she decides to take a sixth spouse, that's one man too many for one of her jealous hubbies and he formally accuses her of polyandry. She gets arrested and must explain herself to a grim inspector (Obregon), who will naturally fall under her considerable spell. Based on a story by Elena Poniatowska. Spanish with subtitles. 107m/C VHS . MX Maria Rojo, Claudio Obregon, Roberto Cobo, Ernesto Laguardia, Humberto Pineda, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Alberto Estrella; D: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo; W: Jaime Humberto Hermosillo; C: Xavier Perez Grobet; M: Omar Guzman.

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