Esmeralda Comes by Night
One bride, five grooms, a lot of explaining.
Genres
Overview
The husbands of a charismatic nurse devise a plan to free her from prison when she is arrested for being a polygamist.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
103 min
Release Date
1997-09-05
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
9
Vote Average
5.2
María Rojo
Esmeralda Loyden
Claudio Obregón
Víctor Solorio
Martha Navarro
Lucita
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Rossellini, tenor husband
Ernesto Laguardia
Pedro, Accusing Husband
Roberto Cobo
Don Virginio, poet husband
Humberto Pineda
Jorge Luis, gay husband
Alberto Estrella
Jaime, Rocker Husband
Álvaro Guerrero
Carlos, sixth groom
Antonio Crestani
Manuel García
Ignacio Retes
Don Gregorio, Esmeralda's father
Tito Vasconcelos
Yoga Instructor / Taxi Driver / Painter / Saleswoman / Mariachi / Hairdresser / Cyclist
Arturo Villaseñor
Armando, Jorge Luis' lover
Ana Ofelia Murguía
Doña Beatriz, Jorge Luis' mother
Víctor Carpinteiro
Roque, a journalist
Humberto Yañez
Arresting officer
Andrés Almeida
Punk
Farnesio de Bernal
Priest in Church
Max Kerlow
Priest in hospital
Fernando Manzano
Pérez, an employee
Gerardo Carmona
Mantecón, an employee
Eduardo Salas
Carbajal, an employee
Susana Cato
Policewoman
Ana María Jacobo
Tere, a secretary
Marina Fernández
Carmelita
Paco Mauri
Policeman
Diego Jáuregui
Shoeshine
Sergio Cassani
Transvestite 1
Sergio Torres
Transvestite 2
Charlotte Chagoya
Carlos' mother
Leopoldo Chagoya
Carlos' father
Laura Vit
Dreamy woman
Jaime Escaba
Lucita's friend
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