Un mundo maravilloso
2006 · Movie · 118 min. · Mexico
Once upon a time, Juan Pérez, the poorest of the poor, reaches fame in a fluke accident in what seemed to be an attempt of suicide, to protest against the government and his social condition. The Ministry of Economy, surrounded by the scandal in which he is blamed by Pérez's decision, decides to reward him changing his life giving him a little house, a car and a job. But when other poor people (Pérez's close friends) find out about his reversal of fortune, decide to imitate him faking suicide attempts in different buildings in Mexico City. The Ministry of Economy, terrified by the glance of having a plague of beggars, decides to declare poverty a crime and hence finish for once and for all with all the poor in the country. Pérez ends up behind bars. Three years later, Pérez is released and goes back to his previous social condition, but this time, aware of having one day as a rich man is better than a life as poor, he will do anything to get out of his misery... And he will manage to do so!
Direction Luis Estrada
Cast Damián Alcázar · Antonio Serrano · Cecilia Suárez · Ernesto Gómez Cruz · Jesús Ochoa · Silverio Palacios · Pedro Armendáriz Jr. · Carlos Arau · Jorge Zárate · Guillermo Gil · Max Kerlow · Carmen Beato · Larry Silverman · José María Yazpik · Plutarco Haza · Raúl Méndez · Marina de Tavira · Carmen Madrid · Gustavo Sánchez Parra · Mario Zaragoza · Joaquín Cosío · Alex Cox · María Rojo · Diego Luna
Soundtrack Santiago Ojeda
Screenplay Luis Estrada
Cinematography Patrick Murguía
Original title Un mundo maravilloso
6.6
718 votes (FilmAffinity)
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