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Mama Solita

1980 · 95 min

A gentle, song-laced family drama that tugs at the heart as a small boy sets out alone to mend his broken home.

Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Genres
Drama, Adventure, Music
Starring
Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Pedro Fernández, Carmen del Valle
Overview
When her husband abandons her and her son, she ends up as a nightclub singer and gets sick, so the boy travels to the United States because he wants to find his father to ask him to return.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Genres
Drama, Adventure, Music
Starring
Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Pedro Fernández, Carmen del Valle
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • parenthood
    • grief
    • survival
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    • road trip
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, adventure, music, family
    Directed by
    Miguel M. Delgado
    Written by
    Carlos Valdemar, Eduardo Galindo
    Starring
    Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Pedro Fernández, Carmen del Valle, Susana Sánchez, Lucha Altamirano, Antonio Medellín
    Music
    Gustavo César Carrión
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Mexico
    Languages
    Spanish

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