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Esmeralda Comes by Night
“One bride, five grooms, a lot of explaining.”
5.3 / 10• 1997• 1h 43m•NR• Spanish
Comedy
Storyline
The husbands of a charismatic nurse devise a plan to free her from prison when she is arrested for being a polygamist.
Cast & Crew
María Rojo
Esmeralda Loyden
Lead
Claudio Obregón
Víctor Solorio
Martha Navarro
Lucita
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Rossellini, tenor husband
Ernesto Laguardia
Pedro, Accusing Husband
Roberto Cobo
Don Virginio, poet husband
HP
Humberto Pineda
Jorge Luis, gay husband
Alberto Estrella
Jaime, Rocker Husband
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jaime Humberto Hermosillo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Esmeralda Comes by Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
