
The Shaggy Dog(1959)
Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery....

Beloved Mexican screen star La India Maria portrays a poor but honorable woman who causes a stir around town when she decides to become a witch doctor in this classic comedy from director Fernando Cortes. When the real medical practitioner in town discovers that there's a new shaman around, the comic trouble that follows is sure to keep viewers in stitches.
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María Elena Velasco
Maria

Fernando Soler
Don Abundio

Adalberto Rodríguez Machuchal
Lencho

Norma Lazareno
Marcela

Ángel Garasa
Padre Bonifacio

José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'
Chimino

Raúl Meraz
Autoridad del pueblo
Héctor Herrera
Cómplice de Lencho

Julián de Meriche
Doctor Ortíz
Elena Contla
Doña Juanita
Pobre, pero honrada! is a family, fantasy, comedy film released in 1973. Directed by Fernando Cortés, it stars María Elena Velasco, Fernando Soler, Adalberto Rodríguez Machuchal. Beloved Mexican screen star La India Maria portrays a poor but honorable woman who causes a stir around town when she decides to become a witch doctor in this classic comedy from director Fernando Cortes. When the real medical practitioner in town discovers that there's a new shaman around, the comic trouble that follows is sure to keep viewers in stitches.
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