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Release Year1961
Runtime1h 42m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes2
DirectorLuis Marquina
WritersLuis Marquina, Alfonso Paso
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known As¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!
About ¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón!
The famous couplet singer Mimi Pompon leaves everything to marry Heriberto Promenade, a wealthy merchant of Limoges with five marriages behind her. Of course Mimi has also been widowed five times. Saintpaul, an astute police, suspicious of so many accidental deaths and closely monitor both the mansion. Gradually, we discover that Heriberto, fearing that their wives may betray him, the killer, always with the complicity of her mother.
Directed by Luis Marquina, ¡Adiós, Mimí Pompón! leans on a strong ensemble — Silvia Pinal, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Catalina Bárcena — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1961.
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