Married man hires a surrogate to pose as the father of the four children he has had with his mistress.
Acting
Vicente Fernández committing fully to absolute clown behavior.
Writing
Absurd premise played completely straight — peak Mexican comedy.
Director
Rafael Villaseñor Kuri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film sits squarely in Mexico's 1980s 'comedia ranchera' wave, where regional Mexican stars like Fernández crossed into mainstream cinema — often playing exaggerated macho archetypes that audiences both laughed at and with.
Vicente Fernández was already Mexico's biggest ranchera singer when he took this role; the film's success helped cement his unlikely second career as a bankable comedy lead despite zero formal acting training.
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