Folksy, down-to-earth priest is willing to bend the rules & cheat a little, for the well-being of his parishioners. By the end of the movie, he's reformed the alcoholic, restored the foundling boy to his family, match-made the eligible youngfolks together AND saved his orphanage from foreclosure.
Acting
Adalberto Martínez owns every frame as the unholy holy man.
Writing
Genuinely funny moral gymnastics that never feel preachy.
Director
Pedro Galindo III
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adalberto 'Resortes' Martínez was a legendary Mexican comedian; this late-career role let him blend physical comedy with unexpected warmth.
The film belongs to Mexico's 'clerical comedy' tradition, where priests are flawed, funny, and deeply human—radically different from Hollywood's saintly depictions.
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