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El mil usos

  • 1983
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
149
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El mil usos (1983)
ComedyDrama

The tragic adventures of a illiterate man named "Milusos" who leaves his family & hometown to go to the big city and try to better his luck. And finds he's unprepared for what he encounters.The tragic adventures of a illiterate man named "Milusos" who leaves his family & hometown to go to the big city and try to better his luck. And finds he's unprepared for what he encounters.The tragic adventures of a illiterate man named "Milusos" who leaves his family & hometown to go to the big city and try to better his luck. And finds he's unprepared for what he encounters.

  • Director
    • Roberto G. Rivera
  • Writer
    • Ricardo Garibay
  • Stars
    • Héctor Suárez
    • Rafael Inclán
    • Roberto Cañedo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    149
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roberto G. Rivera
    • Writer
      • Ricardo Garibay
    • Stars
      • Héctor Suárez
      • Rafael Inclán
      • Roberto Cañedo
    • 3User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Héctor Suárez
    Héctor Suárez
    • Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos'
    Rafael Inclán
    Rafael Inclán
    • Tira
    Roberto Cañedo
    Roberto Cañedo
    • Licenciado
    Isabela Corona
    Isabela Corona
    • Madre de Tránsito
    Miguel Manzano
    Miguel Manzano
    • Hombre pulqueria
    • (as Don Miguel Manzano)
    Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez
    Manuel 'Flaco' Ibáñez
    • Maistro Margarito
    • (as Manuel Ibanez)
    Alberto Rojas
    • Don Chava
    José Carlos Ruiz
    José Carlos Ruiz
    • Macizo
    Juan Ángel Martínez
    • Hombre pulqueria
    Gina Morett
    Gina Morett
    • Esposa de Tránsito
    • (as Gina Moret)
    Eugenia Avendaño
    • Casera
    Alejandra Meyer
    • Chuchita (la patrona)
    Pedro Weber 'Chatanuga'
    • El Mayor
    • (as Pedro Weber 'Chatanuga')
    Raúl Padilla
    • Preso
    • (as Raul Padilla 'Choforo')
    Alfredo Solares
    • El mosco
    Charly Valentino
    • Camionero
    Hortensia Clavijo
    • Lavandera
    • (as Las Kukaras)
    Lucha Palacios
    • Lavandera
    • (as Las Kukaras)
    • Director
      • Roberto G. Rivera
    • Writer
      • Ricardo Garibay
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    7insomniac_rod

    Suàrez at his best...

    Hèctor Suàrez didn't have a single problem in performing this character. "El Mil Usos" is somewhat of a cult character and represents the lower class in Mèxico.

    Trànsito Pèrez moves to Mèxico city in order to begin a new life. In order to complete his objective, he works in a thousand jobs where he gets exploted, humilliated, and even ends in jail.

    Oh well this is one of the ultra low budget movies from the worst Mexican era in cinema. The movie is grotesque but funny at some times.

    Suàrez dressed as Santa Claus is stuff for legend. Watch this movie to witness the mediocrity of ultra low budget.
    7jlms

    The sadness of immigration to the big city.

    This movie was a surprise hit in Mexico because it dealt with a theme that had been touched little: the immigration, of mostly impoverished people, mostly Native American, to Mexico City.

    The movie follows one of these people and how things go from bad to worse from him while trying to earn a decent living. Hecto Suarez chamaleonic skills are put to good use here.

    The Mil Usos of the tittle refers to the 1000 different little jobs that these people have to do in order to survive.

    Witty and uplifting, with a happyish ending, it is worth a look, remembering the tremendous restrictions Mexican Cinema was facing on that era both economically and politically. This is basically as good as it could get for private producers, which is quite depressing to say the least.

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    • Trivia
      Director Roberto G. Rivera sings and performs, with Job Morel, the opening song "Cuando Dos Almas"(by Maestro Pedro Sagarra)
    • Quotes

      Districk Attorney at Prison: What do you go by?

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': What?

      Districk Attorney at Prison: [irritated] My goodness, what is your name?

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': Transito!

      Districk Attorney at Prison: Transito what?

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': That's to many questions. Don't you think.

      Districk Attorney at Prison: Please be respectful and answer accordingly.

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': Just leave it at Transito. And also put that they call me 'Milusos'.

      Districk Attorney at Prison: I will put that down as an alias. How long have you been incarcerated?

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': Oh boy, if I didn't keep track of time on the outside, no way I kept it in here. Maybe months, a year? I don't know. More than a year I think.

      Districk Attorney at Prison: Why were you arrested? What crime did you commit?

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': Crime? What crime chief? I was just minding my own business dancing in the street. That's all.

      Districk Attorney at Prison: No, no, no. Here I have your file and it says you committed a serious felony!

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': A felony? What's that?

      Districk Attorney at Prison: A serious crime that you committed.

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': What crime chief? I was just dancing that's all! Look chief, let me tell you. I just got here to the city. I had no work and no food no nothing. I'm a working man. A very hard working man. I came here and I was sad. Very sad. Very mad.

      [starts crying]

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': I was just walking one night down the street and I saw the strangest thing. A lady was pouring wine out a window! So I just opened my mouth and started drinking it. And got very drunk and well I started dancing in the street and then the police showed up and took me so what crime did I do?

      Districk Attorney at Prison: Well you free to go now. You have served your sentence.

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': Go where?

      Districk Attorney at Prison: Back to the civilized world. You are free and can go wherever you want! Just turn in your prison suit and your out.

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': I can't do that. I don't have any other clothes. So it's best I stay here no?

      Districk Attorney at Prison: My good man, why do people like you come to the big city? and especially to the main capital of the republic? I'm not saying that you are living well in your land, but coming here is way worse! You people are farmers and in the asphalt and streets you cannot sow your crops! You are free now, but for how long? How long will it take before you are arrested and brought right back here? Think about it. Here, we are filled to capacity! Go back to your little town where you came from! Over there , you are somebody. Here, you are a nobody! The city can only mean hunger and pain and jail! You have now lived it and experienced it. You know I'm telling you the truth. Anyways, please think about it. really think about it. Go back to where you are from. To where you belong. With your people.You can keep the prison suit if you don't have any clothes.

      Tránsito Pérez 'El milusos': I don't want to go. I don't want to leave!

    • Connections
      Followed by El mil usos II (1984)
    • Soundtracks
      Cuando Dos Almas
      Written by Maestro Pedro Sagarra

      Performed by Roberto G. Rivera and Job Morel

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 1983 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • Mexico
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
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      1 hour 53 minutes
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