A broke aristocrat and his sassy maid team up against scammers in post-war Spain. Chaos ensues.
An orphan young man in Argentina finds that his family's fortune is in ruins, so he goes back to Spain where he finds Chiruca, the family's maid. Together they will find out who is trying to scam him.
Acting
Elisa Galvé's Chiruca steals every scene with wit.
Direction
Perojo's Spanish-Argentine fusion of Lubitsch-style sophistication.
Director
Benito Perojo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Perojo was a Spanish director who fled to Argentina during the Civil War, making this a rare Franco-era co-production that sneaked transatlantic dissent through comedy.
Elisa Galvé became Argentina's biggest star after this; she and Perojo married soon after filming, making Chiruca their accidental meet-cute.
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