Rarely Seen Film

[Sancho Panther]

I remember seeing a brilliantly funny Argentine film donkey's years ago, it was about a pleasant chap who loses his job, I think. He helps a lady whose car has broken down, does some welding I think. She can't afford to repay him so she offers him a huge dog which she insists is a potential pedigree champion. After many hilariousl adventures the dog does eventually become Argentine national champion, and earns thousands in stud kennel breeding fees.

As I recall the chap is a lonely widower and he also meets an attractive new lady friend, so it's a happy ending all round!

Somebody will know it, I'm sure!

[poli]

Yes, I agree, the movie was wonderful, and it was called "El Perro".

[Sancho Panther]

Yes thanks, it came to me yesterday. On UK tv it was shown as "Bombón el Perro". The scene where the naïve "Bombón" has an encounter with a scruffy perra caliente was so 'tenderly romantic' it cracks me up whenever I think of it. It was donkeys' years ago but I think it's only been shown once, probably they won't pay to put sub-titles or dubs on (it was in the original Spanish), pity really.