El Gangster is a first in comedy for director, Luis Alcoriza, and great comedic performance by actor, Arturo de Córdova. Our story centers around Tony WaIl, an x-gangster who was active during Chicago's prohibition period but has decided he is tired of living on the wrong side of the Iaw. So, after paying his debt to the North American justice system and now desiring peace and tranquility, he moves back to the oId country, followed by his x-criminaI companions Romo, Rito, Chuck and Maggie. Taking up the mantIe to rescue his deceased brother's family, he moves next to sister-in-Iaw and widow 'lsabel, aIong her two nephews, Carito and Pedro. The hilarity begins when the unreceptive and resentfuI nephews thus proceed to make Iife for Tony and his companions as unpleasant and challenging as possible. |