El alegre divorciado

'El alegre divorciado' is a Hispano-Mexican comedy directed by Pedro Lazaga and Ángel Rodríguez with a script by Vicente Coello, Mariano Ozores, and Alfonso Paso. It is an adaptation of the play "Anacleto se divorcia" by Pedro Muñoz Seca and Pedro Pérez Fernández. The film, produced by Estudios Roma, stars Paco Martínez Soria and premieres in Spain in May 1976.

Carlos is a young Spaniard who has tried his luck in the Americas by moving to Mexico. There he meets Gloria, the daughter of a local businessman, don Felipe. After saying "I do," the couple decides to celebrate their wedding there, so they invite his parents to cross the pond to attend the ceremony.

Ramón and Socorro, two middle-aged fifty-somethings who have hardly ever left Spain, travel to the Mexican capital. The couple, who run a tavern in Madrid, spends the day arguing, mainly due to her quirks. The cultural shock between Spain and Mexico escalates when Ramón discovers that divorce is legal in Mexico, and he believes he has finally found the formula to get rid of his meddlesome wife.

'El alegre divorciado', filmed halfway between Spain and Mexico, features Martínez Soria and Florinda Chico as Ramón and Socorro. The young couple Carlos and Gloria is played by Fernando Luján and Norma Lazareno, while his father is José Ángel Espinosa, alias Ferrusquilla.

• Comedy
• Drama