Paquita, an old woman with an innocent and endearing appearance, is not willing to sit idly by when her lifelong banker announces that she has lost her savings due to having purchased “apparently” safe financial products... Products offered by himself!
Edna Fontana
Antonio Gomez
Paquita, an old woman with an innocent and endearing appearance, is not willing to sit idly by when her lifelong banker announces that she has lost her savings due to having purchased “apparently” safe financial products... Products offered by himself!
Yikes, but poor old banker Antonio Gómez is in trouble. He's made the mistake of telling pensioner "Mrs Paquita" (Edna Fontana) that there's nothing he can do to help her and her recently jobless husband after some mortgage products they bought from him have gone pear-shaped. She has a wire-link fence, a chair, some cheap china plates and a perfectly functioning hand blender... Makes your eyes water and reminds us of how quickly those in financial services are to take our money, but it can be quite a different story when it comes to getting any of it back!
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