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Movies Like Campeón del barrio

If you liked Campeón del barrio (1964), a drama and comedy movie directed by Rafael Baledón, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1¡Sufre, mamón!

    ¡Sufre, mamón! (1987)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and music

    This biopic tells how the pop-rock group Hombres G was formed amidst rivalries, pranks and love affairs, with the musicians themselves as the protagonists.

  2. 2One Chance

    One Chance (2013)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and comedy

    This film follows the remarkable and inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night.

  3. 3Riff-Raff

    Riff-Raff (1991)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and drama

    Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. Working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with…

  4. 4Sweet and Lowdown

    Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama

    In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

  5. 5Out of the Clear Blue Sky

    Out of the Clear Blue Sky (2019)

    ★ 8.3/10Also comedy and drama

    Returning to Earth as an imitator, the legendary Mexican artist Pedro Infante must prove that he is no longer a womanizer to enter paradise.

  6. 6My Fair Lady

    My Fair Lady (1964)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy and music

    A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.

  7. 7The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy (1982)

    ★ 7.8/10Also drama and comedy

    Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

  8. 8Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls (2006)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama and music

    A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

  9. 9King Creole

    King Creole (1958)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and music

    Delinquent Danny Fisher flunks out of high school, quits his job as a nightclub busboy, and one night gets the chance to perform. Success is imminent and local crime boss Maxie Fields wants to hire him to perform at…

  10. 10No Retreat, No Surrender

    No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and drama

    The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced…

  11. 11The Joneses

    The Joneses (2010)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy and drama

    A seemingly perfect family moves into a suburban neighborhood, but when it comes to the truth as to why they're living there, they don't exactly come clean with their neighbors.

  12. 12Josie and the Pussycats

    Josie and the Pussycats (2001)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and music

    Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal…

  13. 13Beyond the Sea

    Beyond the Sea (2004)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama and music

    Based on the life and career of legendary entertainer, Bobby Darin, the biopic moves back and forth between his childhood and adulthood, to tell the tale of his life.

  14. 14Bootmen

    Bootmen (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy and drama

    Sean Odkin loves to dance—much to his fathers distain. When the woman he loves cannot return his love, he goes in search of the only thing that can make him whole again—dancing.

  15. 15SLC Punk

    SLC Punk (1998)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and drama

    Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

  16. 16Don't Say Good Luck

    Don't Say Good Luck (2026)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and music

    Sophie Birenbaum is ready for the spotlight as the lead in her high school musical—until she's suddenly facing more drama at home than on the stage.

  17. 17Instructions Not Included

    Instructions Not Included (2013)

    ★ 7.7/10Also comedy and drama

    Valentin is Acapulco's resident playboy, until a former fling leaves a baby on his doorstep and him heading with her out of Mexico.

  18. 18Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

    Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and drama

    An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

  19. 19Wayne's World

    Wayne's World (1992)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy and music

    The adventures of two amiably aimless metal-head friends, Wayne and Garth. From Wayne's basement, the pair broadcast a talk-show called "Wayne's World" on local public access television. The show comes to the attention…

  20. 20Made

    Made (2001)

    ★ 5.8/10Also comedy and drama

    Two aspiring boxers and lifelong friends get involved in a money-laundering scheme through a low-level organized crime group.

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