The Important Man (1962)

Ánimas Trujano is a drunken, irresponsible peasant who abuses his children and does nothing while his long-suffering wife supports the family. Obsessed with earning the respect which is denied to him by his peers as a result of his behavior, Trujano aims to be majordomo in the annual festival and begins to do everything he can to get the needed money. After his eldest daughter is impregnated out of wedlock by the son of the local land baron Trujano sells the baby to the land baron in exchange for a small fortune that makes him eligible to be appointed majordomo.