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El analfabeto
El analfabeto

El analfabeto

Genres

Comedy

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Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no idea of who sent the letter or its content. So he goes to the drugstore because the pharmacist can read the letter to him. But while waiting to be helped he sees that a young girl can read. He figures he has to be able to discover the letter's content by himself and decides he will save the letter and go to school, and wait to read the letter on his own.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

7.659/10

Release Date

07 September 1961

Country

Mexico

Cast

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Inocencio Prieto y Calvo

Lilia Prado

Lilia Prado

Blanca Morales

Sara García

Sara García

Doña Epifanita

Ángel Garasa

Ángel Garasa

Don Romulo González

Miguel Manzano

Miguel Manzano

Don Fermín

Carlos Agostí

Carlos Agostí

Licenciado Aníbal Guzmán

María Teresa Rivas

María Teresa Rivas

Refugio González

Daniel Herrera

Daniel Herrera

El Poca Luz

Fernando Soto

Fernando Soto

'El Sapo'

Guillermo Orea

Guillermo Orea

Comisario

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Jesús López, notario público

Carlos Martínez Baena

Carlos Martínez Baena

Profesor

Judy Ponte

Judy Ponte

Ofelia González

Luis Manuel Pelayo

Luis Manuel Pelayo

Ministerio Público

Lidia Franco

Lidia Franco

Doña Chona

León Barroso

León Barroso

Empleado del banco

Armando Arriola

Armando Arriola

Asistente de Notario

Palmira Arzubide

Palmira Arzubide

Mamá de Lupita

Alberto Catalá

Alberto Catalá

El Güero

Manuel Alvarado

Manuel Alvarado

Don Leoncio

José Peña

José Peña

Don Diego, boticario

Margarita Villegas

Margarita Villegas

(uncredited)

Alicia Moreno

Alicia Moreno

(uncredited)

Salvador Terroba

Salvador Terroba

(uncredited)

Armando Acosta

Armando Acosta

Carpintero (uncredited)

Jorge Casanova

Jorge Casanova

Empleado del banco (uncredited)

José Chávez

José Chávez

Asaltante (uncredited)

Gerardo del Castillo

Gerardo del Castillo

Asaltante (uncredited)

Pedro Elviro

Pedro Elviro

Alguacil (uncredited)

Enrique García Álvarez

Enrique García Álvarez

Sacerdote (uncredited)

Roberto Meyer

Roberto Meyer

Gutierritos (uncredited)

José Pardavé

José Pardavé

Gorgonio (uncredited)

Francisco Reiguera

Francisco Reiguera

Juez (uncredited)

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