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El ministro y yo
El ministro y yo

El ministro y yo

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ComedyDrama

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Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public and scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After a great deal of frustration with the government bureaucracy, he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, earning an audience with him. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. At the end, he gives up the post, returning to Santo Domingo to help its poor residents.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

01 July 1976

Country

Mexico

Cast

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'

Chela Castro

Chela Castro

Vicky

Lucía Méndez

Lucía Méndez

Barbara

Ángel Garasa

Ángel Garasa

Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'

Manolita Saval

Manolita Saval

Estrellita

Delia Peña Orta

Delia Peña Orta

María

Alonso Castaño

Alonso Castaño

Don Nachito

Miguel Manzano

Miguel Manzano

Don Antonio, señor ministro

Daniel Herrera

Daniel Herrera

Huésped de Yucatán

Tamara Garina

Tamara Garina

Tamarita

Alejandra Meyer

Alejandra Meyer

Julia Ramírez, secretaria del licenciado

Pedro de Aguillón

Pedro de Aguillón

Sr. Alcalino Buenrostro

Gastón Melo

Gastón Melo

Huésped de Nuevo León

Mónica Prado

Mónica Prado

Empleada de oficina

Héctor Suárez

Héctor Suárez

Burócrata

José Manuel Fregoso

José Manuel Fregoso

(uncredited)

Manuel Alvarado

Manuel Alvarado

Gordo (uncredited)

Socorro Avelar

Socorro Avelar

Lupita (uncredited)

Carmen del Valle

Carmen del Valle

Empleada oficina (uncredited)

Rubén Márquez

Rubén Márquez

Empleado oficina (uncredited)

Marcelo Villamil

Marcelo Villamil

Empleado oficina (uncredited)

Federico González

Federico González

Empleado departamento de quejas (uncredited)

Rojo Grau

Rojo Grau

Spindola Jr. (uncredited)

Cecilia Leger

Cecilia Leger

Cliente (uncredited)

Inés Murillo

Inés Murillo

Chonita, sirvienta (uncredited)

Fernando Pinkus

Fernando Pinkus

Burócrata (uncredited)

Fernando Yapur

Fernando Yapur

Mayordomo (uncredited)

Pedro Damián

Pedro Damián

(uncredited)

Raúl 'Chato' Padilla

Raúl 'Chato' Padilla

El Licenciado

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