United States / Jul 01, 1976
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Miguel Manzano | Don Antonio, señor ministro |
| Daniel Herrera | Huésped de Yucatán |
| Tamara Garina | Tamarita |
| Alejandra Meyer | Julia Ramírez, secretaria del licenciado |
| Pedro de Aguillón | Sr. Alcalino Buenrostro |
| Gastón Melo | Huésped de Nuevo León |
| Mónica Prado | Empleada de oficina |
| Héctor Suárez | Burócrata |
| José Manuel Fregoso | (uncredited) |
| Manuel Alvarado | Gordo (uncredited) |
| Socorro Avelar | Lupita (uncredited) |
| Carmen del Valle | Empleada oficina (uncredited) |
| Rubén Márquez | Empleado oficina (uncredited) |
| Marcelo Villamil | Empleado oficina (uncredited) |
| Federico González | Empleado departamento de quejas (uncredited) |
| Rojo Grau | Spindola Jr. (uncredited) |
| Cecilia Leger | Cliente (uncredited) |
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| Inés Murillo | Chonita, sirvienta (uncredited) |
| Fernando Pinkus | Burócrata (uncredited) |
| Fernando Yapur | Mayordomo (uncredited) |
| Pedro Damián | (uncredited) |
| Raúl 'Chato' Padilla | El Licenciado |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | El ministro y yo |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Mexico |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Rioma Films |
| Release date | 1 luglio 1976 |
| Production | Jacques Gelman |
| Writer | Cantinflas, Tito Davison |
| Editing | Gloria Schoemann, Rosa Schoemann |
| Cinematography | Jorge Stahl Jr. |
| Assistant directors | Américo Fernández, Miguel Ángel Madrigal, Miguel M. Delgado |
| Camera operators | Jorge Stahl Jr. |
| Additional photography | Jorge Stahl Jr. |
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| Production design | Salvador Lozano Mena |
| Art direction | Salvador Lozano Mena |
| Set decoration | Salvador Lozano Mena |
| Music | Gustavo César Carrión, Francisco Alcayde, Gonzalo Gavira, Ramón Moreno, Raúl Portillo |
| Sound | Francisco Alcayde, Gonzalo Gavira, Gustavo César Carrión, Ramón Moreno, Raúl Portillo |
| Costume design | Alfonso Govea, Ana Guerrero, Agripina Lozada |
| Makeup | Ana Guerrero, Alfonso Govea, Agripina Lozada |
| Hairstyling | Alfonso Govea, Ana Guerrero, Agripina Lozada |
| Collection | Cantinflas Collection |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Mexico / Jul 01, 1979
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