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Cast
Cantinflas
as Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'
Chela Castro
as Vicky
Lucía Méndez
as Barbara
Ángel Garasa
as Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'
Manolita Saval
as Estrellita
Delia Peña Orta
as María
Alonso Castaño
as Don Nachito
Miguel Manzano
as Don Antonio, señor ministro
Daniel Herrera
as Huésped de Yucatán
Tamara Garina
as Tamarita
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1976
Runtime1h 49m
LanguageSpanish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Drama
Votes38
DirectorMiguel M. Delgado
WritersTito Davison, Cantinflas
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Minister and Me
About The Minister and Me
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.
Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, The Minister and Me leans on a strong ensemble — Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1976.
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