The Minister and Me (1976)
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.
Director:
Miguel M. Delgado
Writer:
Tito Davison
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Cantinflas as Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto' |
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Chela Castro as Vicky |
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Lucía Méndez as Barbara |
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Ángel Garasa as Avelino Romero 'Romeritos' |
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Manolita Saval as Estrellita |
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Delia Peña Orta as María |
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Alonso Castaño as Don Nachito |
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Miguel Manzano as Don Antonio, señor ministro |
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Daniel Herrera as Huésped de Yucatán |
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Tamara Garina as Tamarita |
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Alejandra Meyer as Julia Ramírez, secretaria del licenciado |
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Pedro de Aguillón as Sr. Alcalino Buenrostro |
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Gastón Melo as Huésped de Nuevo León |
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Mónica Prado as Empleada de oficina |
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Héctor Suárez as Burócrata |
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José Manuel Fregoso as (uncredited) |
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Manuel Alvarado as Gordo (uncredited) |
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Socorro Avelar as Lupita (uncredited) |
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Carmen del Valle as Empleada oficina (uncredited) |
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Rubén Márquez as Empleado oficina (uncredited) |
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Marcelo Villamil as Empleado oficina (uncredited) |
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Federico González as Empleado departamento de quejas (uncredited) |
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Rojo Grau as Spindola Jr. (uncredited) |
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Cecilia Leger as Cliente (uncredited) |
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Inés Murillo as Chonita, sirvienta (uncredited) |
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Fernando Pinkus as Burócrata (uncredited) |
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Fernando Yapur as Mayordomo (uncredited) |
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Pedro Damián as (uncredited) |
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Raúl 'Chato' Padilla as El Licenciado |
| Writing | Cantinflas | Story |
| Editing | Gloria Schoemann | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alfonso Govea | Costume Design |
| Directing | Miguel Ángel Madrigal | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Miguel M. Delgado | Director |
| Crew | Carlos León | Additional Dialogue |
| Editing | Rosa Schoemann | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Salvador Lozano Mena | Production Design |
| Sound | Francisco Alcayde | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Jacques Gelman | Producer |
| Production | Armando Solís | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Gonzalo Gavira | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Jorge Stahl Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Gustavo César Carrión | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Américo Fernández | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Tito Davison | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agripina Lozada | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Ramón Moreno | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Raúl Portillo | Sound Editor |
