Si yo fuera diputado

1952 1h 35m ES

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7.4

SOLID

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7.3

IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 78★7.3IMDB · 420

Comedy

Synopsis

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Cantinflas is a unique barber, who trades with an elderly neighbor, a lawyer by profession, laws lessons in exchange for haircuts and shaved. It proposes advice to defend in court the disadvantaged neighborhood. His success deputy seeks the votes as the other candidate, Don Próculo, it is not accepted by anyone but his own bodyguards. Don Próculo will use know how much ruse to win the election by the Council, and also for the love of 'Sarita'

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Gloria Mange
Sarita
Andrés Soler
Tío Juan
Emperatriz Carvajal
Lucía
Alejandro Ciangherotti
Juliano Fraschetti
Ernesto Finance
Don Proculo L. de Guevara
Rafael Icardo
Don Melquiades
Eduardo Alcaraz
Doctor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel M. Delgado
Writers: Cantinflas
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, shot by José Ortiz Ramos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jorge Busto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Cantinflas and Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161973 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. José Ortiz Ramos behind the camera. Raúl Lavista scores. Jorge Busto cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, shot by José Ortiz Ramos. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Raúl Lavista. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jorge Busto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Cantinflas and Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161973 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.