El Barrendero

1982 1h 53m ES

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7.8

BANGER

★7.8TMDB · 56

Comedy

Synopsis

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A cheerful sweeper collects garbage dancing, and the maids of the neighborhood get jealous because he invites another woman out.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Cantinflas
Napoleon
María Sorté
Chipinita
Ursula Prats
Lupita
Eduardo Alcaraz
Don Chafas
Federico González
Supervisor Molina
Antonio Zubiaga
Ladron flaco
Sara Guasch
Mujer rubia en fiesta
José Luis Avendaño
Mendoza

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel M. Delgado
Writers: Isaac Díaz Araiza, Fernando Galiana, Cantinflas
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Gustavo César Carrión. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Cantinflas and María Sorté and Ursula Prats carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0082048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Miguel M. Delgado directs. Rosalío Solano behind the camera. Gustavo César Carrión scores. Gloria Schoemann cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

144 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Cantinflas Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, shot by Rosalío Solano. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Gustavo César Carrión. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Gloria Schoemann shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Cantinflas and María Sorté and Ursula Prats carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0082048 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.