El ministro y yo

Synopsis

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

Cantinflas

Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Chela Castro

Vicky

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Lucía Méndez

Barbara

Age : 69 | Popularity : 5%

Ángel Garasa

Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'

Age : 70 | Popularity : 4%

Manolita Saval

Estrellita

Age : 87 | Popularity : 7%

Delia Peña Orta

María

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alonso Castaño

Don Nachito

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Miguel Manzano

Don Antonio, señor ministro

Age : 84 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Story	Cantinflas
	Screenplay	Tito Davison
Sound	Original Music Composer	Gustavo César Carrión
	Sound Effects	Gonzalo Gavira
	Sound Recordist	Francisco Alcayde
	Sound Editor	Raúl Portillo
	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Ramón Moreno
Editing	Editor	Gloria Schoemann
	Assistant Editor	Rosa Schoemann
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Ana Guerrero
	Hairstylist	Agripina Lozada
	Costume Design	Alfonso Govea
Directing	Director	Miguel M. Delgado
	Assistant Director	Américo Fernández
	Script Supervisor	Miguel Ángel Madrigal
Camera	Director of Photography	Jorge Stahl Jr.
Art	Production Design	Salvador Lozano Mena
Production	Producer	Jacques Gelman
	Unit Production Manager	Armando Solís
Crew	Additional Dialogue	Carlos León
Department	Role	Name

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