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The Minister and Me

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6.8/10 • 33

1976-07-011h 49m

ComedyDrama

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.

Directors
Miguel M. Delgado
Editors
Gloria Schoemann

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  1. Cantinflas

    Cantinflas

    Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'

  2. Chela Castro

    Chela Castro

    Vicky

  3. Lucía Méndez

    Lucía Méndez

    Barbara

  4. Ángel Garasa

    Ángel Garasa

    Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'

  5. Manolita Saval

    Manolita Saval

    Estrellita

  6. Delia Peña Orta

    Delia Peña Orta

    María

  7. Alonso Castaño

    Alonso Castaño

    Don Nachito

  8. Miguel Manzano

    Miguel Manzano

    Don Antonio, señor ministro

  9. Daniel Herrera

    Daniel Herrera

    Huésped de Yucatán

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Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
--
Revenue
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Keywords
friendshipgovernmentcorruptioncar raceclerkofficedeafministersecretarycar accidentbureaucratethics