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Si yo fuera diputado

Si yo fuera diputado

Part of Cantinflas Collection

1952•1h 35m•7.4/10
Comedy

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7.4/10(72)

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'

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Production

POSA Films

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Gloria Mange

Gloria Mange

Sarita

Andrés Soler

Andrés Soler

Tío Juan

Emperatriz Carvajal

Emperatriz Carvajal

Lucía

Alejandro Ciangherotti

Alejandro Ciangherotti

Juliano Fraschetti

Ernesto Finance

Ernesto Finance

Don Proculo L. de Guevara

Rafael Icardo

Rafael Icardo

Don Melquiades

Eduardo Alcaraz

Eduardo Alcaraz

Doctor

Armando Velasco

Agente ministerio público

Edmundo Espino

(uncredited)

Ignacio Peón

(uncredited)

Gregorio Acosta

Empleado teatro (uncredited)

Ricardo Adalid

Empleado teatro (uncredited)

Víctor Alcocer

Víctor Alcocer

Martín Sánchez (uncredited)

Armando Arriola

Abogado en derecho (uncredited)

Daniel Arroyo

Miembro del jurado (uncredited)

Stephen Berne

Espectador (uncredited)

Lupe Carriles

Lupe Carriles

Mujer de vecindad (uncredited)

Alberto Catalá

Alberto Catalá

Señor González (uncredited)

Pedro Elviro

Pedro Elviro

Amigo del barbero (uncredited)

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