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El Supersabio

El Supersabio

Part of Cantinflas Collection

1948•1h 43m•7.5/10
ComedyMysteryScience Fiction

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7.5/10(32)

Cantinflas is the apprentice of a renowned scientist, Prof. Arquimides Monteagudo (Carlos Martinez Baena). But Cantinflas has the soul of a poet rather than a serious researcher, and he wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition

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Production

POSA Films

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Perla Aguiar

Perla Aguiar

Marisa Miranda

Carlos Martínez Baena

Carlos Martínez Baena

Profesor Archimedes Monteagudo

Alejandro Cobo

Alejandro Cobo

Octavio

Aurora Walker

Aurora Walker

Angélica Montes

Alfredo Varela

Alfredo Varela

Pepe Montes

José Pidal

José Pidal

Doctor Inocencio Violante

Eduardo Casado

Eduardo Casado

Presidente de directorio petroleo

Francisco Jambrina

Francisco Jambrina

Fiscal

Pepe Martínez

Lic. Remigio Paredes

Felipe Montoya

Señor Humberto Moya

Rafael Icardo

Rafael Icardo

Agustín Montes

Carmen Novelty

Hija de Angélica Montes

Armando Arriola

Ayudante de el Rosca

Jorge Treviño

El Rosca

José Ortiz de Zárate

Juez

Julio Ahuet

Detective (uncredited)

Julio Daneri

Miembro directivo petroleo (uncredited)

Héctor Mateos

Miembro directivo petroleo (uncredited)

Julián de Meriche

Julián de Meriche

Italiano en directivo petroleo (uncredited)

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