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The Minister and Me
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The Minister and Me

1976-07-01 · 109 min · ★ 7.2

Comedy · Drama

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.

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Directors
Miguel M. Delgado
Production companies
Rioma Films
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

CantinflasCantinflasMateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'
Chela CastroChela CastroVicky
Lucía MéndezLucía MéndezBarbara
Ángel GarasaÁngel GarasaAvelino Romero 'Romeritos'
Manolita SavalManolita SavalEstrellita
Delia Peña OrtaDelia Peña OrtaMaría
Alonso CastañoAlonso CastañoDon Nachito
Miguel ManzanoMiguel ManzanoDon Antonio, señor ministro
Daniel HerreraDaniel HerreraHuésped de Yucatán
Tamara GarinaTamara GarinaTamarita
Alejandra MeyerAlejandra MeyerJulia Ramírez, secretaria del licenciado
Pedro de AguillónPedro de AguillónSr. Alcalino Buenrostro
Gastón MeloHuésped de Nuevo León
Mónica PradoMónica PradoEmpleada de oficina
Héctor SuárezHéctor SuárezBurócrata
José Manuel Fregoso(uncredited)
Manuel AlvaradoGordo (uncredited)
Socorro AvelarLupita (uncredited)
Carmen del ValleCarmen del ValleEmpleada oficina (uncredited)
Rubén MárquezEmpleado oficina (uncredited)

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