Gran_Hotel_(film)

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Gran Hotel (film)

1944 Mexican film directed by Miguel M. Delgado


Gran Hotel (English: Grand Hotel) is a 1944 Mexican film directed and written by Miguel M. Delgado, starring Cantinflas.[1][2]

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Plot

Cantinflas is a tramp who is evicted for not paying the rent. After wandering, he gets a job at the "Gran Hotel" through a friend, where he is confused with the Duke of Alfanje, who is incognito in the hotel, and the theft of a jewel further complicates the situation.

Cast

  • Cantinflas as Cantinflas / El Treece
  • Jacqueline Dalya as Mrs. White
  • Josefina Martínez as Carmelita
  • Luis G. Barreiro as Sr. Garnier
  • Fernando Soto as Compadre
  • Vicente Padula as Conde Zapattini
  • Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doña Estefania
  • Rafael Icardo as Señor Polilla
  • Luz María Núñez as Eloisa
  • Ángel T. Sala as Agente secreto en hotel
  • Carlos Villarías as Don Pepe
  • Roberto Meyer as Agente de procuraduria
  • Roberto Corell as Maître
  • Estanislao Shilinsky as Recepcionista de hotel
  • Carolina Barret as Vecina (uncredited)
  • Roberto Cañedo as Cliente restaurante (uncredited)
  • Fernando Curiel as Agente de policía (uncredited)
  • Pedro Elviro as Botones (uncredited)
  • Edmundo Espino as Vecino en posada (uncredited)
  • Magdalena Estrada as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
  • Isabel Herrera as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
  • Raúl Lechuga as Duque de Alfanje / Empleado de hotel (uncredited)
  • Ernesto Monato as Julio, cliente de hotel (uncredited)
  • Rosa María Montes as Esposa de Julio (uncredited)
  • José Pardavé as Vecino en posada (uncredited)
  • José Pulido as Anunciador restaurante (uncredited)
  • Joaquín Roche as Doctor (uncredited)
  • Irma Torres as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
  • Armando Velasco as Don Fulgencio (uncredited)

References

  1. Stavans, p. 86.
  2. Balderston, González & López, p. 274.

Bibliography

  • Stavans, Ilan. The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture, Revised and Expanded Edition. UNM Press, 2012.
  • Balderston, Daniel; González, Mike; López, Ana M. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge, 2002.

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