If_I_Were_a_Congressman

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If I Were a Congressman

1952 film


If I Were a Congressman (Spanish: Si yo fuera diputado) is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler.[1]

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The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo.

Plot

A poor but honest barber becomes the protector of the poor people in his neighborhood, which leads to him being sought as a candidate for congressman, since the other candidate, Don Próculo, is not accepted by anyone other than his own bodyguards.

Cast

  • Cantinflas as Cantinflas
  • Gloria Mange as Sarita
  • Andrés Soler as Tío Juan
  • Emperatriz Carvajal as Lucía
  • Alejandro Ciangherotti as Juliano Fraschetti
  • Ernesto Finance as Don Proculo L. de Guevara
  • Rafael Icardo as Don Melquiades
  • Eduardo Alcaraz as Doctor
  • María Cristina Lesser as Mujer acusada de asesinato
  • Edmundo Espino
  • Armando Velasco as Agente ministerio público
  • Gregorio Acosta as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
  • Ricardo Adalid as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
  • Víctor Alcocer as Martín Sánchez (uncredited)
  • Armando Arriola as Abogado en derecho (uncredited)
  • Daniel Arroyo as Miembro del jurado (uncredited)
  • Stephen Berne as Espectador (uncredited)
  • Lupe Carriles as Mujer de vecindad (uncredited)
  • Alberto Catalá as Señor González (uncredited)
  • Pedro Elviro as Amigo de Cantinflas (uncredited)
  • José Escanero as Amigo de Cantinflas (uncredited)
  • Jesús Gómez as Policía (uncredited)
  • Regino Herrera as Cargador (uncredited)
  • Carmen Manzano as Madre de la pelona (uncredited)
  • Roberto Meyer as Comisario (uncredited)
  • Bruno Márquez as Violinista (uncredited)
  • José Ortiz de Zárate as Juez (no acreditaddo)
  • José Pardavé as Cliente de Cantinflas (uncredited)
  • Ignacio Peón (uncredited)
  • Salvador Quiroz as Farmacéutico (uncredited)
  • Humberto Rodríguez as Don Remigio (uncredited)
  • Félix Samper as Cliente de Sarita (uncredited)
  • Alfredo Varela padre as Amigo de Cantinflas (uncredited)

References

  1. Zolov p.95

Bibliography

  • Eric Zolov. Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo. ABC-CLIO, 2015.

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