Movie Comedy
Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.
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Cantinflas Alma Delia Fuentes Carmen Molina Guillermina Téllez Girón Magda Donato Alejandro Ciangherotti León Barroso Luis Manuel Pelayo Eric del Castillo Guillermo Rivas Antonio Raxel Gerardo del Castillo Edmundo Espino Armando Arriola Valentín Trujillo Xavier López Antonio Bravo Manuel Alvarado Alberto Catalá Enrique Lucero Raúl Meraz Roy Fletcher Yolanda Ciani Erika Carlsson Jorge Casanova Armando Gutiérrez Arturo Cobo Irma Serrano Armando Acosta Marco Antonio Arzate José Luis Fernández Nathanael León Felipe de Flores Rubén Márquez Fernando Yapur
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