CANTINFLAS
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1. Such Is My Country (1937)
70 min | Drama, Comedy
With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the ... See full summary »
Director: Arcady Boytler | Stars: Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Antonio R. Frausto, Luis G. Barreiro
Votes: 108
2. Águila o sol (1938)
78 min | Comedy, Musical, Drama
When three orphans that were raised together and love like brothers knows about plans to be separated and work outside, they escape and live in the street. They sell lottery and newspapers. When older, they became artists.
Director: Arcady Boytler | Stars: Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Margarita Mora, Marina Tamayo
Votes: 190
3. El signo de la muerte (1939)
90 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The story of a murder inspired by an ancient Aztec ritual in honor of Quetzalcoatl by a lost codes.
Director: Chano Urueta | Stars: Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Carlos Orellana, Elena D'Orgaz
Votes: 146
4. You're Missing the Point (1940)
Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy
The boyfriend (Cantinflas) of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his... See full summary »
Director: Juan Bustillo Oro | Stars: Cantinflas, Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Sofía Álvarez
Votes: 1,509
5. Ni sangre, ni arena (1941)
104 min | Comedy
Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: Cantinflas, Susana Guízar, Elvia Salcedo, Pedro Armendáriz
Votes: 180
6. The Unknown Policeman (1941)
108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Cantinflas captures a gang who had robbed a bank the night before. Considered a hero, becomes a member of the force for special missions because of his ability to disguise himself in many different forms.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Mapy Cortés, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Gloria Marín
Votes: 314
7. Carnaval en el trópico (1942)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Three Mexican friends decide to go to Vercacruz Carnaval to celebrate. Over there they watch Cantinflas show of torero and boxer.
Director: Carlos Villatoro | Stars: Manuel Medel, Agustín Isunza, Eufrosina García, Cantinflas
Votes: 41
8. Los tres mosqueteros (1942)
136 min | Adventure, Comedy
A beautiful actress invites Cantinflas to work at a film studio, where he falls asleep and dreams he is D'Artagnan.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Janet Alcoriza, Consuelo Frank
Votes: 290
9. El circo (1943)
90 min | Comedy
A shoemaker joins a circus and falls in love with the circus owner's daughter.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Gloria Lynch, Estanislao Schillinsky, Eduardo Arozamena
Votes: 228
10. Romeo y Julieta (1943)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
There have been many versions of Shakespeare's masterpiece, but none like the one starring Cantinflas. This delightful and humorous version also carries a powerful message to today's ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, María Elena Marqués, Ángel Garasa, Andrés Soler
Votes: 217
11. Gran Hotel (1944)
106 min | Comedy
After failing as a waiter, Cantinflas gets a job as a bellboy in a fancy hotel, by recommendation of his girlfriend. He has to deal with posh people and even with the nobility. One day, an ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Jacqueline Dalya, Josefina Martínez, Luis G. Barreiro
Votes: 209
12. Un día con el diablo (1945)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Comedy
A newspaper boy mistakenly goes to the army; after dying during a mission, he goes to visit the afterlife.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Miguel Arenas, Susana Cora, Andrés Soler
Votes: 281
13. Soy un prófugo (1946)
Comedy, Crime
A janitor in a large bank is accused of pulling off a major heist and forced to become a fugitive while hunting for the real culprits.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Emilia Guiú, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Agustín Isunza
Votes: 165
14. ¡A volar joven! (1947)
113 min | Comedy
A wealthy couple marries their "unattractive" daughter to one of their farmhands, who ultimately becomes a celebrated aviator.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Andrés Soler
Votes: 379
15. El supersabio (1948)
103 min | Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
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 ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Perla Aguiar, Carlos Martínez Baena, Alejandro Cobo
Votes: 269
16. El mago (1949)
100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A slapstick fantasy of the amorous adventures of a magician a la Cantinflas.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Leonora Amar, José Baviera, Ernesto Finance
Votes: 199
17. El portero (1950)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Silvia Pinal, Carlos Martínez Baena, Óscar Pulido
Votes: 285
18. El siete machos (1951)
98 min | Comedy, Western
In order to woo Rosario, Margarito pretends to be the famous outlaw "Siete Machos", called like that because "he possesses the courage of seven macho men".
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Alma Rosa Aguirre, Miguel Ángel Ferriz, Miguel Inclán
Votes: 393
19. Si yo fuera diputado (1952)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Tired of the same politicians, who never do anything to improve their welfare, people from a poor neighborhood decide to support the local barber boy (Cantinflas) for public office.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Gloria Mange, Andrés Soler, Emperatriz Carvajal
Votes: 424
20. El bombero atómico (1952)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Cantinflas is a clumsy fireman, who one day receives the visit of his little goddaughter, whose mother recently died in the jungle. After having work in a few fires, Cantinflas decided to ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Roberto Soto, Gilberto González, Elisa Quintanilla
Votes: 450
21. El señor fotógrafo (1953)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
An apprentice of photography is accidentally involved in a n international complot.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Rosita Arenas, Ángel Garasa, Rebeca Iturbide
Votes: 346
22. Caballero a la medida (1954)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Cantinflas works as a model of tuxedos for a prestigious store. He just has to wander around in the streets, wearing the tuxedo and a big ad, put on his back. The tuxedo allows him to ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Martha Valdés, Ángel Garasa, Domingo Soler
Votes: 241
23. Abajo el telón (1955)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
A window washer (Mario Moreno "Cantinflas") is accused of stealing jewels from a famous actress, but is given 30 days to solve the crime.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Christiane Martel, Beatriz Saavedra, Alberto Catalá
Votes: 217
24. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
G | 175 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Directors: Michael Anderson, John Farrow | Stars: David Niven, Cantinflas, Finlay Currie, Robert Morley
Votes: 29,713 | Gross: $42.00M
25. Raquel's Shoeshiner (1957)
101 min | Comedy, Drama
The film tells an episode of the life of a kindly hearted bootblack who becomes accidentally the tutor of an orphan but nevertheless spends all his time and effort for the sake of the boy.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Manola Saavedra, Flor Silvestre, Paquito Fernández
Votes: 926
26. Ama a tu prójimo (1958)
105 min | Comedy, Drama
A series of vignettes about the cases attended by the doctors and nurses at the Mexico City Red Cross hospital.
Director: Tulio Demicheli | Stars: Cantinflas, Arturo de Córdova, Rosita Quintana, Ana Luisa Peluffo
Votes: 56
27. Ups and Downs (1959)
108 min | Comedy, Sport
It is the story of a sportsman who is a little bit dumber than most people but nevertheless he succeeds in getting a job at a sports article saler's. Having this job is the beginning of a ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Tere Velázquez, Joaquín García Vargas, Domingo Soler
Votes: 435
28. Pepe (1960)
Unrated | 180 min | Comedy, Musical
The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood director Ted Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in Hollywood at the time.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones, Carlos Montalbán
Votes: 1,146 | Gross: $9.60M
29. El analfabeto (1961)
128 min | Comedy
A man who cannot read or write is given a letter that says he is the inheritor of two million pesos, which starts off a series of events regarding his job, love, and education.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Lilia Prado, Ángel Garasa, Sara García
Votes: 693
30. El extra (1962)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A jack-of-all-trades works in a film studio, where he meets a young woman who wants to become an actress.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Alma Delia Fuentes, Carmen Molina, Guillermina Téllez Girón
Votes: 374
31. Agente XU 777 (1963)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
This movie was released as "Entrega Immediata" . Cantinflas plays a postman who unknowingly gets involved in a spy caper. This is one of funniest turns. Cantinflas was 52 when he made it, but was still in top comedic form.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Gina Romand, Fanny Cano, Claudio Brook
Votes: 194
32. El padrecito (1964)
130 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A new priest comes to a little town causing discomfort to parishioners.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Rosa María Vázquez, José Elías Moreno
Votes: 949
33. El señor doctor (1965)
113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
It's about a country doctor that comes to the city while a clinic is built in his home town....he rubs off his care and compassion on others at the hospital with his humor and wit.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Marta Romero, Miguel Ángel Álvarez, Prudencia Grifell
Votes: 466
34. Su excelencia (1967)
Unrated | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
Lopez, treated derisively by all as Lopitos, is a humble but loyal citizen of Los Cocos Republic who works as an assistant at the chancellery, helping to process visas. Through a sudden ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Sonia Infante, Guillermo Zetina, Tito Junco
Votes: 640
35. Por mis pistolas (1968)
123 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Fidencio Barrenillo goes to Arizona in search of an old silver mine that belonged to his great-grandfather.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Isela Vega, Gloria Coral, Quintín Bulnes
Votes: 358
36. A Quixote Without La Mancha (1969)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
Cantinflas plays a charismatic gooder lawyer in small causes for poorest people that there aren't a penny to pay the coasts to lead it to the Courthouse those weirdest cases, there he misled everybody with his sweet-talk, gaining prestige.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Ángel Garasa, Lupita Ferrer, Susana Salvat
Votes: 225
37. El profe (1971)
120 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teacher arrives to El Romeral, a little town where he must face many cons to teach, many persons who doesn't want that children be educate to continuing exploiting the people under their ambitious plans.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Marga López, Arturo de Córdova, Víctor Alcocer
Votes: 586
38. Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)
132 min | Comedy
Don Quixote is obsessed with knighthood and its honor codes. Together with his singular squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote remembers the adventures they have shared.
Director: Roberto Gavaldón | Stars: Cantinflas, Fernando Fernán Gómez, María Fernanda D'Ocón, Paca Gabaldón
Votes: 205
39. Conserje en condominio (1974)
118 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After reading an ad in a newspaper, Úrsulo "Cantinflas" takes a job as a concierge of a luxurious apartment building inhabited by eccentric people.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Claudia Islas, Raquel Olmedo, Chucho Salinas
Votes: 267
40. El ministro y yo (1976)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
A good-hearted clerk falls in grace to a minister who invites him to work for the government. His ethics on job alienates him from colleagues while making efforts to return speech to a girl.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez, Ángel Garasa
Votes: 295
41. El patrullero 777 (1978)
120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Follows Diogenes as he goes about his day as a police officer. He's prone to do things the right way, surrounded by a pretty much corrupt & citizen distant police department, & always resolves his duties with a personal method.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, Ana Bertha Lepe, Valeria Pani, Wolf Ruvinskis
Votes: 619
42. El barrendero (1982)
113 min | Comedy, Drama
A humble street sweeper is the sole witness of a crime committed by art thieves.
Director: Miguel M. Delgado | Stars: Cantinflas, María Sorté, Ursula Prats, Elena Silva
Votes: 678
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