

The Minister and Me
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
109 min
Release Date
1976-07-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
33
Vote Average
6.8
Cantinflas
Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'
Chela Castro
Vicky
Lucía Méndez
Barbara
Ángel Garasa
Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'
Manolita Saval
Estrellita
Delia Peña Orta
María
Alonso Castaño
Don Nachito
Miguel Manzano
Don Antonio, señor ministro
Daniel Herrera
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Alejandra Meyer
Julia Ramírez, secretaria del licenciado
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Gastón Melo
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Mónica Prado
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Héctor Suárez
Burócrata
José Manuel Fregoso
(uncredited)
Manuel Alvarado
Gordo (uncredited)
Socorro Avelar
Lupita (uncredited)
Carmen del Valle
Empleada oficina (uncredited)
Rubén Márquez
Empleado oficina (uncredited)
Marcelo Villamil
Empleado oficina (uncredited)
Federico González
Empleado departamento de quejas (uncredited)
Rojo Grau
Spindola Jr. (uncredited)
Cecilia Leger
Cliente (uncredited)
Inés Murillo
Chonita, sirvienta (uncredited)
Fernando Pinkus
Burócrata (uncredited)
Fernando Yapur
Mayordomo (uncredited)
Pedro Damián
(uncredited)
Raúl 'Chato' Padilla
El Licenciado
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