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.
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El ministro y yo Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Cantinflas
He was 65, 81 years old when he died
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as Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto' |
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Pedro Damián
He was 24, now 71 years old
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as (uncredited) |
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Inés Murillo
She was 64, 91 years old when she died
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as Chonita, sirvienta (uncredited) |
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Tamara Garina
She was 75, 78 years old when she died
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as Tamarita |
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Pedro de Aguillón
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as Sr. Alcalino Buenrostro |
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Manolita Saval
She was 62, 87 years old when she died
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as Estrellita |
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Miguel Manzano
He was 69, 84 years old when he died
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as Don Antonio, señor ministro |
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Mónica Prado
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as Empleada de oficina |
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Lucía Méndez
She was 21, now 69 years old
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as Barbara |
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Manuel Alvarado
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as Gordo (uncredited) |
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Ángel Garasa
He was 71, 70 years old when he died
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as Avelino Romero 'Romeritos' |
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Gastón Melo
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as Huésped de Nuevo León |
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Marcelo Villamil
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as Empleado oficina (uncredited) |
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Carmen del Valle
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as Empleada oficina (uncredited) |
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José Manuel Fregoso
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as (uncredited) |
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Héctor Suárez
He was 38, now 85 years old
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as Burócrata |
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Socorro Avelar
She was 52, 78 years old when she died
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as Lupita (uncredited) |
El ministro y yo Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Gustavo César Carrión as Original Music Composer. He was 60 (79) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Gloria Schoemann as Editor. She was 66 (96) years old when She died
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Editing |
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Miguel M. Delgado as Director. He was 71 (88) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Tito Davison as Screenplay. He was 64 (72) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Jorge Stahl, Jr. as Director of Photography. He was 56 (82) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Gonzalo Gavira as Sound Effects. He was 51 (79) years old when He died
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Sound |
