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Film / 1948
El Supersabio
Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
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 wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our …
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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 wants to find the formula that achieves the immortality of the roses. Nevertheless, after the death of Prof. Monteagudo, Cantinflas will be chased by a ferocious corporative group, who wants to steal the secret formula of a cheaper fuel named "carburex", because they think that our friend is the only person who knows the composition
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One Day with the Devil
Soy un prófugo
Fly Away, Young Man!
This filmEl Supersabio
The Magician
El Portero
El Siete Machos
Si yo fuera diputado
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Mr. Photographer
Tailored gentleman
Drop the Curtain
Up and Down
El bolero de Raquel
Love Your Neighbor
Pepe
The Extra
Entrega Inmediata
Your Excellency
El profe
The Minister and Me
El patrullero 777
El Barrendero
Cast
CantinflasCantinflas
Perla AguiarMarisa Miranda
Carlos Martínez BaenaProfesor Archimedes Monteagudo
Alejandro CoboOctavio
Aurora WalkerAngélica Montes
Alfredo VarelaPepe Montes
José PidalDoctor Inocencio Violante
Eduardo CasadoPresidente de directorio petroleo
Francisco JambrinaFiscal
Pepe MartínezLic. Remigio Paredes
Felipe MontoyaSeñor Humberto Moya
Rafael IcardoAgustín Montes
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Carmen NoveltyHija de Angélica Montes
Armando ArriolaAyudante de el Rosca
Jorge TreviñoEl Rosca
José Ortiz de ZárateJuez
Julio AhuetDetective (uncredited)
Julio DaneriMiembro directivo petroleo (uncredited)
Héctor MateosMiembro directivo petroleo (uncredited)
Julián de MericheItaliano en directivo petroleo (uncredited)
Lupe del CastilloPortera (uncredited)
Pedro ElviroEmpleado corte (uncredited)
Edmundo EspinoDoctor (uncredited)
Enrique García ÁlvarezSeñor director (uncredited)
Leonor GómezMujer en turba (uncredited)
Miguel ManzanoReportero (uncredited)
Luis Manuel PelayoReportero (uncredited)
Paco MartínezProfesor (uncredited)
Manuel NoriegaProfesor (uncredited)
Francisco ReigueraProfesor Peralta (uncredited)
Kika MeyerEspectadora corte (uncredited)
José MuñozPlomero (uncredited)
Roberto Y. PalaciosPlomero (uncredited)
José PardavéFotógrafo (uncredited)
Ignacio PeónMiembro jurado (uncredited)
Humberto RodríguezVelador (uncredited)
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