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Film / 1950
El Portero
Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
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 when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, …
The story
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 when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.
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The Sign of Death
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Cantinflas y su prima
You’re Missing the Point
Neither Blood Nor Sand
The Unknown Policeman
Carnaval en el trópico
The Three Musketeers
The Circus
Romeo y Julieta
Gran Hotel
One Day with the Devil
Soy un prófugo
Fly Away, Young Man!
El Supersabio
The Magician
This filmEl Portero
El Siete Machos
Si yo fuera diputado
The Atomic Fireman
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
Silvia PinalRosita
Carlos Martínez BaenaDon Sebastian, el profe
Óscar PulidoElpidio
Fernando CasanovaRaúl
José BavieraDr. Perfecto Lozano
Josefina del MarLa vecina bailarina
Conchita Gentil ArcosDoña Cuca, vecina
Pepe MartínezProfesor examinador
Pedro ElviroDon Fortino
Ricardo AdalidAmigo de Raúl en fiesta (uncredited)
Felipe de FloresAmigo de Raúl en fiesta (uncredited)
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Stephen BerneMasajista (uncredited)
Victorio BlancoHombre en velorio (uncredited)
Rodolfo CalvoHombre en velorio (uncredited)
Carmen CabreraMiembra del patronato (uncredited)
María ValdealdeMiembra del patronato (uncredited)
Paco MartínezMiembro del patronato (uncredited)
Félix SamperMiembro del patronato (uncredited)
Jaime CalpeEstudiante inteligente (uncredited)
José Luis MorenoEstudiante (uncredited)
Ismael Pérez 'Poncianito'Estudiante (uncredited)
Jorge PérezEstudiante (uncredited)
Lupe CarrilesVecina chismosa (uncredited)
María Gentil ArcosVecina chismosa (uncredited)
Lupe del CastilloVecina (uncredited)
Regino HerreraVecino (uncredited)
Enrique CarrilloEl tarzán, vecino pachuco (uncredited)
Jorge ChesterkingJohn, amigo de Perfecto (uncredited)
Edmundo EspinoEsposo de Guadalupe (uncredited)
Elodia HernándezDoña Guadalupe (uncredited)
Rafael IcardoSecretario (uncredited)
José PardavéLechero (uncredited)
Salvador QuirozEmpleado carrera caballos (uncredited)
Humberto RodríguezEmpleado secretaria (uncredited)
Jaime Jiménez PonsEstudiante (uncredited)
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