7.0The Minister and Me · 1976
The Minister and Me (1976) is a Comedy / Drama film directed by Miguel M. Delgado, starring Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez.
ComedyDrama
7.0Overview
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.
Cast
Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez, Ángel Garasa, Manolita Saval, Delia Peña Orta, Alonso Castaño, Miguel Manzano
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What is "The Minister and Me" about?
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.
When was "The Minister and Me" released?
The Minister and Me was released in 1976.
Who stars in "The Minister and Me"?
The cast includes Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez, Ángel Garasa.
