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The Minister and Me

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.

Top Cast

  • Cantinflas

    Cantinflas

    Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'

  • Chela Castro

    Chela Castro

    Vicky

  • Lucía Méndez

    Lucía Méndez

    Barbara

  • Ángel Garasa

    Ángel Garasa

    Avelino Romero 'Romeritos'

  • Manolita Saval

    Manolita Saval

    Estrellita

  • Delia Peña Orta

    Delia Peña Orta

    María

  • Alonso Castaño

    Alonso Castaño

    Don Nachito

  • Miguel Manzano

    Miguel Manzano

    Don Antonio, señor ministro

  • Daniel Herrera

    Daniel Herrera

    Huésped de Yucatán

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.

Rating

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