''The King of Mexico'' (Spanish:''El rey de México'') is a 1956
Mexican comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
. It was written by
Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor.
Alcoriza was born in Spain and, exiled because of the Spanish Civil War, established himself in Mexico from 1940. His 196 ...
.
Plot
A local radio station decides to try out an experiment and offers the first homeless man that walks by the chance of becoming a millionaire for a day. The fortunate man, Pablo Rojas (Adalberto Martinez), sleeps with other homeless people on the floor of a shelter. After living a day of luxury, he returns to the shelter to tell his friends that the life of a millionaire was not much different from their own: They ate, slept and worked whenever they wanted; the only difference was that the rich had ulcers.
Cast
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Adalberto MartÃnez - Pablo Rojas
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Silvia Derbez
Lucille Silvia Derbez Amézquita, better known as Silvia Derbez (March 8, 1932 – April 6, 2002) was a Mexican film and television actress. She was the lead actress in the first telenovela produced in Mexico, ''Senda Prohibida''.
Biography
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- Toña
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Elda Peralta - Elda Negri
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José Gálvez - Raúl Olmedo
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Rafael Banquells
Rafael Banquells Garafulla (born Rafael Banquells Garafulla; 25 June 1917 – 27 October 1990) was a Cuban-born Mexican actor, director and TV producer known in Mexico as Rafael Banquells (I).
Biography
Banquells was born on 25 June 1917 in ...
- Actor en pelÃcula
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Nicolás RodrÃguez - Don Abraham
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Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of English and Irish origin.
Etymology
The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "f ...
- Director de la editorial
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Antonio Bravo
Antonio Bravo (12 May 1906 – 28 February 1992) was a Spanish-born Mexican film and television actor.Agrasánchez, Jr. p.159 He appeared in more than a hundred and forty productions during a lengthy career.
Selected filmography
* '' Beautiful ...
- Maître d'
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Conchita Gentil Arcos
Conchita Gentil Arcos (1897 – 23 December 1982) was a Mexican actress of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema as a character actress in supporting roles.
She was the sister of MarÃa Gentil Arcos, also an actress in the Golden Age of Mexican cinem ...
- Dueña de vitrina
* Carmen Fernett - Chela Santiesteban
* Enedina DÃaz de León - Puestera de bebidas
* Omar Jasso - Amigo borracho de Pablo
* Guillermo Cramer - Amigo pordiosero de Pablo
* Julio Sotelo - Anunciador cabaret
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Jorge Mondragón
* José Pardavé
References
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1956 films
1956 comedy films
1950s Spanish-language films
Films about homelessness
Mexican comedy films
Films directed by Rafael Baledón
1950s Mexican films
Mexican black-and-white films
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