''El señor doctor'' (aka ''Mr. Doctor'') is a 1965 Mexican

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Miguel M. Delgado Miguel Melitón Delgado Pardavé (17 May 1905 – 2 January 1994) was a Mexican film director and screenwriter best known for directing thirty-three of Cantinflas' films, under contract of Posa Films. He directed 139 films between 1941 and 19 ...

and starring

Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely-accomplished Mexican comedian and is cel ...

,León Frías, p. 726 alongside

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and

Miguel Ángel Álvarez Miguel Ángel Álvarez, also known as "El Men," (August 25, 1941 – January 16, 2011), was a Puerto Rican actor and comedian. Early years Álvarez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and when he was a child his family moved to Bayamón, Puerto ...

. This film is notorious due to its dramatic overtones, in contrast to the more picquaresque tint of Cantinflas' previous films.

Plot

Salvador Medina (

) is a country doctor who, finding many different technological advances in the medical field, and the need to adapt to said new technologies, moves to Mexico City to become an intern in the Medical Center of the

Mexican Social Security Institute The Mexican Institute of Social Security ( es, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS) is a governmental organization that assists public health, pensions and social security in Mexico operating under the Secretariat of Health. It also form ...

(IMSS). Salvador immediately clashes with his superior and Head of Training at IMSS, Dr. Miguel Villanueva (

), while growing closer to Nurse Laura (

) who, unbeknownst to him at first, is Dr. Villanueva's sister. In his medical activity at the hospital, Salvador serves various patients by raising their self-esteem and he is jokingly preferred to

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. In the case of an old lady patient (

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) who feels very lonely and abandoned from her only relative, a grandson; as well as a patient who is almost completely bandaged (

Ramón Valdés Ramón Antonio Esteban Gómez Valdés y Castillo (2 September 1923 – 9 August 1988) was a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Don Ramón. He is also recognized as one of Mexico's best comedians. Born in Mex ...

), and another one who cannot even feed himself (Guillermo Bravo Sosa). Salvador meets Beto (Pepito Velázquez), an eight-year-old patient who has a brain tumor, which has grown enough to disturb his visibility. Salvador is moved by Beto's case and provides special attention, even though the case is under the responsibility of another doctor friend of Salvador, Dr. Montero (

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) who is a pediatrician. Beto's parents are separated, and their personal differences affect Beto's mood. Beto's father ( Wolf Ruvinski) in particular is opposed to having his son operated, on the grounds that he does not want medical experiments to be done with the child's health, even when surgery is the only way to save him. However, when Beto's situation becomes critical (as demonstrated when he completely loses his sight), Salvador decides to perform surgery against the wishes of Beto's father, risking his medical career. Ultimately, Salvador is successful and Beto is on the way to recovery and, in addition, a new hospital is inaugurated in Salvador's hometown, which will remain under his direction. Beto's parents reconcile and apologize to Salvador, who in turn receives the acceptance of Dr. Villanueva and his sister Laura, who officially becomes Salvador's girlfriend.

Cast

as Salvador Medina *

as Laura Villanueva *

as Dr. Miguel Villanueva *

as Patient, Isidro Martínez's grandmother * Wolf Ruvinski as Beto's Father *

Guillermo Zetina Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

as Dr. Marín *

as Dr. Pablo Montero * Pepito Velázquez as Beto *

Carlos Riquelme Carlos Riquelme (13 May 1914 – 17 May 1990) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 160 films between 1939 and 1989. Selected filmography * ''Adventure in the Night'' (1948) * '' A Family Like Many Others'' (1949) * ''The Absentee'' (19 ...

as Hospital Administrator * Rosa Elena Durgel as Beto's Mother *

Alberto Catalá Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic '' Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Alb ...

as Ambidextrous Patient *

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as Mother-in-law of neurotic patient * José Chávez as Isidro Martínez *

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as Flirty Old Lady Patient *

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as Doña Lola * Arturo Castro as Village Police Chief *

Guillermo Bravo Sosa Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

as Malnourished Patient (uncredited) * Margarita Delgado as Nurse (uncredited) *

Pedro Elviro Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Aut ...

as Patient with television (uncredited) *

Carmelita González Carmelita González (July 11, 1928 – April 30, 2010) was a Mexican lead actress known for her film roles during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She appeared in nearly 100 Mexican films during her career, opposite such actors as Mario Moreno ...

as Neurotic Patient (uncredited) *

Benny Ibarra Benny Ibarra de Llano known as Benny Ibarra is a Mexican singer, musician, producer and actor. He was born into a family of artists. His mother, Julissa, was a singer and actress in the 1960s; and his father, Benny, an actor and 1960s rock si ...

as Beatnik in canteen (uncredited) *

Alejandro Suárez Alejandro Suárez Velázquez (born 30 November 1980 in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro) is a Mexican former long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 metres. His personal best time is 13:18.13 minutes, achieved in June 2003 in Victor ...

as Beatnik in canteen (uncredited) *

as Bandaged Patient (uncredited) * Jorge Zamora as Man in canteen (uncredited) *

Alfonso Zayas Juan Alfonso Zayas Inclán (30 June 1941 – 8 July 2021), better known as Alfonso Zayas, was a Mexican actor and comedian. He was best known for his participation in many Cinema of Mexico, Mexican sex comedy, sex comedies. In Mexico, Zayas partic ...

as Beatnik in canteen (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

*Pinto Bustamante, Boris Julián; Gómez Córdoba, Ana Isabel. ''Cine, bioética y profesionalismo''. Editorial Universidad del Rosario, 2018. *León Frías, Isaac. ''Más allá de las lágrimas: Espacios habitables en el cine clásico de México y Argentina''. Fondo Editorial Universidad de Lima, 2019.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Senor doctor, El 1965 comedy films 1965 films Mexican comedy films Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado Medical-themed films 1960s Mexican films