''If I Were a Congressman'' (Spanish: ''Si yo fuera diputado'') is a 1952 Mexican

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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 cele ...

Gloria Mange Gloria Mange (18 June 1931 – 8 July 2023) was a Mexican film actress active during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Mange died on 8 July 2023, at the age of 92. Selected filmography * ''Primero soy mexicano'' (1950) * ''What Has That Woman D ...

and

Andrés Soler Andrés Soler (born Andrés Díaz Pavia; 18 November 1898 – 26 July 1969) was a Mexican actor. He was considered one of the greatest figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Soler appeared in about two hundred films and received four Ariel ...

.Zolov p.95 The film's

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was by Gunther Gerszo.

Plot

A poor but honest barber becomes the protector of the poor people in his neighborhood, which leads to him being sought as a candidate for congressman, since the other candidate, Don Próculo, is not accepted by anyone other than his own bodyguards.

Cast

as Cantinflas *

as Sarita *

as Tío Juan * Emperatriz Carvajal as Lucía *

Alejandro Ciangherotti Alejandro Ciangherotti (1940 – 30 May 2004) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1953 and 1999. Selected filmography Film * '' The Coward'' (1953) - Roberto, niño (uncredited) * '' The Second Woman'' (1953) - Ramó ...

as Juliano Fraschetti *

Ernesto Finance Ernesto Finance (15 January 1891–16 February 1974) was a Mexican stage and film actor.Agrasánchez p.159 Selected filmography * '' Por mis pistolas'' (1938) * '' The Whip'' (1939) * '' Simón Bolívar'' (1942) * ''Corner Stop'' (1948) * '' Musi ...

as Don Proculo L. de Guevara *

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as Don Melquiades *

Eduardo Alcaraz Alfredo Vergara Morales (13 April 1915 – 18 April 1987), best known by the stage name Eduardo Alcaraz, was a Chilean-Mexican actor. Born in Santiago, he was based in Mexico since 1951. He appeared in films such as '' Escuela de rateros'' (1 ...

as Doctor * María Cristina Lesser as La acusada *

Edmundo Espino Edmundo Espino (July 19, 1894 – December 24, 1964) was a Mexican film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in moder ...

Armando Velasco Armando Velasco (18 January 1918 – 29 September 1999) was an Ecuadorian-born Mexican actor who worked on the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, on films such as '' The Saint Who Forged a Country'' (1942), '' Historia de un gran amor'' (1942), and ...

as Agente ministerio público *

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as Empleado del teatro (uncredited) *

Ricardo Adalid Ricardo is the Spanish and Portuguese cognate of the name Richard. It derived from Proto-Germanic ''*rīks'' 'king, ruler' + ''*harduz'' 'hard, brave'. It may be a given name, or a surname. People Given name *Ricardo de Araújo Pereira, Portugue ...

as Empleado del teatro (uncredited) *

Víctor Alcocer Víctor Alcocer Gómez (March 23, 1917 – October 2, 1984) was a Mexican actor of film, television and voice-over.Armando Arriola Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

as Abogado en derecho (uncredited) *

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as Miembro del jurado (uncredited) *

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as Espectador (uncredited) *

Lupe Carriles María Guadalupe Carriles, known as Lupe Carriles, (25 December 1913 – 6 February 1964) was a Mexican character actress. Career One of her many memorable roles is as "La Trompeta" in ''La cucaracha'' (1959), starring María Félix. Although she ...

as Mujer de vecindad (uncredited) * Alberto Catalá as Señor González (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 Amigo del barbero (uncredited) * José Escanero as Amigo del barbero (uncredited) * Jesús Gómez as Policía (uncredited) * Regino Herrera as Cargador (uncredited) * Carmen Manzano as Madre de la pelona (uncredited) * Roberto Meyer as Comisario (uncredited) * Bruno Márquez as Violinista (uncredited) * José Ortiz de Zárate as Juez (no acreditaddo) * José Pardavé as Cliente de Cantinflas (uncredited) * Ignacio Peón (uncredited) *

Salvador Quiroz Salvador Quiroz (1892–1956) was a Mexican film actor.Kohner, p. 355 Selected filmography * ''Michael Strogoff'' (1944) * '' Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''My Memories of Mexico'' (1944) * '' The Black Ace'' (1944) *''The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...

as Farmacéutico (uncredited) * Humberto Rodríguez as Don Remigio (uncredited) * Félix Samper as Cliente de Sarita (uncredited) * Alfredo Varela padre as Amigo del barbero (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

* Eric Zolov. ''Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo''. ABC-CLIO, 2015.

External links

* 1952 films 1952 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Miguel M. Delgado Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub