''Madman and Vagabond'' (Spanish:''Loco y vagabundo'') is a 1946 Mexican

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directed by

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and starring

Manuel Medel Manuel Medel (1906 – 1997) was a Mexican film actor.Mraz p.125 A comedian, during the late 1930s he teamed up with the rising star Cantinflas for three films. Selected filmography * ''Such Is My Country ''Such Is My Country'' ( es, ¡Así es m ...

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and

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.Agrasánchez p.35 The film's sets were designed by Carlos Toussaint.

Cast

as Fortunato *

as Virginia *

as Licenciado *

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as Cacahuate * Beatriz Jimeno as Sara * Chel López as Almirante Nelson *

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References

Bibliography

* Rogelio Agrasánchez. ''Cine Mexicano: Posters from the Golden Age, 1936-1956''. Chronicle Books, 2001.

External links

* 1946 films 1946 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Carlos Orellana Mexican black-and-white films 1940s Mexican films Spanish-language comedy films {{1940s-Mexico-film-stub