''El médico módico'' ("The Moderate Doctor") is a 1971 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 ...

directed by

Gilberto Martínez Solares Mario Gilberto Agustin Martinez Solares (January 19, 1906 – January 18, 1997) was a Mexican director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and actor who is considered one of the most prolific filmmakers in Mexican cinema having directed more tha ...

and produced by

Miguel Zacarías Miguel Zacarías Nogaim (19 March 1905 – 20 April 2006) was a Mexican film director, producer, and writer. Career Zacarías began directing for film in 1933. Even from his early career he developed a reputation for recognizing new acting ...

. It is the ninth film starring

Gaspar Henaine Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2011), more commonly known by his pseudonym Capulina, was a Mexican comedian, actor, singer, film producer, and screenwriter. He was best known for partnering with Marco Antonio Campos as the do ...

alone as Capulina (without Marco Antonio Campos as Viruta). Karla,

Eric del Castillo J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1934) is a Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early yea ...

, and

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are also featured.

Cast

as Capulina *

Nora Larraga Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: * Nora (name), a feminine given name People with the surname * Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (1931–2025), French historian * Simon Nora (1921–2006), French politician Places ...

as Carmen (credited as Karla) *

as Luigi *

as Don Arsenio * Juan Gallardo as Juan *

Pancho Córdova Francisco Amado Córdova Ramírez (1916 – 1990) was a Mexican character actor who has appeared in numerous films of United States and Mexico. Personal life He is the grandfather of actress Natalia Cordova-Buckley. Selected filmography Am ...

as The Hospital Director * Ramón G. Larrea as Eufemio Gallínazo (credited as Ramón Larrea) * Betty Velázquez as The Cashier Nurse (credited as Bety Velázquez) *

Nathanael León Nathanael is a biblical given name derived from the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (''Netan'el''), which means "God/ El has given" or "Gift of God/ El." Nathaniel is the variant form of this name and it stands to this day as the usual and most common s ...

as Luigi's Henchman (as Nothanael León) * Juan Garza as Luigi's Henchman * Armando Acosta as The Policeman * Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Melquiádes (credited as Guillermo Bravo) *

Irma Torres Irma Torres (9 March 1926 - 5 June 2010) was a Mexican film and television actress during the golden age of Mexican cinema. Career Torres began her career in 1944 in the film '' Maria Candelaria'' alongside Dolores del Rio and Pedro Armenda ...

as The Infarcted Woman * Francisco Meneses as The Infarcted Woman's Husband *

Arturo Silva Arturo Silva is an American-born novelist, editor, and teacher. His notable works include ''Tokio Whip'' (2016) and ''Philosophy of the Shirt'' (1986). He was also the editor of ''The Donald Richie Reader'' (2001). Silva currently resides in Vie ...

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* Mexican comedy films 1971 comedy films 1971 films 1970s Mexican films 1970s Spanish-language films {{1970s-Mexico-film-stub