The Minister and Me
Mateo Melgarejo serves as a notary public and scribe for the illiterate residents of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood just north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend seeks his assistance in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After contending with persistent government bureaucracy, he pens a letter to the cabinet minister and earns an audience. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. In the end, he relinquishes the post and returns to Santo Domingo to aid its impoverished residents.
Director(s)
Miguel M. Delgado
Miguel Ángel Madrigal
Américo Fernández
Cast & Crew
Part of the Series
The Minister and Me FAQs
The directors of The Minister and Me are Miguel M. Delgado, Miguel Ángel Madrigal, and Américo Fernández.
The cast of The Minister and Me includes Cantinflas as Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto', Raúl 'Chato' Padilla as El Licenciado, Rojo Grau as Spindola Jr. (uncredited), Carmen del Valle as Empleada oficina (uncredited), Rubén Márquez as Empleado oficina (uncredited), Marcelo Villamil as Empleado oficina (uncredited), Fernando Yapur as Mayordomo (uncredited), Inés Murillo as Chonita, sirvienta (uncredited), Tamara Garina as Tamarita, Héctor Suárez as Burócrata, Miguel Manzano as Don Antonio, señor ministro, Manuel Alvarado as Gordo (uncredited), and more.
The duration of The Minister and Me is 1h 49 mins.
The Minister and Me was released on 01 Jul 1976.
The Minister and Me is listed under Comedy and Drama on Fanbiz.
