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Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.
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Top Cast
Cantinflas
Rogaciano
Alma Delia Fuentes
Rosa Hernández
Carmen Molina
Margarita Gautier
Guillermina Téllez Girón
Actriz con torta
Magda Donato
Olimpia
Alejandro Ciangherotti
Director de escena azteca
León Barroso
Director de cine
Luis Manuel Pelayo
Director escena vaquera
Eric del Castillo
Armando Duval
Guillermo Rivas
Actor, villano escena revolución francesa
Antonio Raxel
Director escena dama de las camelias
Gerardo del Castillo
Sr. Menéndez
Edmundo Espino
Don Julián
Armando Arriola
Doctor
Valentín Trujillo
Chevo, hermano de Rosa
Xavier López
Panchito
Antonio Bravo
Productor pelicula azteca
Manuel Alvarado
Modisto gordo
Alberto Catalá
Asistente de director
Enrique Lucero
Actor, sacerdote azteca
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