Rodolfo Calvo

Costume-drama, 1840s: bandits prey on the town of Yautepec for over twenty years.

Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.

L'antiquaire Carlos Montero est marié avec Rosario, dont il a un fils, Carlitos. La sévérité du père oblige ce dernier à fuir. Il est recueilli par un ingénieur, Julio Mistral. Julio et Rosario deviennent amants et ont un fils ensemble, que l'on prend pour le fils de Montero...

The movie starts with Braulio Peláez (Pedro Infante), a schoolteacher, having just fallen off his horse, representing the situation he and his family are in. The next scenes introduce the viewer to his family and their poor financial and social situation. As Braulio stumbles around looking for his glasses, he causes a famous film star, Alfonso de Madrazo (Rafael Alcaide) to crash his car. Braulio offers him to eat at his house as an apology. Braulio's sister and mother, big film fans, immediately recognise Alfonso and attempt to get him to bring the girl, Luisa Peláez (Irma Dolores) to Mexico City to become a film star. Alfonso agrees and tells them to come to the capital.

Bedroom farce, with three men claiming the same woman as their mistress.

The police plan to capture a killer by using a double that looks exactly as one of his victims.

Well-intentioned Tin Tan who is always making trouble for other people, sometimes on purpose and sometimes by accident.

Homeless/unemployed dude has a spiritual awakening and rehabilitates himself working at a circus.

Matilde Landeta, l’une des premières réalisatrices du cinéma mexicain, offre un portrait nuancé et novateur du travail du sexe. Dans un monde financièrement dominé par les hommes, il n’y a pas de “gentilles” ou de “méchantes filles”, seulement des femmes dont le corps est chosifié par le patriarcat.

Biography of the first Catholic Saint to be born in Mexico.