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Film · 2014

Cantinflas

Directed by Sebastián del Amo · starring Teresa Ruiz, Óscar Jaenada and Michael Imperioli

  • 1 h 46 min
  • PG
  • Comedy · Biography · Drama
  • Mexico
  • 3.8 AverageMovieNCo
  • 2.6 Users2 votes
  • 5.0 Critics10 reviews
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Synopsis

Mike Todd is a particular Broadway producer who wants to succeed in Hollywood. Arriving in Los Angeles has a crazy and bizarre idea that manages to convince a study: Produce a film 'Around the World in 80 Days'. At the same time, in Mexico, Mario Moreno triumphs as a comic in the tents there in Mexico City. Soon it will become a star of Mexican cinema, being a reference thanks to its great sense of comedy. His character, Cantinflas, manages to be an icon for the whole country, becoming one contemporary symbol of the Aztec country. Todd, determined to revolutionize the Hollywood star system, looking for new stars. Thus, he reaches his ears fame of Mario Moreno in his country. A joint collaboration will 'Around the World in 80 Days' to become the great film Oscar that year, winning five awards including Best Picture.

The essentials

Runtime
106 min1 hour and 46 minutes
Rating
PGParental guidance
How long is Cantinflas?
1 hour and 46 minutes (106 minutes).
Who directed Cantinflas?
Sebastián del Amo.
Who is in Cantinflas?
It stars Teresa Ruiz, Óscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli and Ilse Salas.
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Cast

Full cast (41)
Director
Sebastián del Amo
Writers
Edui Tijerina, Sebastián del Amo
Music
Roque Baños

Videos and trailers

See the video
'Cantinflas' Official English-sub Trailer 2:1214 June 2014

Photos and posters

All 20 photos

Reviews

All 10 reviews
2.6 2 votes

What the critics say average 5.0 from 10

  • 7.0 ABCOti Rodríguez Marchante Entertaining, passionate and helpful (...) very direct film genius Oscar Jaenada a Elmyr de Hory interpretation and worthy of Orson Welles. Read
  • 6.3 USA TodayClaudia Puig Cantinflas is a nostalgic, occasionally schlocky, look at the Mexican icon. While a substantial number of scenes are heavy-handed, the actor who plays Cantinflas? Óscar Jaenada ? is a standout. Read
  • 6.0 ClarinHoracio Bilbao While American stereotypes such as the fight between the market and artistic freedom in Los Angeles, which result in the trivialization of other names. Read

Soundtrack

All 11 songs
  1. Quizás, QuizásDenise Gutiérrez Spotify
  2. Tu Vida Es Un EscenarioLa Santa Cecilia Spotify
  3. El CisneMauricio Sánchez Spotify
  4. Vete de míEnrique Bunbury Spotify

Trivia

  • It was chosen by Mexico like submission for 87th Academy Awards.

  • Óscar Jaenada, who plays Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas', is really from Spain, not from Mexico.

  • The film has been premiered in Spain with two years later from its original release.

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