El padrecito (1964)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Miguel M. Delgado

Writers:

Miguel M. Delgado (adaptation)
Miguel M. Delgado (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 September 1964 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Family

Cast

Cantinflas	...	Padre Sebastián (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Ángel Garasa	...	Padre Damián
Rosa María Vázquez	...	Susana
José Elías Moreno	...	Don Silvestre Manzanos
Angelines Fernández	...	Sara, hermana de Damian
Rogelio Guerra	...	Marcos
Florencio Castelló	...	Don Nicanor
Jorge Russek	...	Matías
Arturo Castro 'Bigotón'	...	Nepomuceno (as Arturo 'Bigotón' Castro)
Gerardo del Castillo	...	Mujeriego
Armando Gutiérrez	...	Presidente municipal
José Luis Moreno	...	Don Próspero (as Jose L. Moreno Lopez)
Alfonso Torres	...	Don Felipe (as Alfonso Torres Macias)
Mary Montiel	...	Novia de joven
Alberto Catalá	...	Droguero

Also Known As:

The Little Priest (International: English title)

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA High Fidelity)

Certification:

Portugal:M/6 | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Guanajuato, Mexico

Company:

Posa Films

Not the Best Cantinflas,but the "good" one

Once again Cantinflas explore a new Profession, this time so out of the common one, as a Priest as almost anybody could imagine him in the beginning of his career,Miguel M.Delgado his usual director put him in a rural environment with all the necessary ingredients for a familiar and nice comedy ,however its conventionalism, the mean tyrant(Jose Elias Moreno) who opposite to any progress of the town and obviously Cantinflas as the new priest confront him with everything against him inclusive the people who see him as an usurper of the place of the old priest place(Angel Garasa) in times which this profession was more respectable Cantinflas became the conscious of the town however his renovate ideas which Angelines Fernandez supposes (not without some reason) as socialism after listen him give a speech. Cantinflas refuse to baptize a baby just because he does not like his future name(Nepomuceno) and denied the banns to a couple because the guy look like lazy(according to him) and the lady does not know cook, no matter of these ,catholic church saw with good eyes and enthusiasm this movie in its time.