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El analfabeto

El analfabeto

19617.72h 8m

Overview

Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no idea of who sent the letter or its content. So he goes to the drugstore because the pharmacist can read the letter to him. But while waiting to be helped he sees that a young girl can read. He figures he has to be able to discover the letter's content by himself and decides he will save the letter and go to school, and wait to read the letter on his own.

Directed by Miguel M. Delgado
Written by Miguel M. Delgado, Jaime Salvador
Produced by Jacques Gelman
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Top Cast

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Inocencio Prieto y Calvo

Lilia Prado

Lilia Prado

Blanca Morales

Sara García

Sara García

Doña Epifanita

Ángel Garasa

Ángel Garasa

Don Romulo González

Miguel Manzano

Miguel Manzano

Don Fermín

Carlos Agostí

Carlos Agostí

Licenciado Aníbal Guzmán

María Teresa Rivas

María Teresa Rivas

Refugio González

Daniel Herrera

Daniel Herrera

El Poca Luz

Fernando Soto

Fernando Soto

'El Sapo'

Guillermo Orea

Guillermo Orea

Comisario

Themes & Keywords

naivetyilliteracylettereducationmoneylawyertrailliteracy1960s

About El analfabeto

El analfabeto is a comedy film released in 1961 exploring themes of naivety, illiteracy, letter, education, money, lawyer. Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, it stars Cantinflas, Lilia Prado, Sara García. Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no idea of who sent the letter or its content. So he goes to the drugstore because the pharmacist can read the letter to him. But while waiting to be helped he sees that a young girl can read. He figures he has to be able to discover the letter's content by himself and decides he will save the letter and go to school, and wait to read the letter on his own.

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