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El profe

El profe

19717.81h 57m

Overview

Mario Moreno portrays a professor in this movie. A small town in the middle of no where requests the school Mario Moreno is working in for a teacher. He ends up going to give the town a hand. When he arrives he comes to know the corrupt leaders who through out the movie try to make him leave. Although he is being harassed you can see how much he cares for the kids and their circumstances. He deals with problems by using his hilarious comments.

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

Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Sócrates García

Marga López

Marga López

Hortensia

Víctor Alcocer

Víctor Alcocer

Don Margarito Vázquez

Raúl Martínez

Raúl Martínez

Pedro González

Eduardo MacGregor

Eduardo MacGregor

Lucas Campuzano

Luciano Hernández de la Vega

Luciano Hernández de la Vega

Padre Gonzalo

R

René Dupeyrón

Martín

G

Gerardo del Castillo

Don Zenaido

Eduardo López Rojas

Eduardo López Rojas

Espiridión Cascajo

R

Rogelio Gaona

Carmelo

Themes & Keywords

teacherrural areaschoolchieftainlittle town

About El profe

El profe is a comedy, drama, family film released in 1971 exploring themes of teacher, rural area, school, chieftain, little town. Directed by Miguel M. Delgado, it stars Cantinflas, Marga López, Víctor Alcocer. Mario Moreno portrays a professor in this movie. A small town in the middle of no where requests the school Mario Moreno is working in for a teacher. He ends up going to give the town a hand. When he arrives he comes to know the corrupt leaders who through out the movie try to make him leave. Although he is being harassed you can see how much he cares for the kids and their circumstances. He deals with problems by using his hilarious comments.

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