If I Were a Congressman

If I Were a Congressman
If I Were a Congressman
Directed by	Miguel M. Delgado
Written by	Cantinflas; ; Jaime Salvador;
Produced by	Jacques Gelman
Starring	Cantinflas; Gloria Mange; Andrés Soler; Emperatriz Carvajal;
Cinematography
Edited by	Jorge Busto
Music by	Raúl Lavista
Production; company	Posa Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	30 January 1952
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

If I Were a Congressman (Spanish: Si yo fuera diputado) is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler.^[1]

The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo.

Plot[]

A poor but honest barber becomes the protector of the poor people in his neighborhood, which leads to him being sought as a candidate for congressman, since the other candidate, Don Próculo, is not accepted by anyone other than his own bodyguards.

Cast[]

Cantinflas as Cantinflas
Gloria Mange as Sarita
Andrés Soler as Tío Juan
Emperatriz Carvajal as Lucía
Alejandro Ciangherotti as Juliano Fraschetti
Ernesto Finance as Don Proculo L. de Guevara
as Don Melquiades
Eduardo Alcaraz as Doctor
as La acusada
Edmundo Espino
Armando Velasco as Agente ministerio público
as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
Víctor Alcocer as Martín Sánchez (uncredited)
as Abogado en derecho (uncredited)
as Miembro del jurado (uncredited)
as Espectador (uncredited)
Lupe Carriles as Mujer de vecindad (uncredited)
Alberto Catalá as Señor González (uncredited)
Pedro Elviro as Amigo del barbero (uncredited)
José Escanero as Amigo del barbero (uncredited)
Jesús Gómez as Policía (uncredited)
Regino Herrera as Cargador (uncredited)
Carmen Manzano as Madre de la pelona (uncredited)
Roberto Meyer as Comisario (uncredited)
Bruno Márquez as Violinista (uncredited)
José Ortiz de Zárate as Juez (no acreditaddo)
José Pardavé as Cliente de Cantinflas (uncredited)
Ignacio Peón (uncredited)
Salvador Quiroz as Farmacéutico (uncredited)
Humberto Rodríguez as Don Remigio (uncredited)
Félix Samper as Cliente de Sarita (uncredited)
Alfredo Varela padre as Amigo del barbero (uncredited)

References[]

^ Zolov p.95

Bibliography[]

Eric Zolov. Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo. ABC-CLIO, 2015.

External links[]

If I Were a Congressman at IMDb

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[1] Zolov p.95

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