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Cantinflas
Cantinflas

Cantinflas

Ángel Garasa
Ángel Garasa

Repelas

Daniel Herrera
Daniel Herrera

Sargento

Andrés Soler
Andrés Soler

Don Lupe Chávez

Miroslava
Miroslava

María

Carolina Barret
Carolina Barret

Margarita

Julio Villarreal
Julio Villarreal

Coronel

Maruja Grifell
Maruja Grifell

Doña Encarna

Francisco Jambrina
Francisco Jambrina

Capitan

Roberto Cañedo
Roberto Cañedo

Soldado

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    Cantinflas is a private in the military, who doesn't know anything about discipline or following rules. He only wants to think about his girlfriend, the maid in an opulent hacienda. The owner of the hacienda has an ugly and shy daughter, who is in love with Cantinflas. The problems arrive when the family arranges a wedding between the ugly girl and Cantinflas, who in order to avoid the commitment gets himself arrested. During his punishment, Cantinflas learns to fly with a silly and poorly trained flight instructor.

  • Release Date

    1947-12-23

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    8.013

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