| El barrendero | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Miguel M. Delgado |
| Screenplay by |
Cantinflas Isaac Díaz Araiza Fernando Galiana Mario Reyes |
| Produced by | Jacques Gelman |
| Starring | Cantinflas María Sorté |
| Cinematography | Rosalío Solano |
| Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
| Music by | Gustavo César Carrión |
Production company | Cantinflas Films S.A. |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
El barrendero (in English, The Street Sweeper) is a 1982 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas and María Sorté. [1] It has been cited as an example of a " Mexploitation" film. [2] It is Cantinflas's last film, ending a career that had lasted since 1936.
Plot
Napoleón (Cantinflas) is a humble street sweeper who flirts with all the maids in the neighborhood where he works (all of whom call him affectionately "Don Napo"), of which Chipinita ( María Sorté) stands out. Napoleon ends up being the only witness to the theft of a valuable painting, and he is threatened by the thieves of the painting and also becomes a suspect.
Cast
- Cantinflas as Napoleón "Don Napo"
- María Sorté as Chipinita
- Úrsula Prats as Lupita
- Luz Elena Silva
- Eduardo Alcaraz as Don Chafas
- Federico González as Supervisor Molina
- Antonio Zubiaga as Skinny Thief
- Luz María Rico as Rosita
- Sara Guasch as Blonde woman at party
- José Luis Avendaño as Mendoza
- Roxana Chávez as Chabelita
- Alberto Catalá as Basurita
- Alfredo Gutiérrez as Police Deputy
- Adalberto Arvizu as Thief (as Alberto Arvizu)
- Mariela Flores
- Gerardo del Castillo as General Secretary
- Lina Michel as French Maid
- Evita Muñoz "Chachita" as Pachita
- Julio Monterde as Party Guest (uncredited)
- José Nájera as Father of abandoned baby (uncredited)
- Elvia Pedroza as Doña Chumina, porter (uncredited)
- Marcelo Villamil as Party Guest (uncredited)
References
Bibliography
- Amador, María Luisa; Ayala Blanco, Jorge. Cartelera cinematográfica, 1980–1989. UNAM, 2006.
- Rohrer, Seraina. La India María: Mexploitation and the Films of María Elena Velasco. University of Texas Press, 2017.
