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List of Cantinflas Movies: Ranked Best To Worst

1. You're Missing the Point (1940)
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2
You're Missing the Point
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Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Sara García, Dolores Camarillo, Sofía Álvarez, Joaquín Pardavé
Directed By:
Juan Bustillo Oro
2. Raquel's Shoeshiner (1957)
21
2
Raquel's Shoeshiner
21
2
Role:
El Bolero (as Mario Moreno Cantinflas)
Starring:
Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Manola Saavedra, Flor Silvestre, Paquito Fernández
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
3. Cantinflas y su prima (1940)
19
2
Cantinflas y su prima
19
2
Starring:
Tito Novaro, Estanislao Schillinsky, Chelo Gómez, Wilfrido Moreno
Directed By:
Carlos Toussaint
4. Si yo fuera diputado (1952)
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2
Si yo fuera diputado
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2

The film is about the story of a barber who goes on to gain support as a congressional candidate from the majority of people in his neighbourhood for helping the poor. Another factor working in his favour is a lack of tough competition: the only people rooting for the other candidate are his own bodyguards.

Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Andrés Soler, Alejandro Ciangherotti, Gloria Mange, Emperatriz Carvajal
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
5. One Day with the Devil (1945)
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2
One Day with the Devil
20
2
Role:
Juan Pérez (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Susana Cora, Andrés Soler, Miguel Arenas, Lauro Benítez
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
6. El bombero atómico (1952)
17
2
El bombero atómico
17
2

Cantinflas is a clumsy fireman, who takes up the job of caring for a little girl after her mother passes away. Eventually, he decides to quit his job, and becomes a policeman. Things go well, till the girl is kidnapped by a group of gangsters due to a monetary inheritance.  

Role:
Agente 777 (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Miguel Manzano, Gilberto González, Roberto Soto, Elisa Quintanilla
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
7. ¡A volar joven! (1947)
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2
¡A volar joven!
16
2
Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Andrés Soler, Ángel Garasa, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera, Carolina Barret
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
8. El gendarme desconocido (1941)
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2
El gendarme desconocido
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2
Role:
Agente 777 (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Mapy Cortés, Gloria Marín, Julio Villarreal, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
9. Soy un prófugo (1946)
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2
Soy un prófugo
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2
Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno Cantinflas)
Starring:
Agustín Isunza, Emilia Guiú, Rafael Alcayde, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
10. Cantinflas torero (1940)
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2
Cantinflas torero
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2
Directed By:
Fernando A. Rivero
11. El siete machos (1951)
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2
El siete machos
17
2
Role:
Margarito / El Siete Machos (as Mario Moreno Cantinflas)
Starring:
Delia Magaña, Miguel Inclán, Miguel Ángel Ferriz, Alma Rosa Aguirre
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
12. Caballero a la medida (1954)
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2
Caballero a la medida
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2
Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Domingo Soler, Ángel Garasa, Wolf Ruvinskis, Martha Valdés
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
13. El circo (1943)
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2
El circo
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2
Role:
El Zapatero
Starring:
Eduardo Arozamena, Gloria Lynch, Estanislao Schillinsky, Ángel T. Sala
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
14. Romeo y Julieta (1943)
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2
Romeo y Julieta
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2
Role:
Romeo
Starring:
Andrés Soler, María Elena Marqués, Ángel Garasa, Emma Roldán,
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
15. The Little Priest (1964)
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The Little Priest
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3
Role:
Padre Sebastián (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Ángel Garasa, José Elías Moreno, Rosa María Vázquez, Angelines Fernández
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
16. Su excelencia (1967)
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2
Su excelencia
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2

This comedy drama film tells the story of Cantinflas, a Lupitos, who is assigned to the role of ambassador for his country. Soon, he begins to express opinions that are not appreciated.

Role:
Lopez 'Lopitos' / His Excellency the Ambassador of Los Cocos (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Tito Junco, Miguel Manzano, Guillermo Zetina, Sonia Infante
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
17. Mr. Photographer (1953)
15
2
Mr. Photographer
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2
Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Ángel Garasa, Rosita Arenas, Rebeca Iturbide, Fernando Wagner
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
18. El portero (1950)
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2
El portero
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2
Role:
El Portero (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Óscar Pulido, Silvia Pinal, Carlos Martínez Baena, Josefina del Mar
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
19. Gran Hotel (1944)
15
2
Gran Hotel
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2
Role:
Cantinflas / el trece (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Luis G. Barreiro, Fernando Soto, Jacqueline Dalya, Josefina Martínez
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
20. The Illiterate One (1961)
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2
The Illiterate One
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2
Role:
Inocencio Prieto y Calvo
Starring:
Sara García, Ángel Garasa, Lilia Prado, Miguel Manzano
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
21. El mago (1949)
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2
El mago
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2
Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
José Baviera, Alejandro Cobo, Leonora Amar, Ernesto Finance
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
22. El supersabio (1948)
14
2
El supersabio
14
2
Role:
Cantinflas (as Mario Moreno "Cantinflas")
Starring:
Carlos Martínez Baena, Alejandro Cobo, Perla Aguiar, Aurora Walker
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
23. Sube y baja (1959)
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2
Sube y baja
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2
Role:
El falso Jorge Masiel (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Domingo Soler, Carlos Agostí, Tere Velázquez, Joaquín García Vargas
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
24. Drop the Curtain (1955)
15
2
Drop the Curtain
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2
Role:
Cantinflas
Starring:
Víctor Alcocer, Christiane Martel, Beatriz Saavedra, Alberto Catalá
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
25. Neither Blood Nor Sand (1941)
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2
Neither Blood Nor Sand
14
2
Role:
Cantinflas / Manolete
Starring:
Susana Guízar, Elvia Salcedo, Pedro Armendáriz, Alfredo del Diestro
Directed By:
Alejandro Galindo
26. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
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Around the World in 80 Days
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2

Around the World in 80 Days is an Oscar winning adventure comedy film which is based on a novel of the same name by Jules Verne. The story revolves around Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, living in the 19th century, who makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.  Along with his French valet Passepartout, he sets out on an adventurous journey.

Role:
Passepartout
Starring:
David Niven, Peter Lorre, Shirley MacLaine, John Carradine, Marion Ross, Sir John Mills, Red Skelton
Directed By:
Awards:
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Comedy or Musical
27. Cantinflas boxeador (1940)
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Cantinflas boxeador
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2
Starring:
Estanislao Schillinsky, Chelo Gómez, Wilfrido Moreno
Directed By:
Fernando A. Rivero
28. The Professor (1971)
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The Professor
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2

After arriving in El Romeral, a small town, a teacher realizes that he has several obstacles in front of him, because many people doesn’t want the children to be educated, so that they can continue exploitation of the people.

Role:
Prof. Sócrates García (as Cantinflas)
Starring:
Marga López, Víctor Alcocer, David Bravo, Raúl Martínez
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
29. The Extra (1962)
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2
The Extra
14
2
Role:
Rogaciano (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Carmen Molina, Alma Delia Fuentes, Guillermina Téllez Girón, Magda Donato
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
30. Por mis pistolas (1968)
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Por mis pistolas
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2

This Western comedy adventure film tells the story of Fidencio Barrenillo, who discovers the property deeds of an old silver mine in Arizona, belonging to his great-grandfather. Therefore, he decides to set off to Arizona, hoping that he can claim the property.

Role:
Fidencio Barrenillo
Starring:
Isela Vega, Gloria Coral, Quintín Bulnes, Rhea Frichina
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
31. Agente XU 777 (1963)
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2
Agente XU 777
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2
Role:
Feliciano (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Claudio Brook, Guillermo Zetina, Fanny Cano, Gina Romand
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
32. El barrendero (1982)
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2
El barrendero
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2

This comedy drama film tells the story of a humble street sweeper, who becomes the only witness to a crime committed by art thieves.

Role:
Napoleón 'Don Napo'
Starring:
Eduardo Alcaraz, María Sorté, Ursula Prats, Luz Elena Silva
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
33. El señor doctor (1965)
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2
El señor doctor
13
2
Role:
Salvador Medina / Chava (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Prudencia Grifell, Wolf Ruvinskis, Miguel Ángel Álvarez, Marta Romero
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
34. A Quixote Without La Mancha (1969)
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2
A Quixote Without La Mancha
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2

A Mexican comedy centered around an intern at a law firm who ends up causing a lot of problems when he sets out to help others.

Role:
Justo Leal y Aventado (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Ángel Garasa, Lupita Ferrer, Susana Salvat, Carlos Fernández
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
35. El ministro y yo (1976)
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2
El ministro y yo
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2

Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public as well as a scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Zocalo, in Mexico City. He is quite frustrated with the government bureaucracy in his country, and he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, Don Antonio, hoping that he can earn an audience with him, and discuss about reforming the bureau.

Role:
Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto' (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Ángel Garasa, Manolita Saval, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
36. Such Is My Country (1937)
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2
Such Is My Country
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2
Role:
Tejón
Starring:
Luis G. Barreiro, Manuel Medel, Antonio R. Frausto, Mercedes Soler
Directed By:
Arcady Boytler
37. Águila o sol (1938)
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2
Águila o sol
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2
Role:
Polito Sol
Starring:
Luis G. Barreiro, Margarita Mora, Manuel Medel, Marina Tamayo
Directed By:
Arcady Boytler
38. The Three Musketeers (1942)
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2
The Three Musketeers
14
2
Role:
Cantinflas / D'Artagnan (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Consuelo Frank, Ángel Garasa, Janet Alcoriza, Pituka de Foronda
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
39. El patrullero 777 (1978)
15
2
El patrullero 777
15
2

Diogenes is a police officer, who tries to do things the right way, despite the fact that he is surrounded by a corrupt police department that does not care for the citizens.

Role:
Diógenes Bravo, agente 777 (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Ana Bertha Lepe, Wolf Ruvinskis, Laura Zapata, Valeria Pani
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
40. Carnaval en el trópico (1942)
13
2
Carnaval en el trópico
13
2
Starring:
Roberto Cañedo, Edmundo Espino, Óscar Alatorre, Carlos Max García
Directed By:
Carlos Villatoro
41. Conserje en condominio (1974)
14
2
Conserje en condominio
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2
Role:
Úrsulo (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
Carlos Riquelme, Claudia Islas, Raquel Olmedo, Chucho Salinas
Directed By:
Miguel M. Delgado
42. Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1973)
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2
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
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2
Role:
Sancho Panza (as Mario Moreno Cantinflas)
Starring:
Fernando Fernán Gómez, Paca Gabaldón, María Fernanda D'Ocón, Ricardo Merino
Directed By:
Roberto Gavaldón
43. Cantinflas ruletero (1940)
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2
Cantinflas ruletero
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2
Role:
(as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')
Starring:
María Calvo, Gloria Marín, Manuel Arvide, Fernando Martínez
Directed By:
Fernando A. Rivero
44. The Sign of Death (1939)
12
2
The Sign of Death
12
2
Role:
Cantinflas
Starring:
Carlos Orellana, Elena D'Orgaz, Manuel Medel, Tomás Perrín
Directed By:
Chano Urueta
45. Housewife to Your Neighbor (1958)
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3
Housewife to Your Neighbor
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3
Role:
Luis
Starring:
Arturo de Córdova, Rosita Quintana, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Kitty de Hoyos
Directed By:
Tulio Demicheli
46. Cantinflas jengibre contra dinamita (1939)
13
2
Cantinflas jengibre contra dinamita
13
2
Starring:
Gloria Marín, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera
Directed By:
Fernando A. Rivero
47. Don't Fool Yourself Dear (1937)
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2
Don't Fool Yourself Dear
14
2
Starring:
Sara García, Carlos Orellana, Eusebio Pirrín, Natalia Ortiz
Directed By:
Miguel Contreras Torres
48. The Great Sex War (1969)
11
2
The Great Sex War
11
2
Role:
Gen. Marcos
Starring:
James Franciscus, George Raft, Joan Marshall, Fred H. Sills
Directed By:
Norman Foster
49. Siempre listo en las tinieblas (1939)
10
2
Siempre listo en las tinieblas
10
2
Role:
Chencho Albondigon
Starring:
Chelo Gómez
Directed By:
Fernando A. Rivero
50. Pepe (1960)
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3
Pepe
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3

Ranch hand Pepe’s world is turned upside down when alcoholic Hollywood director Mr.Holt buys his beloved friend, a white stallion from its owner. Pepe then goes on an extraordinary adventure through Hollywood, meeting celebrities like Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Zsa Zsa Gabór, Bing Crosby, and others before being reunited with his beloved stallion. 

Role:
Pepe
Starring:
Bobby Darin, Maurice Chevalier, Donna Reed, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Bing Crosby, Janet Leigh, Jack Lemmon
Directed By:
George Sidney
51. Cantinflas y los censos (1940)
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2
Cantinflas y los censos
14
2
Starring:
María Luisa Zea,
Directed By:
Miguel Zacarías

Animation(s)

Cantinflas (1979)
Cantinflas
Role:
Cantiflas (1 episode, 1979)
Starring:
John Stephenson, Don Messick
Aventuras de Cantinflas (1972)
Aventuras de Cantinflas

TV Shows and Videos

Horror Kung-Fu Theatre (1991)
Horror Kung-Fu Theatre
Starring:
Jimmy Kimmel, David Miranda, Willie Tarts
Directed By:
David Miranda

Cantinflas Awards

Golden Globe Awards
Around the World in 80 Days Best Actor - Comedy or Musical 1957