If I Were a Congressman

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.

If I Were a Congressman
Directed by	Miguel M. Delgado
Written by	Cantinflas Carlos León Jaime Salvador
Produced by	Jacques Gelman
Starring	Cantinflas Gloria Mange Andrés Soler Emperatriz Carvajal
Cinematography	José Ortiz Ramos
Edited by	Jorge Busto
Music by	Raúl Lavista
Production company	Posa Films
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	30 January 1952 (1952-01-30)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

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
• Rafael Icardo as Don Melquiades
• Eduardo Alcaraz as Doctor
• María Cristina Lesser as Mujer acusada de asesinato
• Edmundo Espino
• Armando Velasco as Agente ministerio público
• Gregorio Acosta as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
• Ricardo Adalid as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
• Víctor Alcocer as Martín Sánchez (uncredited)
• Armando Arriola as Abogado en derecho (uncredited)
• Daniel Arroyo as Miembro del jurado (uncredited)
• Stephen Berne as Espectador (uncredited)
• Lupe Carriles as Mujer de vecindad (uncredited)
• Alberto Catalá as Señor González (uncredited)
• Pedro Elviro as Amigo de Cantinflas (uncredited)
• José Escanero as Amigo de Cantinflas (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 de Cantinflas (uncredited)

Bibliography

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

External links

• If I Were a Congressman at IMDb