Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.
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Cantinflas as Rogaciano
Alma Delia Fuentes as Rosa Hernández
Carmen Molina as Margarita Gautier
Guillermina Téllez Girón as Actriz con torta
Magda Donato as Olimpia
Alejandro Ciangherotti as Director de escena azteca
León Barroso as Director de cine
Luis Manuel Pelayo as Director escena vaquera
Eric del Castillo as Armando Duval
Guillermo Rivas as Actor, villano escena revolución francesa
Antonio Raxel as Director escena dama de las camelias
Gerardo del Castillo as Sr. Menéndez
Edmundo Espino as Don Julián
Armando Arriola as Doctor
Valentín Trujillo as Chevo, hermano de Rosa
Xavier López as Panchito
Antonio Bravo as Productor pelicula azteca
Manuel Alvarado as Modisto gordo
Alberto Catalá as Asistente de director
Enrique Lucero as Actor, sacerdote azteca
Raúl Meraz as Actor, soldado revolución francesa
Roy Fletcher as Asistente de director escena dama de las camelias
Yolanda Ciani as Lilia, actriz escena vaquera
Erika Carlsson as Actriz, María Antonieta (Toñita)
Jorge Casanova as Asistente de director escena azteca
Armando Gutiérrez as Don Matias
Arturo Cobo as Frank Sinatra
Irma Serrano as Señorita en la audición
Armando Acosta as Empleado estudio (uncredited)
Marco Antonio Arzate as Actor escena vaquero (uncredited)
José Luis Fernández as Actor escena vaquero (uncredited)
Nathanael León as Villano escena vaquero (uncredited)
Felipe de Flores as Actor, capitán (uncredited)
Rubén Márquez as Martínez, empleado estudio (uncredited)
Fernando Yapur as Douglas (uncredited)
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