El Extra

Duration: 110 min
Release date: 1962-10-04
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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.

Comedy

El Extra

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Cantinflas
Cantinflas
as Rogaciano
Alma Delia Fuentes
Alma Delia Fuentes
as Rosa Hernández
Carmen Molina
Carmen Molina
as Margarita Gautier
Guillermina Téllez Girón
Guillermina Téllez Girón
as Actriz con torta
Magda Donato
Magda Donato
as Olimpia
Alejandro Ciangherotti
Alejandro Ciangherotti
as Director de escena azteca
León Barroso
León Barroso
as Director de cine
Luis Manuel Pelayo
Luis Manuel Pelayo
as Director escena vaquera
Eric del Castillo
Eric del Castillo
as Armando Duval
Guillermo Rivas
Guillermo Rivas
as Actor, villano escena revolución francesa
Antonio Raxel
Antonio Raxel
as Director escena dama de las camelias
Gerardo del Castillo
Gerardo del Castillo
as Sr. Menéndez
Edmundo Espino
Edmundo Espino
as Don Julián
Armando Arriola
Armando Arriola
as Doctor
Valentín Trujillo
Valentín Trujillo
as Chevo, hermano de Rosa
Xavier López
Xavier López
as Panchito
Antonio Bravo
Antonio Bravo
as Productor pelicula azteca
Manuel Alvarado
Manuel Alvarado
as Modisto gordo
Alberto Catalá
Alberto Catalá
as Asistente de director
Enrique Lucero
Enrique Lucero
as Actor, sacerdote azteca
Raúl Meraz
Raúl Meraz
as Actor, soldado revolución francesa
Roy Fletcher
Roy Fletcher
as Asistente de director escena dama de las camelias
Yolanda Ciani
Yolanda Ciani
as Lilia, actriz escena vaquera
Erika Carlsson
Erika Carlsson
as Actriz, María Antonieta (Toñita)
Jorge Casanova
Jorge Casanova
as Asistente de director escena azteca
Armando Gutiérrez
Armando Gutiérrez
as Don Matias
Arturo Cobo
Arturo Cobo
as Frank Sinatra
Irma Serrano
Irma Serrano
as Señorita en la audición
Armando Acosta
Armando Acosta
as Empleado estudio (uncredited)
Marco Antonio Arzate
Marco Antonio Arzate
as Actor escena vaquero (uncredited)
José Luis Fernández
José Luis Fernández
as Actor escena vaquero (uncredited)
Nathanael León
Nathanael León
as Villano escena vaquero (uncredited)
Felipe de Flores
Felipe de Flores
as Actor, capitán (uncredited)
Rubén Márquez
Rubén Márquez
as Martínez, empleado estudio (uncredited)
Fernando Yapur
Fernando Yapur
as Douglas (uncredited)
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