The Magician (Spanish:El Mago) is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Leonora Amar and José Baviera. The film tells the story of lookalike hired from an agency to take the place of a magician who has gone on holiday.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther Gerszo.
Plot summary
Cast
Cantinflas as Cantinflas
Leonora Amar as Jeanette
José Baviera as Mago Krishnar
Ernesto Finance as Makazar
Alejandro Cobo as Jefe de secuestradores
Pepe Martínez as Ministro de Arichi
Miguel Manzano as Serafín
Amparo Arozamena as Mujer de Pedro, clienta de mago
Rafael Icardo as Ministro de Arichi
Rudy del Moral as Ruperto
Julián de Meriche
Olga Chaviano as Bailarina
Jorge Mondragon
Óscar Pulido as Jefe de la secreta
Victorio Blanco as Asesino turbante (uncredited) Guillermo Calles as Asesino turbante (uncredited) Roberto Corell as Maraja de Pentanal (uncredited) Eduardo Finance (uncredited) Lidia Franco (uncredited) Ramiro Gamboa as Reportero (uncredited) Enrique García Álvarez as Señor director (uncredited) María Gentil Arcos as Clienta de Krishnar (uncredited) Leonor Gómez as Vendedora de comida (uncredited) Queta Lavat as Secretaria (uncredited) Cecilia Leger as Invitada a cena (uncredited) Margarito Luna as Secuestrador (uncredited) Paco Martínez as Doctor (uncredited) Álvaro Matute as Secuestrador (uncredited) Pepe Nava as Fakir Birman (uncredited) Manuel Noriega as Profesor escuela, cliente mago (uncredited) José Ortiz de Zárate as Doctor (uncredited) Sonia Ramos (uncredited) Humberto Rodríguez as Ministro de Arichi (uncredited) Sergio Rodríguez (uncredited) María Valdealde as Señora del Moral, clienta de Krishnar (uncredited) Armando Velasco as Empleado hotel (uncredited) Acela Vidaurri (uncredited) Burdette Zea (uncredited)
References
Bibliography
Pilcher, Jeffrey M. Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.