Hello primadona,
And thank you for your question!
I searched - Cantinflas movie - and found one listing of his more than
80 films here:
Cantinflas Filmography
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~dwilt/cantin.htm
This listing shows the following films betwen 1966 and 1971:
1966: Su excelencia (Your Excellency)
1968: Por mis pistolas (By My Pistols)
1969: Un Quijote sin mancha (A Spotless Quijote)
1970: El profe (The Professor)
1971: Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (Don Quixote Rides Again)
Su excelencia is described as follows:
"In Pepeslavia, powerful nation of the Eastern block, the embassy of
the small republic of Coconuts is on the verge of reaching a decisive
importance in the international panorama. One is going away to
celebrate an assembly between all the members of an international
organism to deal with the world the future, and the vote of the small
country will be the one that decides the success of one or another
block."
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.todocine.com/bio/00186992.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcantinflas%2B%2522Su%2Bexcelencia%2522%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
This is most likely not the film you seek.
Por mis pistolas shows a bit more promise:
"Druggist Fidencio Barrenillo arrives at Arizona to become position of
a valuable mine of silver that has inherited. There prisoner is taken
by you costain them that, after being on the verge of burning it
alive, they name Great Wizard "Hand of Santo", since has been able to
clear the pain teeth to its head."
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.todocine.com/bio/00186992.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcantinflas%2B%2522Su%2Bexcelencia%2522%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
Were you in Arizona for this filming?
Un Quijote sin mancha (A Spotless Quijote)
"This comedy of Cantinflas is based on the novel of Cervantes to only
illustrate the aspect of the fight of the Qujote against the
injustice. In this case the ups and downs of a young Mexican lawyer
who represents the poor men of Mexico DF, fighting as opposed to to
defend his rights solid and deaf burocrácia. The film becomes vehicle
prefect to demonstrate the innate humorous qualities of Cantinflas."
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.cwquijote.com/Mundo_Quijote/Cine/Pag%2520Cine%25201969.html&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcantinflas%2B%2522Un%2BQuijote%2Bsin%2Bmancha%2522%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
Probably not the one.
El profe (The Professor)
Translated synopsis:
"Sócrates, an amused professor, arrives at a small Mexican village
with a high baggage of good intentions. It wants to change it
everything, it wants that their students are in the future honest and
intelligent men, but to the cacique of the town this does not interest
to him. Time: 120 minutes."
http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_lp=ES-EN&wl_fl=2&wl_rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ftranslate.google.com%2Ftranslate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ahimsav.com%2Fweb%2Flargometrajes.htm&prev=%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcantinflas%2B%2522El%2Bprofe%2522%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG%2F&wl_url=http%3A%2F%2Ftranslate.google.com%2Ftranslate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ahimsav.com%
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Doesn't sound like it.
And last, Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (Don Quixote Rides Again)
"A new vision of the horseman of the sad figure, obsessed with the
horsemen andante, that accompanied by peculiar Sancho Belly remember
some of their adventures."
Also, probably not it.
So, my best deduction is that the movie you are seeking is "Por mis
pistolas". It does seem to take place in Arizona, at least in part,
though you do not mention where you were at the time of filming. Most
of the pother plots mentioned would seem to exclude "posing as a woman
in a gym".
I found a copy for sale here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.rigolettocurioso.com.ar/Afiches/mexicanos5_c.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcantinflas%2B%2522Por%2Bmis%2Bpistolas%2522%2B%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
"Video - PAL European Standard; not suitable for standard US VCRs
Publisher: FILMAYER
Publication Date: April 1998
ISBN / EAN: 4848872108 / A8414887215907
Language: If you wish to find out more about this title, including the
language (Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque), please go to the
Spanish ISBN Agency and enter either the ISBN or any part of the
title.
Our price for delivery to:
USA/Canada: US$30.00 "
However, it is only available as a PAL video (the European standard
for video). It can be copied to NTSC by video transfer houses in most
major cities. Check for pricing in the area you live.
It is also available for sale on this page:
http://www.true-host.com/marakka2000/Videos_edit.asp?itemID=1470&allow_edit=79
Here is is 19.99, but does not mention if it is PAL. However, since
the price is in US dollars and it mentions VHS, I have a good feeling
this may be US Standard. Do contact them at:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.cinedelhogar.com/marakka2000/catalogo_lst.asp%3FCatID%3D67&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dcantinflas%2B%2522Por%2Bmis%2Bpistolas%2522%2B%26num%3D50%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DG
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Miami, FL 33166
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I hope this will lead you to a copy of the video you performed in!!!
Best regards,
-=clouseau=- |
