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The Minister and Me

1976, Spanish. Directed by Miguel M. Delgado.

Mateo Melgarejo is a notary public and scribe for the illiterate people of Santo Domingo, a neighborhood north of Mexico City's Zócalo. A squatter friend asks for his help in negotiating with the land census bureau to regularize a land title. After a great deal of frustration with the government bureaucracy, he writes a letter to the cabinet minister, earning an audience with him. The minister hires Melgarejo to reform the bureau, and the appointee proceeds to lecture the officials on their duties in a democratic society. At the end, he gives up the post, returning to Santo Domingo to help its poor residents.

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Released
1 July 1976
Original title
El ministro y yo
Country
Mexico
Written by
Tito Davison, Cantinflas, Carlos León
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Watch The Extra (1962), Entrega Inmediata (1963), Your Excellency (1967), and El profe (1971) first, plus 6 earlier titles listed on this page.

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Next in the series: El patrullero 777 (1978) and El Barrendero (1982).

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Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.2/10 from 40 TMDB viewer ratings.

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The Minister and Me runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).

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The Minister and Me is streaming on YouTube TV in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)

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Who directed The Minister and Me?

The Minister and Me (1976) was directed by Miguel M. Delgado and stars Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez.

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