A very ordinary little mook is manipulated into posing as a notorious bandit.
Acting
Armando Soto La Marina's physical comedy — Chaplin meets cantina.
Direction
Cardona balances slapstick with surprisingly sharp social satire.
Costume
That bandit outfit transforms a clerk into a myth — iconic stuff.
Director
René Cardona
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Armando Soto La Marina 'El Chicote' was Mexico's answer to Cantinflas — this was his breakout lead after years as a sidekick.
Cardona made this during the height of Mexican cinema's 'charro' craze, subtly mocking the very genre that paid his rent.
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