Gran Hotel (film)

Gran Hotel (English: Grand Hotel) is a 1944 Mexican film directed and written by Miguel M. Delgado, and starring Mario Moreno «Cantinflas», Jacqueline Dalya and Josefina Martínez.

Plot

Cantinflas is a tramp who is evicted for not paying the rent. After wandering, he gets a job at the "Gran Hotel" through a friend, where he is confused with the Duke of Alfanje, who is incognito in the hotel, and the theft of a jewel further complicates the situation.

Cast

• Mario Moreno as Cantinflas / El Trece
• Jacqueline Dalya as Mrs. White
• Josefina Martínez as Carmelita
• Luis G. Barreiro as Sr. Garnier
• Fernando Soto as Compadre
• Vicente Padula as Conde Zapattini
• Conchita Gentil Arcos as Doña Estefania
• Rafael Icardo as Señor Polilla
• Luz María Núñez as Eloisa
• Ángel T. Sala as Agente secreto en hotel
• Carlos Villarías as Don Pepe
• Roberto Meyer as Agente de procuraduria
• Roberto Corell as Maître
• Estanislao Shilinsky as Recepcionista de hotel
• Carolina Barret as Vecina (uncredited)
• Roberto Cañedo as Cliente restaurante (uncredited)
• Fernando Curiel as Agente de policía (uncredited)
• Pedro Elviro as Botones (uncredited)
• Edmundo Espino as Vecino en posada (uncredited)
• Magdalena Estrada as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
• Isabel Herrera as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
• Raúl Lechuga as Duque de Alfanje / Empleado de hotel (uncredited)
• Ernesto Monato as Julio, cliente de hotel (uncredited)
• Rosa María Montes as Esposa de Julio (uncredited)
• José Pardavé as Vecino en posada (uncredited)
• José Pulido as Anunciador restaurante (uncredited)
• Joaquín Roche as Doctor (uncredited)
• Irma Torres as Vecina en posada (uncredited)
• Armando Velasco as Don Fulgencio (uncredited)

References

Bibliography

• Stavans, Ilan. The Riddle of Cantinflas: Essays on Hispanic Popular Culture, Revised and Expanded Edition. UNM Press, 2012.
• Balderston, Daniel; González, Mike; López, Ana M. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Routledge, 2002.

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