Such Is My Country (1937)
"¡Así es mi tierra!" (original title)

With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the ... See full summary »

Director:

Arcady Boytler

Writers:

Arcady Boytler, Enrique Uthoff

Stars:

Cantinflas, Manuel Medel, Antonio R. Frausto

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cantinflas	...	El Tejón
Manuel Medel	...	Procopio
Antonio R. Frausto	...	El General
Mercedes Soler	...	Chabela
Juan José Martínez Casado	...	Filomeno
Margarita Cortés	...	Chole
Luis G. Barreiro	...	Licenciado
Amelia Wilhelmy	...	Adelita
Josefina Segarra	...	Doña Tomasa
Ángel T. Sala	...	El Gallo
Miguel Wimer	...	Don Cayetano
Guillermo Calles	...	Gonzalo
Carolina Barret	...	Carolina
Luis Ureña	...	Nicanor
Ángel Arzamendi	...	Don Chon

Storyline

With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the senorita of choice already has fallen for a secret admirer, and a boyhood rival who is threatened by the General's popularity in turn plots against his life.

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Plot Keywords:

celebration | footsie under the table | male to female footsie playing | male to male footsie playing

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Genres:

Drama | Comedy

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

17 March 1939 (USA)

Also Known As:

Such Is My Country

Company Credits

Production Co:

CISA

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Golden Age Mexican cinema with early Cantinflas-speak

This movie has great early "Cantinfliando", that Cantinflas-speak where he doesn't complete a single sentence, not saying anything at all really, but you understand perfectly what he means. For us Cantinflas fans you get to see the early form of his art just before it is perfected.

It's also Golden Age Mexican cinema, with fast moving comical dialogue that keeps your ear cocked to catch every double entendre, and well developed characters based on cultural and historical stereotypes.

Here Cantinflas shares the stage with Mexican acting when it was legendary.

The macho sparring between Cantinflas and the "Procopio" character is superb comedy as well.