The Minister and Me
Seen it?1976 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who love a story about friendship and anyone who's survived an office job. The friendships are the beating heart of it. Liked Mr. Smith Goes to Washington? This is a good next one. Anyone who's had a job will recognize these people.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Spanish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Miguel M. Delgado
- CantinflasMateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'
- Chela CastroVicky
- Lucía MéndezBarbara
- Ángel GarasaAvelino Romero 'Romeritos'
- Manolita SavalEstrellita
- Delia Peña OrtaMaría
- Alonso CastañoDon Nachito
- Miguel ManzanoDon Antonio, señor ministro
- Daniel HerreraHuésped de Yucatán
- Tamara GarinaTamarita