El analfabeto

El analfabeto English The Illiterate One is a 1961 Mexican comedy film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado, starring Cantinflas, Lilia Prado, and Sara Garca. It is the second Cantinflas film presented by Columbia Pictures.

Over the course of the film, Inocencio gradually learns to read, courts Blanca, and makes both friends and enemies at the bank. He foils a robbery and then a plot to make him look guilty the bank manager is so pleased with his honesty that he gives Inocencio a 1000peso reward, which the grateful man proceeds to spend on a new dress for his godmother, a traditional regional dress for Blanca to wear in a beauty contest, and new shoes for himself. While going about his cleaning work in the bank, Inocencio unwittingly drops the lawyers letter which he still has yet to read and Fermn, a fellow employee with a grudge against him finds the item on the floor. On the day of the contest, Anbal and Fermn, who are revealed to be cousins, conspire to make it appear that Blanca has stolen her employers jewels and passed them to Inocencio. Though both are arrested, the trial is cut short when Fermn discovers Anbal has betrayed him and gone alone to claim the inheritance, leading him to reveal the whole plot. Inocencio and his friends rush to Mexico City to thwart the attempt and denounce Anbal, who is arrested at the lawyers office after he arrives to claim the funds. The film concludes with Inocencios and Blancas wedding.The film is available on DVD from Sony Pictures Entertainment, with Spanish audio and Spanish and English subtitles. This edition of the film is letterboxed and in widescreen format. ........

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