El Portero

El Portero

Directed by Miguel M. Delgado

Produced by POSA Films

1950113 min7.7 / 10

A warmhearted romantic comedy about a resourceful porter's selfless scheme to help the woman he loves, blending humor, sentiment, and hope.

Cantinflas works as a porter, who writes letters and speeches in his old writing machine to earn an extra money, despite the fact that he still goes to school. The sentimental issues come when Cantinflas falls in love of his pretty neighborhood (Silvia Pinal), who is handicapped and unable to walk. The thing wont be easy, because a young military man also has feelings for the girl. But the porter wants to see her happy, and he will become a sort of Cyrano De Bergerac, writing love letters to her signed by the young soldier. His plan is simple: to win money in the horse races in order to pay the operation which will make her walk again.

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