Acting
Luis Manuel Pelayo
Born April 1, 1922 · Mexico City, Mexico
Died July 26, 1989 · aged 67
Luis Manuel Pelayo was born in 1922 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He was an actor.
Known For
A Quixote Without La Mancha · 1969A Quixote Without La Mancha
★ 7.11969
MovieComedy
A lawyer trying to fix everyone's problems, instead causes problems, which always end up in funny situations.
Your Excellency · 1967Your Excellency
★ 8.11967
MovieComedyDrama
Lopitos, who is horribly inefficient but quick-witted, is invited (because of the current ambassador's superstition about 13 sitting down to a meal) to a banquet attended by the ambassadors of both superpowers. After the news of a series of coups d'état in Los Cocos arrives throughout the meal, Lopitos becomes the official ambassador. At a summit of world leaders, the representatives of the two world superpowers court the allegiances of third-world diplomats to tilt the balance of global power in their favor. The last diplomat to remain unaligned, Lopitos instead harangues the superpowers for infringing on the rights of developing countries to self determination, talking to them with his point of view as a citizen not as ambassador because he arranged his demise as ambassador one day before his speech.
Up and Down · 1956Up and Down
★ 8.11956
MovieComedy
It is the story of a sportsman who is a little bit dumber than most people but nevertheless he succeeds in getting a job at a sports article saler's. Having this job is the beginning of a lot of funny problems he causes due to his dumbness.
The Extra · 1962The Extra
★ 7.21962
MovieComedy
Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.
Puss n' Boots · 1961Puss n' Boots
★ 5.81961
MovieFantasyComedy
Following the death of their miller father, his eldest son inherits the mill, the middle one a donkey, and the youngest a cat. While initially disappointed, the lad soon learns not only that the cat can talk but is quite resourceful.
El analfabeto · 1961El analfabeto
★ 7.81961
MovieComedy
Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no idea of who sent the letter or its content. So he goes to the drugstore because the pharmacist can read the letter to him. But while waiting to be helped he sees that a young girl can read. He figures he has to be able to discover the letter's content by himself and decides he will save the letter and go to school, and wait to read the letter on his own.
At a Lame Pace · 1980At a Lame Pace
★ 4.51980
MovieComedyDrama
Ragtag crew of indigents from an asylum for the handicapped form a squadron to defend the Church during the Cristero Uprising.
Little Red Riding Hood · 1959Little Red Riding Hood
★ 7.51959
MovieFamilyAdventure
The classic story of the Red Riding Hood spiced up by a couple of funny characters like the dog Duke, companion to the girl in her adventures, and the stinky Skunk, henchman to the Wolf.
Filmography
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Las Fieras · 1969Las Fieras
★ 6.01969
MovieComedyDrama
Historia de un grupo de estafadores internacionales y sus artimañas.
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