Favorite Mexican Comedies
The best Mexican comedy films in chronological order.
Starring many comedians such as:
Mario Moreno "Cantinflas"
Joaquín Pardavé
Eulalio González "Piporro"
Marco Antonio Campos "Viruta"
Gaspar Henaine "Capulina"
Adalberto Martínez "Resortes"
María Elena Velasco "La India María"
Starring many comedians such as:
Mario Moreno "Cantinflas"
Joaquín Pardavé
Eulalio González "Piporro"
Marco Antonio Campos "Viruta"
Gaspar Henaine "Capulina"
Adalberto Martínez "Resortes"
María Elena Velasco "La India María"
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- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsMaría FélixEulalio GonzálezJosé Elías MorenoA smuggler is ordered to abduct a beautiful revolutionary woman for a federal captain.
- DirectorJosé Díaz MoralesStarsLuis AguilarAgustín LaraPedro VargasFive business partners must find a way to get money in order to save their cabaret.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasLilia PradoÁngel GarasaA man who cannot read or write is given a letter that says he is the inheritor of two million pesos, which starts off a series of events regarding his job, love, and education.
- DirectorJaime SalvadorStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineSonia FurióBrothers Viruta and Capulina inherit, along with their distant cousin Reynaldo, an eerie mansion where a hidden treasure is located.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineLucho GaticaClumsy blacksmiths Cornelius and Crispín become the sidekicks of a masked hero who plans to unravel the frauds of a churlish military captain.
- DirectorAgustín P. DelgadoStarsMaría Antonieta PonsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineTwo legionnaires, disguised as odalisques in order to hide their identity and escape from the Foreign Legion, are mistakenly sold as slaves to an Arab harem where they befriend the harem owner's favorite who plans their escape.
- DirectorJulián SolerStarsEulalio GonzálezJulissaEnrique RambalA mysterious vagabond becomes the butler of a wealthy, materialistic family.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsMaría Elena VelascoEleazar GarcíaFernando LujánA maid and her boss's dog are the inheritors of a large fortune of money, properties and mansions. However, the boss's furious relatives scheme several unsuccessful plans to get rid of them.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsMaría Elena VelascoAdalberto MartínezPancho CórdovaAn indigenous potter becomes the first female municipal president of Chipitongo el Alto.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsMaría Elena VelascoSergio RamosAnelIndia Maria decides to go live with a cousin in the capital of Mexico to find a good job, but all kinds of complications arise.
- DirectorMaría Elena VelascoAlfredo B. CrevennaStarsMaría Elena VelascoMiguel Ángel RodríguezArmando Soto La MarinaAn old potter and his granddaughter are invited to an archaeological convention in Acapulco where they are hired to create a copy of a well-known Mexica artifact in order to protect the original.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasÁngel GarasaRosa María VázquezA new priest comes to a little town causing discomfort to parishioners.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasManola SaavedraFlor SilvestreThe film tells an episode of the life of a kindly hearted bootblack who becomes accidentally the tutor of an orphan but nevertheless spends all his time and effort for the sake of the boy.
- DirectorMiguel M. DelgadoStarsCantinflasSonia InfanteGuillermo ZetinaLopez, treated derisively by all as Lopitos, is a humble but loyal citizen of Los Cocos Republic who works as an assistant at the chancellery, helping to process visas. Through a sudden series of events, namely the Los Cocos Ambassador's fear of the number 13, a strict protocol, three military coups, and a revolution, all successful in the same day, with many changes in governments, and ambassadors, Lopitos becomes the ambassador--just when a powerful international struggle is taking place and the Red and Green factions are vying to attract all the yet-undecided votes among the nations of the world, to convene soon in an international conference to decide who will govern the world. All of the nations have either lined up behind the "Green" banner, led by the money-oriented Dolaronia, or the "Red" ideology, whose figurehead is the prime minister of socialist Pepeslavia; except, of course, the recently appointed civil government of Los Cocos. With the votes divided 50-50 between the Red and Green factions, diplomacy, bribery, and personal corruption fall heavily on the shoulders of His Excellency Lopitos to gain his vote. His speech will be the last at the large assembly, after long tirades from adepts of both factions, and it is a speech to end all speeches.
- DirectorAlfredo ZacaríasStarsGaspar HenaineLeonorilda OchoaXavier LoyáAn inept Mexican courier, who works for a U.S. post office in a border town, consumes chili peppers to obtain super speed abilities.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsGaspar HenaineLina MarínSusana AlexanderAn incompetent, good-for-nothing handyman proves himself worthy after unconsciously helping a mad scientist by fabricating several mechanical parts for a machine capable of launching earthquakes.
- DirectorAdolfo Fernández BustamanteStarsAdalberto MartínezKitty de HoyosWolf RuvinskisAn ordinary citizen is abducted and brainwashed to work as an expert assassin for the notorious murder association, Asesinos, S.A.
- DirectorJaime SalvadorStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineNorma MoraTwo street musicians befriend a dog whose owner is searching for his long-lost daughter: a good-hearted young lady who is also the street musicians' neighbor.
- DirectorJuan Bustillo OroStarsCantinflasJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaThe boyfriend (Cantinflas) of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineRegina TornéAfter a clumsy painter indirectly becomes the witness of a murder, the murderers chase after him in order to kill him too.
- DirectorMiguel ZacaríasStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineGina RomandViruta and Capulina are recruited by a group of Venusian space women to serve as an example of ideal males for their planet, much to the dismay of the males of Venus and the fiendish Martians.
- DirectorAlfredo ZacaríasStarsGaspar HenaineEvitaVíctor JuncoA stepfather manages to discourage his stepdaughter from her aspiring singing career because it is a threat to his girlfriend who is competing with her. However, the stepdaughter's godfather protects her and supports her singing career.
- DirectorAgustín P. DelgadoStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineSilvia FournierViruta and Capulina arrive in Acapulco to work as bellhops in a luxurious hotel.
- DirectorGilberto Martínez SolaresStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineMaría DuvalTwo friends seeking good luck are brainwashed by a corrupt magician who manipulates wrestling matches for his own personal gain.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineAlma Delia FuentesTwo pairs of twins are mistakenly mismatched by their parents, leaving one of each to be raised by a different family. Hilarity and confusion ensue when the two mismatched pairs unintentionally cross paths.
- DirectorAgustín P. DelgadoStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineCesáreo Quezadas 'Pulgarcito'A wealthy landowner desires to sell the land a poor neighborhood is built on.While many tenants worry about the future of the neighborhood, one man is more worried about raising money to help a young crippled boy get life changing surgery
- DirectorAlfredo ZacaríasStarsGaspar HenaineJacqueline VoltaireFreddy FernándezA taxi driver winds up working as a butler for a scientist who is trying to revive mummies.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreManuel CapetilloFive one-eyed revolutionaries, notorious for their raids on rich people, plan an ingenious vengeance on the man who caused their disgrace.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.Fernando Durán RojasStarsAntonio AguilarFlor SilvestreManuel CapetilloUpon hearing the news of Madero's death, Porfirio Alcalá and his four cousins interrupt their peaceful lives as farmers to again join the Mexican Revolution.
- DirectorJoaquín PardavéRoberto GavaldónStarsJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaEmilio TueroAristocráticos en ruina, los Veradada piden al comerciante libanés Jalil un préstamo, aunque en realidad desprecian a su familia. Para complicar las cosas, el hijo de Jalil, Selim, está enamorado de Marta, la despilfarradora hija de los Veradada.
- DirectorJoaquín PardavéStarsJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaJorge AnciraLebanese Neguib travels to the capital to see his son Alfredo, who does not give him accommodation in the apartment he shares with Cuban Alejandro. Neguib, his wife Sara, their daughters Natalia and Rebeca, and their brother-in-law ''Piloncillo'' move to a slum. Neguib does not want anything to do with Alfredo and he sells clothes. Sara looks for his son and finds his contempt.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielStarsJoaquín PardavéSara GarcíaDalia ÍñiguezDon Cirilo, a junkie, falls in love with Maria, who works as a servant for a millionaire family. One day looking for objects to sell in the basement of the mansion find something that will change their lives.
- DirectorRogelio A. GonzálezStarsMaría Elena VelascoLucho NavarroFlor TrujilloSor María Nicolasa, an indigenous nun nicknamed "Sor Tequila," seems to get herself in funny situations while she travels around helping people.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsMaría Elena VelascoFernando SolerAdalberto RodriguezLa India Maria portrays a poor but honorable woman who causes a stir around town when she decides to become a witch doctor.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsMaría Elena VelascoFernando SolerSara GarcíaA indigenous woman who works as a maid brings her homeless family to live at the house where she works at after the owners get divorced and leave to Spain.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsMarco Antonio CamposGaspar HenaineGermán ValdésViruta and Capulina are looking for gold in the wild west when they are captured by Indians. Using a metal detector and a camera's flash, they attempt to gain the respect of the natives, rescue young Lupita and Lolita, and take them back home to the village. (English Subtitled)
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsGuillermo RivasLeonorilda OchoaArturo Castro 'Bigotón'Comedy about El Borras, a taxi driver who can hardly make a living, and his loving and faithful wife, who because of her mother's influence, tries to help everyone in her family by inviting them to live in their house. Based on the successful Mexican TV series with the same cast.
- DirectorFernando CortésStarsGuillermo RivasLeonorilda OchoaArturo Castro 'Bigotón'The family grows as El Borras and La Pecas expect their first child and El Abuelo's mother and his half-brother move in with them.
- DirectorEmilio Gómez MurielStarsElvira QuintanaFlor SilvestreMaría DuvalWhen their attractive cousin Elvira starts a relationship with their middle-aged father don Pepe, beautiful sisters Flor and María make plans to prevent the impending marriage.