The Minister and Me1976
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.
- Released
- 1. 7. 1976
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Certification
- NO
- Country, language
- MX · ES
- Community rating
- 6.9 · 34 votes