Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Cantinflas
Inocencio Prieto y Calvo
Lead
Lilia Prado
Blanca Morales
Sara García
Doña Epifanita
Ángel Garasa
Don Romulo González
Miguel Manzano
Don Fermín
Carlos Agostí
Licenciado Aníbal Guzmán
María Teresa Rivas
Refugio González
Daniel Herrera
El Poca Luz
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Miguel M. Delgado's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. El analfabeto is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
