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Por mis pistolas (1968 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Por mis pistolas' (aka 'With My Guns') is a 1968 Mexican comedy western film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas and Isela Vega.Gonzlez, p. 106 Vega's film career took off after this film. The film is a satire to the Spaghetti Western genre in vogue in the late 1960s.Lscaris Comneno, p. 97Pilcher, p. 199
Plot
Fidencio Barrenilo (Cantinflas) is an apothecary from a Northern Mexican border town who discovers the property deeds of an old silver mine in Arizona, 'La Veladora', belonging to his ancestors, and decides to venture Arizona to claim his property. On the way he is captured by a tribe of Apaches and is about to be burned alive, but when the High Chief Caballo Recostado (Manuel Vergara) has a toothache and learns that the prisoner can heal him, he orders Fidencio's release with the condition of healing him. Fidencio takes out his tooth and gets the eternal friendship of the Apache Chief.
After saying goodbye to the Apaches, Fidencio continues on his way to the ranch of his relatives, the Snchez. In the village, he stays at the hotel of Pat O'Connor (Jorge Rado), who controls the town through the terror imposed by a gang of gunmen he has at his command. Thanks to the fact that his room is next to Pat's girlfriend, Fidencio learns of his plans to attack his relatives' ranch, and together with the town sheriff, Jim (John Kelly) heads to their ranch to warn them.
Fidencio meets the Snchez; his uncle Don Serapio (Manuel Alvarado), and the latter's sons and Fidencio's cousins, Pedro (Gregorio Casal), Pablo (Alfonso Meja) and Lupita (Isela Vega), who welcome him and plan the defense of the ranch with weapons, but Fidencio convinces them to take another plan: give a powerful laxative to the gang of thugs, thus avoiding the assault. In a few days, Fidencio sends to jail Frank (Carlos Cardn), the fierce main enforcer of Pat.
Pat decides to take revenge when his girlfriend tells him that she has heard Fidencio and the Snchez going in search of 'La Veladora' and decides to crush them right there. When Fidencio, his uncle and his cousins arrive at the mine, Pat and his band appear to usurp the mine, but then Fidencio and Lupita send smoke signals asking the Apaches for help. Caballo Recostado and his Apaches make their appearance and defeat the thugs. The film ends with Feliciano, the Snchez and the rest of the town holding a celebration party.
Cast
* Cantinflas as Fidencio Barrenillo
* Isela Vega as Lupita Snchez
* Gloria Coral as Winona
* Quintn Bulnes as Tommy Bernard
* Rhea Frichina as Katie (credited as Rhea)
* Carlos Cardn as Frank
* Ivan J. Rado as Pat O'Connor (credited as Jorge Rado)
* Alfonso Meja as Pablo Snchez
* Manuel Alvarado como Don Serapio Snchez
* John Kelly as Sheriff Jim
* Eduardo Alcaraz as Don Chuchito
* Pedro Galvn
* Agustn Isunza as Don Pnfilo
* Carlos Pouliot as Border Agent
* Manuel Vergara as High Chief Caballo Recostado (as Manver)
* Angelita Castagni
* Arturo Castro
* Jos Torvay
* Gregorio Casal as Pedro Snchez (credited as Jesus Casillas)
* Ricardo Carrin as Willy
* Hctor Carrin as Jimmy
* Farnesio de Bernal as Barman
* Ramn Menndez as Johnny
* Alberto Catal as Pianist
* Ramiro Orci as Villain
* Arturo Silva
* Jos Loza
* Julio Martnez
* Salvador Lozano
* Juan Garza as Gunman
References
Bibliography
* Gonzlez, Rafael. '60 aos de rock mexicano: 1956-1979, Volumen 1'. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Mxico, 2018.
* Lscaris Comneno, Constantino. 'Cien casos perdidos'. Studium Generale Costarricense, 1984.
* Pilcher, Jeffrey M. 'Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity'. Rowman & Littlefield, 2001.
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