The Best Cantinflas Movies

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List of the best Cantinflas movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Cantinflas's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Cantinflas movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Cantinflas movies will be at the top of the list. Cantinflas has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Cantinflas movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Cantinflas films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Cantinflas role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Cantinflas performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List below includes Around the World in 80 Days, El bolero de Raquel and more films.

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  • Ahí está el detalle
    1
    Sara García, Cantinflas, Joaquín Pardavé
    41 votes
    • Released: 1940
    • Directed by: Juan Bustillo Oro
    Ahí está el detalle is a 1940 Mexican comedy film starring Cantinflas. It was produced by Jesús Grovas and directed by Juan Bustillo Oro, and also features Joaquín Pardavé, Sara García, Sofía ...more
  • El padrecito
    2
    Cantinflas, Angelines Fernández, Angel Garasa
    53 votes
    • Released: 1964
    • Directed by: Miguel M. Delgado
    El padrecito is a 1964 Mexican comedy film produced by Jacques Gelman and directed by Miguel M. Delgado, starring Cantinflas.
  • El bolero de Raquel
    3
    Cantinflas, Flor Silvestre, Daniel 'Chino' Herrera
    32 votes
    • Released: 1957
    • Directed by: Miguel M. Delgado
    El bolero de Raquel is a 1957 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Manola Saavedra, Flor Silvestre, and child actor Paquito Fernández who was nominated for a ...more
  • The Illiterate One
    4

    The Illiterate One

    Sara García, Cantinflas, Lilia Prado
    27 votes
    • Released: 1961
    • Directed by: Miguel M. Delgado
    El analfabeto is a 1961 Mexican comedy film, directed by Miguel M. Delgado, starring Cantinflas, Lilia Prado, and Sara García. It is the second Cantinflas film presented by Columbia Pictures.
  • Su Excelencia
    5
    Jack Kelly, Cantinflas, Sonia Infante
    33 votes
    • Released: 1966
    • Directed by: Miguel M. Delgado
    Su excelencia is a 1967 Mexican political satire film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Sonia Infante, and Guillermo Zetina. The film is set in a fictional dystopia where "Red" ...more
  • The Three Musketeers
    6
    Cantinflas, Janet Alcoriza, Angel Garasa
    17 votes
    • Released: 1942
    • Directed by: Miguel M. Delgado
    Los tres mosqueteros was a 1942 Mexican film.