El Extra

Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at the foibles of the industry.

Cantinflas

Alma Delia Fuentes

(Rosa Hernández)

Carmen Molina

(Margarita Gautier)

Guillermina Téllez Girón

(Actriz con torta)

Magda Donato

Alejandro Ciangherotti

(Director de escena azteca)

León Barroso

(Director de cine)

Luis Manuel Pelayo

(Director escena vaquera)

Eric del Castillo

(Armando Duval)

Guillermo Rivas

(Actor, villano escena revolución francesa)

Antonio Raxel

(Director escena dama de las camelias)

Gerardo del Castillo

(Sr. Menéndez)

Edmundo Espino

Armando Arriola

Valentín Trujillo

(Chevo, hermano de Rosa)

Xavier López

Antonio Bravo

(Productor pelicula azteca)

Manuel Alvarado

(Modisto gordo)

Alberto Catalá

(Asistente de director)

Enrique Lucero

(Actor, sacerdote azteca)

Raúl Meraz

(Actor, soldado revolución francesa)

Roy Fletcher

(Asistente de director escena dama de las camelias)

Yolanda Ciani

(Lilia, actriz escena vaquera)

Erika Carlsson

(Actriz, María Antonieta (Toñita))

Jorge Casanova

(Asistente de director escena azteca)

Armando Gutiérrez

Arturo Cobo

(Frank Sinatra)

Irma Serrano

(Señorita en la audición)

Armando Acosta

(Empleado estudio (uncredited))

Marco Antonio Arzate

(Actor escena vaquero (uncredited))

José Luis Fernández

(Actor escena vaquero (uncredited))

Nathanael León

(Villano escena vaquero (uncredited))

Felipe de Flores

(Actor, capitán (uncredited))

Rubén Márquez

(Martínez, empleado estudio (uncredited))

Fernando Yapur

(Douglas (uncredited))