The Extra (Spanish: El extra) is a 1962 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas and Alma Delia Fuentes. In the film, Cantinflas plays a man who works as an extra through several films.[1][2] This was the last Cantinflas film whose art direction was made by long-time set designer Gunther Gerzso.[3]
Rogaciano (Cantinflas) is the modest worker of a Mexican film studio, who performs several roles as an extra in the films shot there. His excessive zeal at work causes the antipathy of successive directors who do not support his forays into their films. After his run-ins into film sets, he dreams that he is the protagonist of each of the productions of which he has participated, such as him playing a sans-culotte and saving Marie Antoinette in a film about the French Revolution, being the lover of Marguerite Gautier in a retelling of La Dame aux Camélias in which she survives, and saving a maiden from an Aztec sacrifice by fighting a warrior (defeating him by fighting him as if it were a bullfight) in an Aztec film.
In one of the productions Rogaciano is in, he meets Rosita (Alma Delia Fuentes), a young woman who also works as an extra, who is initially disappointed in the treatment of the studio workers, who tell her that they don't need more people like her to work there. Rogaciano, seeing the situation of Rosita, who is the guardian of her two younger brothers and has economic deficiencies, helps her to be chosen as an actress in an audition for a blockbuster conducted by the directors of the studio where Rogaciano and Rosita work. After signing Rosita to a contract, the directors, having been made aware of Rosita's relation to Rogaciano, tell her that from now on she must not get involved with him due to Rogaciano's low social status. Rosita is reluctant to this, but Rogaciano learns this and, albeit heartbroken, convinces her to follow through it.
Marco Antonio Arzate as Actor in cowboy scene (uncredited)
Felipe de Flores as Actor who plays Captain (uncredited)
José Luis Fernández as Actor in cowboy scene (uncredited)
Nathanael León as Villain in cowboy scene (uncredited)
Rubén Márquez as Martínez, studio employee (uncredited)
Fernando Yapur as Douglas (uncredited)
Analysis
Professor Jeffrey M. Pilcher, on Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity, argued that in the film, Cantinflas "continued to perpetuate" a theme from his previous films of "helping beautiful young women live fairy tales,"[2] and that during his character's dream sequence about the French Revolution, Cantinflas "preached a conservative view of national history" by "inserting referentes to Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution within a monarchist speech in defense of Marie Antoinette and respect for a traditional, hierarchical society."[4]
In popular culture
The film is referenced in the Colombian novel Érase una vez en Colombia (Comedia romántica y El espantapájaros) by Ricardo Silva Romero.[5]
^Dirección artística. UNAM. 2005. p. 46. En 1962 trabajé en mi última película con Cantinflas, El extra [...] ["In 1962 I worked on my last film with Cantinflas, The Extra [...]"]
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The Extra Spanish El extra is a 1962 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M Delgado and starring Cantinflas and Alma Delia Fuentes In the film Cantinflas plays a man who works as an extra through several films 1 2 This was the last Cantinflas film whose art direction was made by long time set designer Gunther Gerzso 3 The ExtraDirected byMiguel M DelgadoScreenplay byMiguel M Delgado screenplay Jaime Salvador adaptation Alfredo Varela Jr adaptation Carlos Leon dialogue Story byAlfredo Varela Jr Jose Maria Fernandez UnsainProduced byJacques GelmanStarringCantinflasAlma Delia FuentesCinematographyRosalio SolanoEdited byJorge BustosMusic byGustavo Cesar CarrionProductioncompanyPosa FilmsDistributed byColumbia PicturesRelease date4 October 1962 1962 10 04 Mexico Running time110 minutesCountryMexicoLanguageSpanish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Analysis 4 In popular culture 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksPlot EditRogaciano Cantinflas is the modest worker of a Mexican film studio who performs several roles as an extra in the films shot there His excessive zeal at work causes the antipathy of successive directors who do not support his forays into their films After his run ins into film sets he dreams that he is the protagonist of each of the productions of which he has participated such as him playing a sans culotte and saving Marie Antoinette in a film about the French Revolution being the lover of Marguerite Gautier in a retelling of La Dame aux Camelias in which she survives and saving a maiden from an Aztec sacrifice by fighting a warrior defeating him by fighting him as if it were a bullfight in an Aztec film In one of the productions Rogaciano is in he meets Rosita Alma Delia Fuentes a young woman who also works as an extra who is initially disappointed in the treatment of the studio workers who tell her that they don t need more people like her to work there Rogaciano seeing the situation of Rosita who is the guardian of her two younger brothers and has economic deficiencies helps her to be chosen as an actress in an audition for a blockbuster conducted by the directors of the studio where Rogaciano and Rosita work After signing Rosita to a contract the directors having been made aware of Rosita s relation to Rogaciano tell her that from now on she must not get involved with him due to Rogaciano s low social status Rosita is reluctant to this but Rogaciano learns this and albeit heartbroken convinces her to follow through it Cast EditCantinflas as Rogaciano Alma Delia Fuentes as Rosa Hernandez Rosita Carmen Molina as Actress who plays Marguerite Gautier Guillermina Tellez Giron as Actress with torta Magda Donato as Actress who plays Olympia Alejandro Ciangherotti as Director of Aztec scene Leon Barroso as Film director Luis Manuel Pelayo as Director of cowboy scene Eric del Castillo as Actor who plays Armand Duval as J E Eric del Castillo Guillermo Rivas as Actor who plays villain on French Revolution scene Antonio Raxel as Director of La Dame aux Camelias scene Armando Arriola as Doctor Gerardo del Castillo as Mr Menendez as Gerardo del Castillo Jr Edmundo Espino as Don Julian Valentin Trujillo as Chevo Rosa s brother as Valentin Trujillo Gazcon Adrian Gallardo Chabelo as Panchito as Javier Lopez Rodriguez Chabelo Antonio Bravo as Aztec film producer Manuel Alvarado as Fat seamster Alberto Catala as Assistant Director Enrique Lucero as Actor who plays Aztec priest Raul Meraz as Actor who plays French Revolution soldier Roy Fletcher as Assistant Director of La Dame aux Camelias scene Yolanda Ciani as Lilia actress in cowboy scene Jose Carlos Mendez as Cuco Rosa s brother Katherine George Erika Carlsson as Actress who plays Marie Antoinette Tonita as Erika Carlson Arya Morales Jorge Casanova as Assistant Director of Aztec scene Armando Gutierrez as Don Matias Gabriel Alvarez Arturo Cobo as Frank Sinatra Irma Serrano as Lady at audition Armando Acosta as Studio employee uncredited Marco Antonio Arzate as Actor in cowboy scene uncredited Felipe de Flores as Actor who plays Captain uncredited Jose Luis Fernandez as Actor in cowboy scene uncredited Nathanael Leon as Villain in cowboy scene uncredited Ruben Marquez as Martinez studio employee uncredited Fernando Yapur as Douglas uncredited Analysis EditProfessor Jeffrey M Pilcher on Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity argued that in the film Cantinflas continued to perpetuate a theme from his previous films of helping beautiful young women live fairy tales 2 and that during his character s dream sequence about the French Revolution Cantinflas preached a conservative view of national history by inserting referentes to Pancho Villa and the Mexican Revolution within a monarchist speech in defense of Marie Antoinette and respect for a traditional hierarchical society 4 In popular culture EditThe film is referenced in the Colombian novel Erase una vez en Colombia Comedia romantica y El espantapajaros by Ricardo Silva Romero 5 References Edit Garcia Riera p 285 a b Pilcher p 190 Direccion artistica UNAM 2005 p 46 En 1962 trabaje en mi ultima pelicula con Cantinflas El extra In 1962 I worked on my last film with Cantinflas The Extra Pilcher p 191 Silva Romero p 76Bibliography EditGarcia Riera Emilio Historia documental del cine mexicano 1961 Ediciones Era 1969 Pilcher Jeffrey M Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity Rowman amp Littlefield 2001 Silva Romero Ricardo Erase una vez en Colombia Comedia romantica y El espantapajaros Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Colombia 2013 External links EditThe Extra at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Extra 1962 film amp oldid 1112791300, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
