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El Chanfle
“First El Chapulín Colorado, then El Chavo. Now Chespirito in El Chanfle.”
73%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
El Chanfle (1979) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of El Chanfle (1979) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Family, and Drama with cozy, funny, and heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Although he always wanted to become a professional soccer player, El Chanfle has settled for being the props boy and water boy for Mexican soccer's Club América, whose coach they both have trouble getting along with because of the Chanfle's heightened sense of honesty and cleanliness on the court, something the rigi… Our models also surface themes such as revenge from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, date night, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate El Chanfle 73% (98 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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El Chanfle is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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from 98 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Although he always wanted to become a professional soccer player, El Chanfle has settled for being the props boy and water boy for Mexican soccer's Club América, whose coach they both have trouble getting along with because of the Chanfle's heightened sense of honesty and cleanliness on the court, something the rigid coach does not share. When he is asked to cheat during a game he refuses and is fired from his job, but his friend, the team doctor will try to get him back. At the same time, his wife Tere announces to be pregnant, and trying to sell a gun in order to make money for their future, unintentionally scares a old man, Chato, with it, who now seeks revenge.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1979-01-18
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 7.3
- TMDB ID
- 96424
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What is El Chanfle about?
Although he always wanted to become a professional soccer player, El Chanfle has settled for being the props boy and water boy for Mexican soccer's Club América, whose coach they both have trouble ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie El Chanfle?
The official runtime for El Chanfle is approximately 106 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Roberto Gómez Bolaños
El Chanfle
Florinda Meza García
Tere
Ramón Valdés
Reyes
Carlos Villagrán
Valentino
Edgar Vivar
Dr. Nájera
Rubén Aguirre
Sr. Matute
María Antonieta de las Nieves
Matutes secretary
Angelines Fernández
Paco's wife (Supermarket Clerk)
Raúl 'Chato' Padilla
Paco
Horacio Gómez Bolaños
Policeman (at Paco's house)
María Montaño
- C
Carlos Amador Jr
- C
Cecilia Balderas
- M
Margarita Vernis
- B
Bernabé Palma
- J
Jaime Ortiz "Sammy"
- A
Andrés de la Peña
- Á
Ángel Fernández
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