The film opens this Friday in the United States and on September 19 in Mexico

This peculiar character connected it to the working classes who applauded his gift for improvisation, his jokes sprinkled slang and simple but quirky costume usually consists of a white shirt, a black vest, a red kerchief tied around his neck and a hat.

The star of the film, Spanish Oscar Jaenada, achieved an astonishing mimicry Cantinflas thanks to a hard preparation that included classes with a speech therapist and an imitator of the popular character.