---
title: 'The Magician (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Miguel M. Delgado'
released: '1949-05-04'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-magician-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161777/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Magician (1949)

1949 · Comedy · Mexico

Original title: El mago

## Synopsis

The Magician is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno, Leonora Amar and José Baviera. The film tells the story of lookalike hired from an agency to take the place of a magician who has gone on holiday.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Miguel M. Delgado](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-m-delgado)
- **Screenplay:** [Alex Joffé](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-joffe), [Jaime Salvador](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaime-salvador)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gonzalo Curiel](https://cinepixo.com/people/gonzalo-curiel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Raúl Martínez Solares](https://cinepixo.com/people/raul-martinez-solares)

## Cast

- [Amparo Arozamena](https://cinepixo.com/people/amparo-arozamena)
- [Victorio Blanco](https://cinepixo.com/people/victorio-blanco)
- [Miguel Manzano](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-manzano)
- [José Baviera](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-baviera)
- [Julián de Meriche](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-de-meriche)
- [Cantinflas](https://cinepixo.com/people/cantinflas)
- [Óscar Pulido](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-pulido)
- [Guillermo Calles](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-calles)
- [Tio Gamboin](https://cinepixo.com/people/tio-gamboin)
- [Leonora Amar](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonora-amar)
- [Jorge Mondragón](https://cinepixo.com/people/jorge-mondragon)
- [Manuel Noriega Ruiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-noriega-ruiz)
- [Ernesto Finance](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernesto-finance)
- [María Elena Velasco](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-elena-velasco)

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