The Funniest Mexican Comedies

No manches Frida (a.k.a El profesor sustituto)
      2016 | Mexico | Laughs: 5.0 (Chuckle) | imdb: 5.5
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When he gets out of jail, a man realizes that a school now stands in the place where his loot lays buried. In order to dig it up, he gets himself hired as a teacher and soon appears to be the only one able to handle the rougher kids.

This Mexican adaptation of he German Fack Ju Göthe may not be quite as efficient as the original, but it still managed to make me chuckle.

There's a sequel No manches Frida 2 which I'm not sure I'll to watch given the inferior rating.

(Last viewed: March 2022)

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The Minister and I (El ministro y yo)
      1976 | Mexico | Laughs: 4.0 (Watch Once) | imdb: 6.7
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This was the first movie I watched in the 'Cantiflas' series, and I enjoyed it. A man who writes letter for the illiterate strikes up a friendship with a minister for the country's government and is offered a job within the administration, where he learns about bureaucracy.

Those who have known Cantiflas since the 1940 classic Ahí está el detalle may find this late entry (36 years later!) unsatisfactory, but for me it worked. (Last viewed: July 2018)

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Instructions Not Included (No se aceptan devoluciones)
      2013 | Mexico | Laughs: 2.5 (Watch Once) | imdb: 7.6
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A woman abandons her baby daughter at the door of the presumed father, then returns to claim her through the courts seven years later after the man has raised the girl in the most caring fashion. This endearing movie could be an effective component of a campaign for men's rights.

On the comedy side, many moments made me smile and I even chuckled a couple of times, but there were certainly no belly laughs. Some of the minor characters had the funniest parts, such as the man who carries on about death in a particularly awkward way.

Overall, a decent if forgettable family flick. (Last viewed: March 2018)

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What fault of the child is it? (¿Qué culpa tiene el niño?)
      2016 | Mexico | Laughs: 2.4 (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 6.7
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A woman from a high social strata discovers she got pregnant at a wild wedding party, and tracks down the suspected father, a younger man from a working-class background. This well-produced movie gives you a chance to spend time in Mexico without seeing a single gun or narcotraficant. As romantic comedies go, it is entirely watchable, but I can't say that it made me laugh. (Last viewed: March 2018)

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El Narco (El Infierno)
      2010 | Mexico | Laughs: 1.5 (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 7.8
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Although this movie is really a dark story of drug-related gangsterism in an impoverished part of Mexico, it has light moments in the midst of the gruesome background, probably the reason why the 'comedy' tag was added to its classification.

There are no laughs (at least none that I could find), but the first part has some good moments, and if you're a fan of the genre, you won't be disappointed.

Favorite quotes:
1. Even the flies don't stop here (to describe an out-of-the-way place).
2. Trusting is good. Not trusting is better. (Last viewed: February 2018)

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The Noble Family (Nosotros Los Nobles)
      2013 | Mexico | Laughs: 1.5 (Light-Hearted) | imdb: 7.4
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Seeing that his grown-up kids behave like brats, a wealthy business man fakes bankruptcy to give his progeny a taste of the working life. While the premise was good and the production excellent, the laughs were absent, at least for me. Still, an entertaining watch. (Last viewed: March 2018)

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Everybody Loves Somebody (a.k.a Todos queremos a alguien)
      2017 | Mexico | Laughs: 1.0 (Don't Bother) | imdb: 6.5
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I was keen to watch another Mexican comedy but couldn't even get to the halfway point — which says a lot, considering that comedy movies tend to go downhill in the second half.

A female doctor is intrigued by a male nurse as a potential romantic interest, but becomes confused when a former boyfriend (by all appearances a first-class jerk) irrupts back into her life.

Skip.

(Last viewed: July 2019)

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Herod's Law (La ley de Herodes)
      1999 | Mexico | Laughs: N/A | imdb: 8.0
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An honest man is made mayor of a small village, where power soon corrupts him.

This movie started out well but soon turned out heavy and tiresome.
(Last viewed: November 2020)

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