The Doorman

The Doorman (Spanish: El portero), also known as Puerta, joven (Spanish: Door, Young Man or The Door, Please), is a 1950 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas and Silvia Pinal. Plot The portero or doorman of a humble neighborhood (Cantinflas) also writes letters to his neighbors for extra money. He falls in love with his beautiful neighbor, Rosita (Pinal), who cannot walk, while a young military man is also in love with the girl. The doorman wants his neighbor to be happy, so he writes letters to her, but signing as her military admirer. Meanwhile, the doorman has a plan for her to walk again, by earning money at the horse races to pay for her operation. Cast Cantinflas as El portero Silvia Pinal as Rosa María ("Rosita") Carlos Martínez Baena as Don Sebastián, el profe Óscar Pulido as Elpidio Josefina del Mar as La vecina bailarina Fernando Casanova as Raúl José Baviera as Dr.