If I Were a Congressman (Spanish: Si yo fuera diputado) is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Gloria Mange and Andrés Soler.^[1]

The film's art direction was by Gunther Gerszo.

A poor but honest barber becomes the protector of the poor people in his neighborhood, which leads to him being sought as a candidate for congressman, since the other candidate, Don Próculo, is not accepted by anyone other than his own bodyguards.

• Cantinflas as Cantinflas
• Gloria Mange as Sarita
• Andrés Soler as Tío Juan
• Emperatriz Carvajal as Lucía
• Alejandro Ciangherotti as Juliano Fraschetti
• Ernesto Finance as Don Proculo L. de Guevara
• Rafael Icardo as Don Melquiades
• Eduardo Alcaraz as Doctor
• María Cristina Lesser as Mujer acusada de asesinato
• Edmundo Espino
• Armando Velasco as Agente ministerio público
• Gregorio Acosta as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
• Ricardo Adalid as Empleado del teatro (uncredited)
• Víctor Alcocer as Martín Sánchez (uncredited)
• Armando Arriola as Abogado en derecho (uncredited)
• Daniel Arroyo as Miembro del jurado (uncredited)
• Stephen Berne as Espectador (uncredited)
• Lupe Carriles as Mujer de vecindad (uncredited)
• Alberto Catalá as Señor González (uncredited)
• Pedro Elviro as Amigo de Cantinflas (uncredited)
• José Escanero as Amigo de Cantinflas (uncredited)
• Jesús Gómez as Policía (uncredited)
• Regino Herrera as Cargador (uncredited)
• Carmen Manzano as Madre de la pelona (uncredited)
• Roberto Meyer as Comisario (uncredited)
• Bruno Márquez as Violinista (uncredited)
• José Ortiz de Zárate as Juez (no acreditaddo)
• José Pardavé as Cliente de Cantinflas (uncredited)
• Ignacio Peón (uncredited)
• Salvador Quiroz as Farmacéutico (uncredited)
• Humberto Rodríguez as Don Remigio (uncredited)
• Félix Samper as Cliente de Sarita (uncredited)
• Alfredo Varela padre as Amigo de Cantinflas (uncredited)

• Eric Zolov. Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo. ABC-CLIO, 2015.

• If I Were a Congressman at IMDb