| The King of Mexico | |
| Director: | Rafael Baledon |
| Starring: | Adalberto Martinez |
| Music: | Raul Lavista |
| Cinematography: | Gunther Gerzso Víctor Herrera |
| Editing: | Jorge Bustos |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
The King of Mexico (Spanish:El rey de México) is a 1956 Mexican comedy film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza.[1]
A local radio station decides to try out an experiment and offers the first homeless man that walks by the chance of becoming a millionaire for a day. The fortunate man, Pablo Rojas (Adalberto Martinez), sleeps with other homeless people on the floor of a shelter. After living a day of luxury, he returns to the shelter to tell his friends that the life of a millionaire was not much different from their own: They ate, slept and worked whenever they wanted; the only difference was that the rich had ulcers.