The Foreign Service on Screen: Por Mis Pistoles

Cantinflas is a beloved character in Mexican culture. Born Mario Moreno, this Mexican comic actor created Cantinflas as a fast-talking man of the people who could glib his way into or out of any situation. In his heyday he was known as the 'Charlie Chaplin of Mexico.'

In one of his more memorable scenes, the lovable Cantinflas has to cross the border into the US. Oh, how little things have changed: