Cantinflas
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DOB
12 August 1911, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
12 August 1911, Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico
DOD
20 April 1993, Mexico City, Mexico (lung cancer)
20 April 1993, Mexico City, Mexico (lung cancer)
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Filmography
Actor:
1. El Barrendero (1982) .... Napoleón 'Don...2. México de mis amores (1979) .... Himself
3. El Patrullero 777 (1978) .... Diógenes Bravo
4. El Ministro y yo (1976) .... Mateo Melgarejo...
5. Conserje en condominio (1974) .... Úrsulo
Trivia
- Despite the fact that Cantinflas died a millionaire several times over, and was one of the biggest stars ever in Spanish language films, he never forgot where he came from. Much of his money was given over to charitable work, including high-quality, low-income housing for Mexico City's poor. When he died, he was hailed as a national hero, and a protracted period of official mourning followed.
- There are two different stories about how Mario Moreno Reyes adpoted his more familiar professional name. One story goes that he did not want to shame his family, who thought of show business as a less than respectable profession, and so changed his name. The other is that, at one of his first nightclub engagements, a heckler taunted him with, "En la cantina, tu inflas!" ("In the bar room, you drink!"). For some reason, this amused him, and he shortened the taunt into the professional name of Cantinflas.
- Was once described as "the world's greatest comedian" by none other than Charles Chaplin.
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