Valentina Ivanova Zuvareffm. 1936–1966
Cantinflas/Spouse
Cantinflas was married once, to Valentina Moreno, a Russian actress he met in his tent show days, and they had one child, Mario Antonio. Cantinflas never remarried after his wife died in 1966.
When did Cantinflas get married?
October 27, 1936 (Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff)
Cantinflas/Wedding dates
What is Cantinflas real name?
Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes
Cantinflas/Full name
Cantinflas, original name Mario Moreno, (born August 12, 1911, Mexico City, Mexico—died April 20, 1993, Mexico City), one of the most popular entertainers in the history of Latin-American cinema.
What does Cantinflas mean in Spanish?
lovable clown
Years later, the name entered the Spanish language in some dictionaries. As a verb, “cantinflar” means to talk a lot and say little; the noun “cantinflas” means lovable clown.)
Who were Cantinflas parents?
Pedro Moreno Esquivel
María de la Soledad Reyes Guízar
Cantinflas/Parents
Is Mario Moreno Cantinflas still alive?
Deceased (1911–1993)
Cantinflas/Living or Deceased
How much siblings did Cantinflas have?
Fortino Mario Moreno y Reyes, known as Mario Moreno, was born August 12, 1911 in Santa Maria la Redonda neighborhood, Mexico City (He grew up in the tough neighborhood of Tepito). He was one of the eight siblings that consisted of 5 brothers and 2 sisters.
Where is Cantinflas buried?
Panteón Español, Mexico City, Mexico
Cantinflas/Place of burial
Is Cantinflas alive?
What was Cantinflas personality?
These films lasted until El Barrendero, in 1982. Like Charlie Chaplin, Cantinflas was a social satirist. He played el pelado, an impoverished Everyman, with hopes to succeed.
Was Cantinflas a good person?
Mario Moreno was beloved by the Spanish-speaking world for playing the character of Cantinflas, a working-class Mexican who is goofy but incredibly witty, speaks in puns and nonsensical tongue-twisters, and is goodhearted but a little sly.
Did Cantinflas go to school?
Chapingo Autonomous University
IPN: National School of Medicine and Homeopathy
Cantinflas/Education
What kind of character is Cantinflas?
Moreover, his character Cantinflas, whose identity became enmeshed with his own, was examined by media critics, philosophers, and linguists, who saw him variously as a danger to Mexican society, a bourgeois puppet, a kind philanthropist, a pious Catholic, a verbal innovator, and a picaresque underdog.
What kind of movies did Juan Cantinflas appear in?
The film was followed by more Cantinflas-Reachi-Columbia productions: El analfabeto (1961), El padrecito (1963), and Su excelencia (1967). After Su excelencia, Cantinflas began to appear in a series of very low-budget comedies directed by Miguel M. Delgado, which were produced by his own company “Cantinflas Films”.
What inspired Cantinflas to make El Pelado?
Like Charlie Chaplin, Cantinflas was a social satirist. He played el pelado, an impoverished Everyman, with hopes to succeed. With mutual admiration, Cantinflas was influenced by Chaplin’s earlier films and ideology.
Who owns the film rights to Cantinflas’ movies?
A 20-year legal battle followed between Mario Moreno Ivanova, Cantinflas’ son and heir to his estate, and the actor’s blood nephew Eduardo Moreno Laparade over the control of 34 films made by Cantinflas. The nephew claimed his uncle gave him a written notice to the rights for movies on his deathbed.
