CantinflasMario Moreno Reyes (August 12, 1911 - April 20, 1993), better known as Cantinflas, was a Mexican actor, circus performer and comedian. Charlie Chaplin once called Cantinflas the 'funniest man in the world'. Cantinflas did not start his professional life as an entertainer. It is a little known fact that Cantinflas was in the military and later, also a professional boxer before he joined to the entertainment world as a dancer. Cantinflas started out performing at a circus in the 1930s. In 1935, he joined the Follies Bergere theater, becoming a popular figure on Mexico's theater scene. He also appeared in a few movies during that time, but it was in 1940, that Cantinflas finally became a movie star, after shooting Ahí está el detalle. The phrase that gave that movie its name became a Cantinflas catch phrase for the rest of his career. From there on, Cantinflas went on to make more than 50 feature films, becoming a widely known entertainer and legendary comic all over Latin America and in Spain. Cantinflas went to Hollywood in the 1950s, making two popular movies in English, Around the World in Eighty Days and Pepe. Later, Cantinflas became President of the Mexican actors' union as well as Secretary of their filmworkers' union. He invested his earnings in real estate and in the sport of bullfighting. Cantinflas was so fond of bullfighting that he played his torero scenes himself . Cantinflas has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and when he died in 1993, the US Senate held a minute of silence to honor his memory. Among the things that endeared him to his public was his comic use of language in his films: his characters, like El Barrendero, loved to strike up a normal conversation with anyone in the movie, and then complicate the conversation to the point where no one understood what they were talking about. This manner of talking became known as Cantinfleada, and it became common parlance for Spanish speakers to say ¡estas cantinfleando! (loosely translated as you're pulling a 'Cantinflas'! or you're 'Cantinflassing'!) whenever someone became hard to understand in conversation. The Real Academia Española has included the verb cantinflear in its dictionary . On October 16, 2003, a controversy surfaced over alleged abusive behaviour by Cantinflas’s son towards Cantinflas. Filmography
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On October 16, 2003, a controversy surfaced over alleged abusive behaviour by Cantinflas’s son towards Cantinflas. In 2004, Coleman played a supporting role in the controversial computer game Postal 2 by Running With Scissors, Inc. The Real Academia Española has included the verb cantinflear in its dictionary . Coleman placed 8th in a field of 135 candidates, receiving 14,242 votes. This manner of talking became known as Cantinfleada, and it became common parlance for Spanish speakers to say ¡estas cantinfleando! (loosely translated as you're pulling a 'Cantinflas'! or you're 'Cantinflassing'!) whenever someone became hard to understand in conversation. After Arnold Schwarzenegger announced his candidacy, Coleman stated that he would be voting for Schwarzenegger. Among the things that endeared him to his public was his comic use of language in his films: his characters, like El Barrendero, loved to strike up a normal conversation with anyone in the movie, and then complicate the conversation to the point where no one understood what they were talking about. This campaign was coordinated by the free news weekly the East Bay Express. Cantinflas has a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame and when he died in 1993, the US Senate held a minute of silence to honor his memory. Coleman was a candidate for governor in the 2003 California recall election. Cantinflas was so fond of bullfighting that he played his torero scenes himself . He was ordered to pay bus driver Tracy Fields $1,665 for hospital bills resulting from a fight, stemming from an attempt by Fields to get Coleman's autograph whilst he shopping for a bulletproof vest in a California mall.[1] (http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,3385,00.html) Coleman said he felt "threatened by her insistence" and punched her in the head. He invested his earnings in real estate and in the sport of bullfighting. Coleman appeared in court on November 2, 2000, charged with assault. Later, Cantinflas became President of the Mexican actors' union as well as Secretary of their filmworkers' union. As with Knight Rider, Rubik's Cube, Care Bears and other artifacts from the early 1980s, Coleman's popularity coincided with the childhood of a particularly productive demographic of internet users, and he is, as of 2004, a minor cult figure. Cantinflas went to Hollywood in the 1950s, making two popular movies in English, Around the World in Eighty Days and Pepe. He occasionally appears in cameo roles, most of which refer to his earlier acting career. From there on, Cantinflas went on to make more than 50 feature films, becoming a widely known entertainer and legendary comic all over Latin America and in Spain. In 2001 he was employed as a shopping mall security guard in the Los Angeles area (a video of him trying to stop a vehicle from entering a compound while the driver ridiculed him was a popular Internet meme). The phrase that gave that movie its name became a Cantinflas catch phrase for the rest of his career. Despite this, Coleman filed for bankruptcy in 1999. He also appeared in a few movies during that time, but it was in 1940, that Cantinflas finally became a movie star, after shooting Ahí está el detalle. He briefly owned a video game arcade in Fisherman's Village in Marina del Rey, near Santa Monica, California. In 1935, he joined the Follies Bergere theater, becoming a popular figure on Mexico's theater scene. Coleman famously sued his own parents over misappropriation of his $3.8 million trust fund, and won a $1,280,000 ruling on February 23, 1993. Cantinflas started out performing at a circus in the 1930s. As he grew older, however, he fell from public favour and, after the cancellation of Diff'rent Strokes, his acting career declined sharply; his career path was common to many child stars and other icons of the period, such as Mr T and Henry Winkler. It is a little known fact that Cantinflas was in the military and later, also a professional boxer before he joined to the entertainment world as a dancer. At the height of his fame on Diff'rent Strokes, Coleman earned $70,000 per episode. Cantinflas did not start his professional life as an entertainer. During the run of the show Coleman was a popular figure, starring in a number of feature films and made-for-TV movies including On the Right Track, and The Kid With the Broken Halo. Charlie Chaplin once called Cantinflas the 'funniest man in the world'. Coleman has had two kidney transplants, one in 1973 and one in 1984, and requires constant dialysis. Mario Moreno Reyes (August 12, 1911 - April 20, 1993), better known as Cantinflas, was a Mexican actor, circus performer and comedian. Coleman was born with a congenital kidney defect known as nephritis, which halted his growth at an early age, leading to a notably small stature (4' 8") which became his most distinguishing feature. Cantinflas. He was particularly famous for his catch phrase, "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", delivered to his character's older brother Willis Jackson. No te engañes corazón (1936) ... Born in Zion, Illinois, Coleman is most famous for the role of Arnold Jackson on the Diff'rent Strokes, an American sitcom which ran on NBC from 1978 to 1986. El Tejón. Gary Coleman (born February 8, 1968) is an American actor. ¡Así es mi tierra! (1937) ... Another popular internet Meme; a photograph of Gary Coleman and David Hasselhoff (http://www.february-7.com/warehouse/knightrider&arnoldjackson.jpg). Polito Sol. Coleman on the Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171041/). Águila o sol (1937) http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/peliculas/aguila.html ... CNN's take on Coleman's 2003 candidacy for the governorship of California (http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/06/candidate.coleman/). Cantinflas. When asked by Howard Stern if he has had oral sex, Coleman said: "No! That's not a place for a young woman's face to be.". El signo de la muerte (1939) ... Chencho Albondigón (cortometraje publicitario). Siempre listo en las tinieblas (1939) ... Bala Fría (cortometraje publicitario). Jengibre contra dinamita (1939) ... Cantinflas (cortometraje publicitario). Cantinflas en los censos (1940) ... Cantinflas (cortometraje publicitario). Cantinflas boxeador (1940) ... Cantinflas (cortometraje publicitario). Cantinflas ruletero (1940) ... Cantinflas (cortometraje). Cantinflas y su prima (La prima de Cantinflas) (1940) ... Cantinflas/"Leonardo del Paso". Ahí está el detalle (1940) http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/peliculas/detalle.html... El Chato/Manuel Márquez "Manolete". Ni sangre ni arena (1941) ... Cantinflas, el 777. El gendarme desconocido (1941) ... participación involuntaria. Carnaval en el trópico (Fiesta en Veracruz) (1941) ... Cantinflas/D'Artagnan. Los tres mosqueteros (1942) ... el zapatero. El circo (1942) ... ruletero/Romeo de Montesco. Romeo y Julieta (1943) ... Cantinflas. Gran Hotel (1944) ... el voceador. Un día con el diablo (1945) ... Cantinflas. Soy un prófugo (1946) ... Cantinflas. ¡A volar joven! (1947) ... Cantinflas. El supersabio (1948) ... Cantinflas. El mago (1948) ... Cantinflas. Puerta, joven (El portero) (1949) ... Margarito/El Siete Machos. El Siete Machos (1950) ... El bombero atómico, el 777. El bombero atómico (1950) ... Cantinflas. Si yo fuera diputado (1951) ... participación. Lluvia de estrellas (1951) ... Cantinflas. El señor fotógrafo (1952) ... Cantinflas. Caballero a la medida (1953) ... Cantinflas. Abajo el telón (1954) ... Cantinflas. El bolero de Raquel (1956) ... Paspartout (producción estadounidense). Around the World in Eighty Days (La vuelta al mundo en ochenta días) (1956) ... Cantinflas. Ama a tu prójimo (1958) ... Cantinflas. Sube y baja (1958) ... Pepe (coproducción con los Estados Unidos). Pepe (1960) ... Inocencio Prieto y Calvo. El analfabeto (1960) ... Rogaciano. El extra (1962) ... Feliciano Calloso. Entrega inmediata (1963) ... padre Sebastián o Sebas. El padrecito (1964) ... doctor Salvador Medina. El señor doctor (1965) ... Lopitos. Su excelencia (1966) ... Fidencio Barrenillo. Por mis pistolas (1968) ... Justo Leal y Aventado. Un Quijote sin mancha (1969) ... Sócrates García. El profe (1970) ... Sancho Panza (coproducción con España). Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo (1972) ... Úrsulo. Conserje en condominio (1973) ... Mateo Melgarejo. El ministro y yo (1975) ... Diógenes Bravo. El patrullero 777 (1977) ... Napoleón. El barrendero (1981) ... |