Film Actor
Cantinflas
- Aug 12, 1911 - Apr 20, 1993 (age 81)
- 5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Timeline
1993
Personal∙April 1993
Cantinflas
Cantinflas passed away.
1982
Movie∙May 5, 1982
El barrendero
In this movie "Cantinflas" plays the role of a humble street …
In this movie "Cantinflas" plays the role of a humble street sweeper named Napoleón or 'Don Napo', who while performing his daily duties is the only witness of the robbery of a valuable painting, then he is threatened by the art thieves and also becomes a suspect.
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1976
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Movie∙Jul 1, 1976
El ministro y yo
A good-hearted clerk falls in grace to a minister who invites him …
A good-hearted clerk falls in grace to a minister who invites him to work for the government. His ethics on job alienates him from colleagues while making efforts to return speech to a girl.
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1973
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Movie∙Mar 9, 1973
Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo
Don Quixote is obsessed …
Don Quixote is obsessed with knighthood and its honor codes. Together with his singular squire Sancho Panza, Don Quixote remembers the adventures they have shared.
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1968
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Movie∙Aug 21, 1968
Por mis pistolas
Fidencio Barrenillo goes to Arizona in search of an old silver …
Fidencio Barrenillo goes to Arizona in search of an old silver mine that belonged to his great-grandfather.
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1967
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Movie∙May 3, 1967
Su Excelencia
Lopez, treated derisively by all as Lopitos, is a humble but loyal …
Lopez, treated derisively by all as Lopitos, is a humble but loyal citizen of Los Cocos Republic, working as an assistant at the chancellery, helping to process visas. Through a sudden series of events, namely the fear of the number 13 by the Los Cocos Ambassador, a strict protocol, three military coups and a revolution, all successful in the same day, with as much changes in governments, and ambassadors, Lopitos becomes the ambassador. Just when a powerful international struggle is taking place, and the Red and Green factions are vying to attract all the yet undecided votes amongst the nations of the world, to convene soon in an international conference to decide who will govern the world. It happens all nations have either lined up behind the "Green" banner, led by the money oriented Dolaronia, or the "Red" ideology, whose figurehead is the prime minister of socialist Pepeslavia; except, of course, the recently appointed civil government of Los Cocos. With the votes divided fifty-fifty between the Red and Green factions, diplomacy, bribery, and personal corruption fall heavily on the shoulders of His Excellency Lopitos, to gain his vote. His speech will be the last at the large assembly, after long tirades from adepts of both factions, and it is a speech to end all speeches.
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1964
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Movie∙Sep 3, 1964
El padrecito
Father Sebastián (Cantinflas), is assigned as the new priest in …
Father Sebastián (Cantinflas), is assigned as the new priest in a small Mexican town, but the parishioners prefer father Damián (Ángel Garasa) the old priest they have, who is about to retire. With time father Sebastián will gain the hearts and love from the town folks.
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1962
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Movie∙Oct 4, 1962
The Extra
A jack of all trades works in a film studio, in there he meets a …
A jack of all trades works in a film studio, in there he meets a young woman who wants to become an actress.
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1961
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Movie∙Sep 7, 1961
The Illiterate One
A man who cannot read or write is given a letter that says he is …
A man who cannot read or write is given a letter that says he is the inheritor of two million pesos, which starts off a series of events regarding his job, love, and education.
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1960
Movie∙Dec 20, 1960
Pepe
In Mexico, Pepe is the good-natured ranch foreman of Sr. …
In Mexico, Pepe is the good-natured ranch foreman of Sr. Rodriguez. Pepe's pride and joy is Don Juan, a magnificent white stud stallion that he raised from a colt for Sr. Rodriguez and that he refers to as his "son". As Sr. Rodriguez has decided to sell Don Juan at auction, Pepe enacts a plan to dissuade any interested buyers so that he can buy Don Juan himself. The plan doesn't work, as Don Juan is sold to washed-up Hollywood movie director Ted Holt - his current Hollywood status due to alcohol over-consumption - who wants to use Don Juan for his comeback project to be shot in Mexico with an all-Mexican cast except for an American female lead. Pepe decides to head to Hollywood and earn lots of money so that he can buy Don Juan and bring him back to Mexico. In Hollywood, Pepe gets into one misadventure after another with a cavalcade of Hollywood movie stars, those misadventures based largely on Pepe's limited grasp of the English language, he often taking what is said to him in their literal meaning. Pepe does eventually locate Holt, who hires Pepe "for free" to handle Don Juan. Pepe also meets Suzie Murphy, a coffee house waitress and performer, who believes Hollywood has given her parents a raw deal on their lives, they who worked hard but remained on the lowest rung of the studio food chain for their entire careers. As such, she is an angry young woman with a tough exterior, who has no desire to be in the movie business. Despite Holt realizing that Suzie's exterior is all a front, he does end up hiring her as the lead for the movie, which he is able to get off the ground on a deal made with Edward G. Robinson. As Pepe is required to travel to Las Vegas and back to Mexico for filming, Pepe falls in love with Suzie, the affection which he slowly believes is returned. But Holt may ultimately get in the way of Pepe's dreams with Suzie, and perhaps his permanent reunion with Don Juan.
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Award∙1960
Golden Globe Special Achievement Award
Won Golden Globe Special Achievement Award.

Child∙1960
Mario Arturo Moreno Ivanova
Mario Arturo Moreno Ivanova born.
Nomination∙1960
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or C…
Nominated for "Pepe".
Golden Globe Award
1959
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Movie∙May 2, 1959
Sube y baja
It is the story of a sportsman who is a little bit dumber than most …
It is the story of a sportsman who is a little bit dumber than most people but nevertheless he succeeds in getting a job at a sports article saler's. Having this job is the beginning of a lot of funny problems he causes due to his dumbness.
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1958
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Movie∙Oct 23, 1958
Ama a tu prójimo
Ama a tu prójimo released.
1957
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Movie∙Jul 11, 1957
El bolero de Raquel
The film tells an episode of the life of a kindly hearted bootblack …
The film tells an episode of the life of a kindly hearted bootblack who becomes accidentally the tutor of an orphan but nevertheless spends all his time and effort for the sake of the boy.
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1956
Movie∙Oct 17, 1956
Around the World in 80 Days
When this movie is made in …
When this movie is made in 1956, one could circumnavigate the globe in a little less than two days. When Jules Verne wrote the story "Around the World in Eighty Days" in 1872, he predicted that one day man could accomplish the task in eighty hours, but which most considered folly to do in eighty days in current times, that is except for people like Englishman Phileas Fogg, a regimented man who believed all it would take is exacting work, the skills he possesses. He just has to make sure a train's schedule meets the required sailing schedule which meets the required coach schedule and so on. As such, he takes up what ends up being the highly publicized twenty thousand pounds sterling wager from his fellow members at the London Reform Club to do so, losing the bet which would ruin him financially. Along for the ride is Fogg's new, loyal and devoted valet, the recently arrived Latin immigrant, Passepartout, who possesses unusual skills which could be major assets, but whose all consuming thoughts on the opposite sex could take away his focus from the task at hand. Although Fogg has accounted for certain transportation delays, he may not account for cultural peccadilloes he may encounter along the way which could also cause delays. He is also unaware of the true reason a man name Fix is following them, he who could also derail Fogg's task permanently. As Fogg and Passepartout proceed on their journey, they get into one misadventure after another. Ultimately, Fogg may find other things in life more important than winning the bet.
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Award∙1956
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or C…
Won award for "Around the World in 80 Days".
Golden Globe Award
Nomination∙1956
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or C…
Nominated for "Around the World in 80 Days".
Golden Globe Award
1954
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TV Show∙Oct 18, 1954
Producers' Showcase
Producers' Showcase is an American anthology …
Producers' Showcase is an American anthology television series that was telecast live during the 1950s in compatible color by NBC. With top talent, the 90-minute episodes, covering a wide variety of genres, aired under the title every fourth Monday at 8 pm ET for three seasons, beginning October 18, 1954. The final episode, the last of 37, was broadcast May 27, 1957.
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1952
Award∙1952
Golden Ariel
Won Golden Ariel.
1951
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Movie∙May 2, 1951
El siete machos
In order to woo Rosario, Margarito pretends to be the famous …
In order to woo Rosario, Margarito pretends to be the famous outlaw "Siete Machos", called like that because "he possesses the courage of seven macho men".
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1950
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TV Show∙Apr 9, 1950
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show is a 1952 family, comedy TV series …
The Bob Hope Show is a 1952 family, comedy TV series written by Mort Lachman, John Rapp, Lester A. White, Bill Larkin, Charles Lee and Ted Lang and directed by Jack Shea, Dick McDonough, Jim Jordan and Bill Ward.
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TV Show∙Feb 2, 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the …
What's My Line? is a panel game show that originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, originally in black and white, with subsequent U.S. revivals. The game uses celebrity panelists to question contestants in order to determine their occupation, i.e. "line [of work]", with panelists being called on to question and identify a weekly celebrity "mystery guest" while blindfolded. It is the longest-running U.S. primetime network television game-show. Moderated by John Charles Daly and with regular panelists Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf, What's My Line? won three Emmy Awards for "Best Quiz or Audience Participation Show" in 1952, 1953, and 1958 and the Golden Globe for Best TV Show in 1962.
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1944
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Movie∙Aug 18, 1944
Gran Hotel
After failing as a waiter, Cantinflas gets a job as a bellboy in a …
After failing as a waiter, Cantinflas gets a job as a bellboy in a fancy hotel, by recommendation of his girlfriend. He has to deal with posh people and even with the nobility. One day, an expensive and rare collar, property of a noblewoman, disappear, and Cantinflas is the only one who knows where it is. But Cantinflas gets amnesia caused by a big bunch in his head. Will he tell us the real location of the relic?
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1943
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Movie∙Sep 3, 1943
Romeo Y Julieta
There have been many versions of Shakespeare's masterpiece, …
There have been many versions of Shakespeare's masterpiece, but none like the one starring Cantinflas. This delightful and humorous version also carries a powerful message to today's parents, showing them how to approach the problems of their children with understanding, firmness, and tolerance.
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Movie∙Mar 11, 1943
El circo
A shoemaker joins a circus and falls in love with the circus …
A shoemaker joins a circus and falls in love with the circus owner's daughter.
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1942
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Movie∙Aug 27, 1942
The Three Musketeers
This is a parody of Alexander's Dumas "The Three …
This is a parody of Alexander's Dumas "The Three Musketeers". Cantinflas is Dartagnan, the skillful leader of the musketeers, and will fight with the evil Cardinal Richelieu, who wants to take the power of France in the XVII Century. But Dartagnan and his fellows will stop him, using his sword and his funny speech pattern.
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1941
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Movie∙Oct 23, 1941
The Unknown Policeman
Cantinflas captures a gang …
Cantinflas captures a gang who had robbed a bank the night before. Considered a hero, becomes a member of the force for special missions because of his ability to disguise himself in many different forms.
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Movie∙May 22, 1941
Neither Blood Nor Sand
Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight …
Cantinflas enjoys the bullfight show, and wants to crash in every of these spectacles. Also, there's a professional bullfighter, Manolete, who is identical to Cantinflas. Manolete has to give a bullfight show in a village, but Cantinflas arrives first as a stowaway in a train, and he'll be mistake by the real bullfighter. Cantinflas will give us a demonstration of courage.
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1940
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Movie∙Sep 11, 1940
You're Missing the Point
The boyfriend (Cantinflas) of …
The boyfriend (Cantinflas) of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells him that Cantinflas is his wife's brother (Leonardo), who had been lost for years. The rich man then remembers that his father in law's testament could only be paid when all brothers get together, so treats Cantinflas, a real bum, as a king.
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1938
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Movie∙May 4, 1938
Águila o sol
Heads or Tails (Spanish:Águila o sol) is a 1937 film of the …
Heads or Tails (Spanish:Águila o sol) is a 1937 film of the cinema of Mexico. This was Mario Moreno’s a.k.a. Cantinflas's third film and the second in a row with co-star Manuel Medel. After the completion of the film and with the help of Mendel, an already accomplished actor, Cantinflas decided to pursue a career of his own. The film was written, adapted and directed by Russian-born Arcady Boytler. The movie was placed on the 84th spot among the 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico, a list created by Mexican film experts.
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1937
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Movie∙Sep 15, 1937
Such Is My Country
With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local …
With revolutionary Mexico as a backdrop, a successful local rancher returns triumphant from the war to the praise of townsfolk, and "El General" is ready to take a wife. However the senorita of choice already has fallen for a secret admirer, and a boyhood rival who is threatened by the General's popularity in turn plots against his life.
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Movie∙May 20, 1937
Don't Fool Yourself Dear
Don't Fool Yourself Dear …
Don't Fool Yourself Dear (Spanish: No te engañes corazón) is a 1937 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Contreras Torres and starring Carlos Orellana. It is the first full-feature film of Mexican comedian Cantinflas after becoming a star of the carpa circuit (folk theater). It was also one of the earliest films of Orellana and Sara García and the first where they share the screen.
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1936

Marriage∙October 1936
Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff
Married Valentina Ivanova Zuvareff.
1911
Birth∙August 1911
Cantinflas
Cantinflas was born.
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