Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas'
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With Cantinflas, Dan Dailey, Shirley Jones, Carlos Montalbán. The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood director Ted Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in Hollywood at the time.
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- Comedy, Musical
- George Sidney
- 1961-02-27
Pepe is a 1960 American musical comedy film starring Cantinflas in the title role, directed by George Sidney. The film contained a multitude of cameo appearances, attempting to replicate the success of Cantinflas' American debut Around the World in 80 Days.
Although a February 1961 Los Angeles Times news item noted that producer-director George Sidney was planning to make a sequel titled Pepe in Paris, that film was never made and consequently, Pepe marked Cantinflas' last American film. Pepe was nominated for the following Academy Awards: Best Musical Score; Best Art Direction (Color); Best ...
- George Sidney, David Silver, Carlos Villatoro
- Cantinflas
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Mexican laborer Pepe Quiroga (Cantinflas) finds his world turned upside down when Don Juan, a beloved white horse from the ranch where he works, is auctioned off to a boorish film industry...
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- George Sidney
- Musical, Comedy
- Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas'
Pepe (1960) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Here's the plot: "Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. Pepe, determined...
Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas ( Spanish pronunciation: [kanˈtiɱflas] ), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely accomplished Mexican comedian and is celebrated throughout Latin America and in Spain as a popular icon.
