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- Often considered a Mexican counterpart to silent-film comedian Charlie Chaplin —an impression reinforced when Chaplin, according to the Houston Chronicle, called him "the greatest co-median alive"—Cantinflas actually blended verbal comedy in a way that recalled various figures of early English-language cinema without resembling any of them closely.
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 well known throughout Latin America and Spain.
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Aug 13, 2011 · Cantinflas, whom Charlie Chaplin once called the best comedian alive, would have turned 100 on Friday.
- Lily Percy
May 29, 2018 · Often considered a Mexican counterpart to silent-film comedian Charlie Chaplin—an impression reinforced when Chaplin, according to the Houston Chronicle, called him "the greatest co-median alive"—Cantinflas actually blended verbal comedy in a way that recalled various figures of early English-language cinema without resembling any of them ...
Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno-Reyes, popularly known as as Cantinflas, was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter. This biography profiles his childhood, family, life, acting career, achievements and timeline.
Aug 29, 2014 · Charlie Chaplin reportedly called him the "greatest comedian alive." Mexican actor Mario Moreno, or "Cantinflas" as he was known, starred in scores of films from the 1930s up to the 1980s. In...
- Jasmine Garsd
Aug 12, 2018 · But it was Mario Moreno Reyes, better known by his stage name of Cantinflas that brought the funny to the theaters. Sunday’s Google Doodle celebrates what would be his 107th birthday.
Apr 22, 1993 · Mario Moreno, who was better known as Cantinflas, Mexico's most famous comic actor, died on Tuesday in Mexico City. He was 81. The cause was lung cancer, said his son, Mario Jr.
