Cantinflas

Birthday: August 12, 1911 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Birth Name: Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes

Height: 173 cm

Cantinflas was a prolific and productive Mexican comedian/producer/writer/singer. He was married to Valentina Ivanova from 1936 until her death. He appeared in more than 55 films, including (as Passepartoute) Le tour du monde en 80 jours (1956).

[on what makes a successful comedian] Any comedian has to have the feeling inside. I never took any ...Show more »

[on what makes a successful comedian] Any comedian has to have the feeling inside. I never took any lessons, I just had the feeling. Show less «

Chaplin gave the tenderness of a character. He personified the tramp of New York. To me, he represen...Show more »

Chaplin gave the tenderness of a character. He personified the tramp of New York. To me, he represented pessimism. Cantinflas, on the other hand, tried to personify optimism. Show less «

[on Charles Chaplin] To give what he gave, he must have had a lot of humanity. He always had that; h...Show more »

[on Charles Chaplin] To give what he gave, he must have had a lot of humanity. He always had that; he was a humane person. Show less «

I have always been an admirer of Charles Chaplin, and I was his personal friend, having the luck of ...Show more »

I have always been an admirer of Charles Chaplin, and I was his personal friend, having the luck of being his guest of honor during 15 days in California. Show less «

Making people laugh is not easy. People should be told when they are born that they have an obligati...Show more »

Making people laugh is not easy. People should be told when they are born that they have an obligation to be happy and then share this happiness with others. Laugh when you can do it, [because] there is so much time to suffer. Show less «

Chaplin relied heavily on mimicry and technique. Especially technique. Cantinflas was based on mimic...Show more »

Chaplin relied heavily on mimicry and technique. Especially technique. Cantinflas was based on mimicry and word. But again, Chaplin was the representation of the pessimist and Cantinflas that of the optimist who always wants to help people. Show less «

I think comedians have something very serious inside. They see both sides of life. But they prefer t...Show more »

I think comedians have something very serious inside. They see both sides of life. But they prefer to look at the happy side - and to make happy the people. Show less «

Chaplin is Chaplin and Cantinflas is Cantinflas.

Mario Moreno can live without Cantinflas, but Cantinflas without Mario Moreno can't exist.