Why did the Mexican comedian Cantinflas never catch on in Hollywood? I thought he was supposed to usher in the Mexican wave of actors and movies that would help transform Hollywood. Instead, that ...

The "Cantinflas" movie had its star-studded Hollywood premiere this week at the iconic Chinese Theatre. A fitting location, as it is there where Mario Moreno “Cantinflas,” the beloved Mexican actor, ...

MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY — It is hard to think of a Mexican Everyman without turning to Cantinflas, the tattered, droopy-pants character created by comic Mario Moreno in the “tent theaters” of Mexico’s ...

Mexican actor Mario Moreno, known as Cantinflas, made dozens of films between the 1930s and 1980s. A biopic about the comic, whose humor tweaked... Charlie Chaplin reportedly called him the "greatest ...

"Man's first obligation is to be happy," Cantinflas once said, "and his second is to make others happy." The late Mexican comic was true to his word, and the indomitable optimism that drenches his ...

When the Mexican comedian Cantinflas shunned the film companies of his homeland and signed with Columbia Pictures in 1946, he changed the course of Latin American cinema and lifted himself to ...

Last Friday would have been the 100th birthday of the Mexican comic legend Cantinflas. By the time of his death in 1993, Cantinflas had acted in 50 films, won a Golden Globe, and even inspired a new ...

Known best for his comedy performances during the Golden Era of Mexican Cinema, Mario Moreno Reyes, who went by the name Cantinflas, was also involved in politics. The famed comedian was celebrated on ...

One thing to know about me is that I'll watch pretty much anything. That said, it must be of my own volition. Because this is Hispanic Heritage Month, I thought what better time than now to talk about ...

A Lincoln Center retrospective puts the spotlight on midcentury movies aimed at the masses that continue to influence filmmakers. By Carlos Aguilar Charitable charlatans, clumsy womanizers, enigmatic ...

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 Latin ...

One thing to know about me is that I'll watch pretty much anything. That said, it must be of my own volition. For example, a lot of times, people will tell me, “Oh, you just have to watch these 2024 ...