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Actor Born: August 12, 1911 in Mexico City, Mexico Death: April 20, 1993 in Mexico City, Mexico Biography:A small man with big ears, a distinctive mustache, pants that never stayed up, and a jaunty little cap cocked upon his eternally mussed hair, comic actor "Cantinflas" is beloved throughout the Spanish-speaking world and considered the Mexican "Charlie Chaplin". Like "Chaplin", "Cantinflas"' frenetic brand of slapstick was as balletic as it was athletic, leading others to compare him to "Buster Keaton". His ability to combine humor with pathos was also decidedly Chaplin-esque, while his portrayal of the cocky, optimistic, but naïve little guy evoked "Harold Lloyd". But despite such comparisons, "Cantinflas"' overall style was unique. Unlike the great silent funnymen to which he is compared, "Cantinflas" worked during the sound era. He usually played a smart-alecky peasant or average fellow and was famous for weasling out of trouble with the authorities by overwhelming them with intimidatingly pompous... Full Biography
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