CANTINFLAS: A Mexican Chaplin and Groucho, all in one package
News Category: News, Community News, and People of SMA
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CANTINFLASMario Moreno Reyes was born in Mexico City, in 1911; one of eight children of an impoverished family. Growing up in a tough neighborhood, Moreno learned to survive through street smarts and quick wit, which he later began to use in a circus tent act. He did not want his parents to know what he was doing, so he invented the pseudonym Cantiflas to cover up. According to a story, his mother went to see one of these acts, and when he learned she would be in the audience, he put on extra makeup and she did not recognize him. But that night at dinner his mother proclaimed: “I went to the circus today, and the funniest act was by this character named Cantiflas!” Continue reading…Si disfrutas de una buena lectura, no dejes de checar el sitio web para leer más entradas del blog.If you enjoy a good quality read, make sure to check out the web site to read more entries
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