Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas'


'El Bolero de Raquel'(1957/'Rachel's Shoe-Polisher', I think) is one of my personal favorite Cantinflas films. So far, I've only seen a few of his films, but I gotta admit that the late Mario Moreno is my idol! An abnormal Mexican-American joe like me worships him! Cantinflas may not have been French, but he more than held his own as Passpartoute in 'Around the World in 80 Days'(1956).
Favorite quotes:
-Estaba haciendo mis ejercicios de "yogi".
I was doing my "yogi" exercises.

-(Lopitos[Cantinflas] talks to his secretary, Lolita)...una guapa, con GU mayuscula.
...pretty, with an emphasis on the P-R-E.
(from 'Su Exelencia')

-?Donde podemos conseguir el chango, joven?
Where do find(the ape)this guy, young man?
(from 'Around the World in 80 Days'[1956])

-[Grabs a young man by the shoulder]
!Mi cartera, joven!
My wallet, young man!
(from '...Quixote sin Mancha')

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