![]() When he died, he was hailed as a national hero, and a protracted period of official mourning followed. Much of his money was given over to charitable work, including high-quality, low-income housing for Mexico City's poor. Despite the fact that Cantinflas died a millionaire several times over, and was one of the biggest stars ever in Spanish language films, he never forgot where he came from. He once described as "the world's greatest comedian" by none other than Charles Chaplin (Sedgwick). At the peak of his career in the late 1950s, Cantinflas was earning more than $1.5 million a year and was referred to in press releases as the world's highest-paid comedian. He appeared in more than 55 films, including as Passepartoute in his biggest hit : Around the world in 80 days (1956). He was married to Valentina Ivanova (Ilse Salas) from 1936 until her death. As he acted in cabarets, theatres and varietee shows. In his youth, he earned money as a prizefighter and worked as an acrobat in circus tent shows. This is a Mexican/Spanish co-production dealing with the untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, Cantinflas (Oscar Jaenada), from his poor origins on the small stage and his acting in Mexican cinema to the bright lights of Hollywood, being hired by a powerful US producer, Mike Todd (Michael Imperioli). ![]()
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