His comic talent and rapport with the public is mostly told to us, not shown. Cantinflas is the untold story of mexicos greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time. Cantinflas and valentina adopted him and changed his full name to. Cantinflas was also in the unsuccessful, unpopular hollywood movie pepe1960. Pepe is the same sort of impoverished stereotype cantinflas made famous in several of his comedies. The film contained a multitude of cameo appearances, attempting to replicate the success of mario morenos american debut, around the world in 80 days. Cantinflas life is reduced to highlights minus much dramatic force. Everything you need to know about cantinflas movie 2014. Mexican laborer pepe quiroga cantinflas finds his world turned upside down when don juan, a beloved white horse from the ranch where he works, is auctioned off to a boorish film industry bigwig and is promptly. Mario cantinflas moreno is a hired hand, pepe, employed on a ranch.
The gimmick behind pepe, released for the 1960 christmas season, was that it included 35 guest stars. Mar 16, 2015 this feature is not available right now. Cantinflas, shirley jones, kim novak, dan dailey, judy garland, janet leigh, dean martin, debbie reynolds, bobby darin, greer garson, edward g. With cantinflas, dan dailey, shirley jones, carlos montalban. Pepe 1960 cantinflas, shirley jones, kim novak, dan dailey. Pepe 1960 the young mexican pepe s beloved horse is sold to hollywood star ted holt, leading to pepe s journey to hollywood to get the horse back, and pepe s encounter with half the stars working in hollywood at the time. His own favorite among his films, ni sagre ni arenaneither blood nor sand 1941, was an obvious and highly amusing spoof of the tyrone power vehicle, blood and sand of earlier that same year as well as its 1922 rudolph valentino predecessor. Francisco reiguera, john burnside, billy snyder, george sidney ii.
It is amazing how oscar janeda replicates cantinflas in every aspect. Popular mexican comedian cantinflas mario moreno plays the title character in this. Popular mexican comic cantinflas made this his homecoming film after veering off to the u. There he meets film stars including jimmy durante, frank sinatra, zsa zsa gabor, bing crosby, maurice chevalier. A boozing hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to pepes boss. Pepe, determined to get the horse back as he considers it his family, decides to take off to hollywood. Cantinflas full english full movie cantinflas full full movie, cantinflas full full movie streaming cantinflas full movie engsub watch cantinflas full english full movie online cantinflas full.
Cantinflass work was hardly divorced from the english speaking world. You can have your own cantinflas film festival in the comfort of your. Pepe is the same sort of impoverished stereotype cantinflas made famous in several of his. Dec 08, 2015 scenes of cantinflas in pepe 1960 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit.
Pepe is a 1960 american musical comedy film starring cantinflas in the title role, directed by george sidney. This alone is reason enough to have it made available. The young mexican pepes beloved horse is sold to hollywood star. The movie tries to find a correlation between the two mens lives, but there really isnt one. The first one, named and known as cantinflas show, was produced by televisa, s. Deleted video cantinflas official us release trailer 1 2014 michael imperioli movie hd by movieclips indie. Bing crosby runs into cantinflas in pepe 1960, does a little singing, and of course autographs the mans tortilla. And yet through the whole movie you dont even know if hes in love with. Arlene francis, joey bishop, dorothy kilgallen, bennett cerf. Within this movie are scenes that allow the english speaking public to see the wonder genius that was the comic actor mario moreno aka cantinflas. With oscar jaenada, michael imperioli, ilse salas, barbara mori. Cantinflas, dan dailey, shirley jones, carlos montalban.
May 16, 2012 cantinflas pepe pelicula completa en espanol en color. Pepe 1960 the young mexican pepes beloved horse is sold to hollywood star ted holt, leading to pepes journey to hollywood to get the horse back, and pepes encounter with half the stars working in hollywood at the time. Find the location of cantinflass star on the hollywood walk of fame, read a. Upon seeing pepe, it seems even its filmmakers werent sure what to do with him, given the fact that a great deal of the movie is devoted to the ton of cameo appearances, appearances where cantinflas is more or less made to simply blubber statements that you can barely make out, or just sit back stunned. He did not make another hollywood film until 1960s notorious boxoffice bomb pepe. Cantinflas y su breve paso por hollywood espectaculos. Mario fortino alfonso moreno reyes, known casually as mario moreno and professionally as cantinflas 12 august 1911 20 april 1993, was a mexican film actor, producer, and screenwriter. Una storia drammatica, che potremmo benissimo leggere sulle pagine di cronaca nera. South side of the 6400 block of hollywood boulevard. Cantinflas is a 2014 mexican biographical comedy drama film directed by sebastian del amo. Columbia pictures starred cantinflas in his own, multimilliondollar epic, pepe. Sep 03, 2014 the movie tries to find a correlation between the two mens lives, but there really isnt one.
He is considered to have been the most accomplished mexican comedian and is celebrated throughout latin america and in spain. Based on the life of actor and comedian cantinflas, the film stars oscar jaenada as the title character, michael imperioli, ilse salas, barbara mori, ana layevska and adal ramones. Official youtube channel of the upcoming movie cantinflas. A boozing hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to pepe s boss.
A multitude of cameo appearances attempted to replicate the success of mario morenos american debut, notably around the world in eighty days, produced by mike todd in 1956 the film failed to achieve the success of cantinflas previous american film and was roundly criticized by film critics. Nov 19, 2011 bing crosby runs into cantinflas in pepe 1960, does a little singing, and of course autographs the mans tortilla. Follow the movie on facebook plot summary from humble beginnings, cantinflas oscar jaenada travels from the small stage to the bright lights of hollywood and becomes mexicos beloved comedy. There he meets film stars including jimmy durante, frank sinatra, zsa zsa gabor, bing crosby, maurice chevalier and jack lemmon in drag as. He did have one english language success when he played passepartout, loyal valet of phinneas fogg, in the smash hit around the world in 80 days 1956.
Mario moreno cantinflas biography, movie highlights and. The gimmick behind pepe, released for the 1960 christmas season, was that it. Pepe is a 1960 film starring mario moreno cantinflas in the title role, directed by george sidney. Scenes of cantinflas in pepe 1960 for the best quality vintage movie stills please visit. After that rare failure, cantinflas returned to making spanishlanguage. The young mexican pepe s beloved horse is sold to hollywood star ted holt, leading to pepe s journey to hollywood to get the horse back, and pepe s encounter with half the stars working in hollywood at the time. Cantinflas was released in 2014 on friday, august 29, 2014 in limited movie theaters. His own favorite among his films, ni sagre ni arenaneither blood nor sand 1941, was an obvious and highly amusing spoof of the tyrone power vehicle, blood and sand of earlier that same.
There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including as above, so below, leprechaun. Some people might recognize him as passpartout from around the world in 80 days1956. Various artists, various artists soundtracks pepe 1960. Were almost halfway through the movie before we see him on a movie set.
It would take a decade for him to make his proper english language debut. Pepe decides to head to hollywood and earn lots of money so that he can buy don juan and bring him back to mexico. The young mexican pepes beloved horse is sold to hollywood star ted holt, leading to pepes journey to hollywood to get the horse back, and pepes encounter with half the stars working in hollywood at the time. Mario moreno cantinflas biography, movie highlights. Cantinflas 2014 full movie download full hd youtube. The untold story of mexicos greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of hollywood. Pepe is a 1960 american musical comedy film starring cantinflas in the title role, directed by. Me as part of the aimed audience of this movie a latin who grewup enjoying cantinflas films weekly, i couldnt help but love it with all my heart. Pepe 1960 cantinflas, shirley jones, kim novak, dan. A multitude of cameo appearances attempted to replicate the success of mario morenos american debut, notably around the world in eighty days, produced by mike todd in 1956. In hollywood, pepe gets into one misadventure after another with a cavalcade of hollywood movie stars, those misadventures based largely on pepe s limited grasp of the english language, he often taking what is said to him in their.
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