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The untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood.

Country: Mexico

Type: scripted

Status: Current

Language: Spanish

Release Date: September 18, 2014

Also Known As: Кантинфлас, カンティンフラスCantinflas: A Magia da Comédia, Cantinflas |  See more »

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Plot Keywords

biography
romance
year 1957
year 1993
year 1966
year 1958
year 1945
year 1940
year 1941
year 1935
year 1933
year 1955
year 1931
year 1956
reference to the academy awards
reference to the golden globes
character name as title
michael todd character
cantinflas character
diego rivera character
gabriel figueroa character
lupita tovar character
miroslava stern character
marlon brando character
kirk douglas character
emilio fernandez character
maria felix character
tito guizar character
charlie chaplin character
marlene dietrich character
david niven character
frank sinatra character
yul brynner character
dolores del rio character
elizabeth taylor character
character repeats someone else's dialogue
mexico
singer
subjective camera
happiness
unhappiness
song
singing
missing someone
palacio de bellas artes mexico city
champagne
film premiere
asociacion nacional de actores
national association of actors
posa films
lightning
estudios churubusco
corruption
actors union
protest
demonstration
limousine
movie theater
theatre marquee
mexican film history
film history
fired from a job
variety the newspaper
dressing room
reference to jules verne
pride
theater
photograph
jealousy
kiss
sex
bullfighter
reference to douglas fairbanks
reference to mary pickford
united artists
mexican president
cantina
flash camera
photographer
camera
labor union
publicity
covered in mud
theater production
talking with an audience
sister act
thrown into mud
thrown out
suitcase
behind the scenes
backstage
animated opening credits
microphone
newsreel
betrayal
fight
apache tribe
crawling baby wind up toy
film director
screening room
hand kissing
eyeglasses
sitting on the floor
airplane ticket
philosophy
restaurant
cafe
reference to giuseppe garibaldi
father daughter relationship
teatro follier bergere mexico city
mexican politics
reference to ernest hemingway
spotlight
russian
charrismo
music box
undressing someone
throwing garbage at an actor
uncle nephew relationship
bull
boxing
boxer
looking at oneself in a mirror
mirror
reference to the lumiere brothers
reference to paramount pictures
cigar smoking
money
reference to william shakespeare
fear
loneliness
tears
crying
unfaithfulness
adultery
extramarital affair
drinking
drink
reference to james dean
reference to charlton heston
reference to deborah kerr
reference to yul brynner
apology
los angeles california
promise
applause
dancing
dancer
umbrella
help wanted sign
press conference
spanish
clown
improvisation
newsboy
newspaper
reference to god
rain
tent show
voice over narration
mexican filmmaking
filmmaking
mexican
actor
comedian
flash forward
film script
award ceremony
matador
blackface
montage
cigarette smoking
movie set
celebrity
what happened to epilogue
scene during end credits
friendship
infertility
newspaper boy
bullfighting
punched in the face
boxing ring
infidelity
fame
tent
husband wife relationship
mexico city
title appears in writing
movie star
movie producer
movie studio
hollywood california
flashback
nonlinear timeline
title spoken by character

Company Credits

Production Co: Kenio Films

Awards

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Audience Award 2014

Nominee

Winner

Audience Award

Best Film

Best Latin American Picture 2014

Nominee

Best Latin American Picture

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