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Cantinflas

Actor and writer · Died April 20, 1993, aged 81 · Santa María La Redonda, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes (August 12, 1911 – April 20, 1993) was a Mexican comedian and stage and film actor, known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin. The character came to be associated with the national identity of Mexico, and allowed Cantinflas to establish a long, successful film career that included a foray into Hollywood. Charlie Chaplin once commented that he was the best comedian alive. and Moreno has been referred to as the "Charlie Chaplin of Mexico". To audiences in the United States, he is best remembered as costarring with David Niven in Around the World in 80 Days (1956). As a pioneer of the cinema of Mexico, Moreno helped usher in its golden era. In addition to being a business leader, he also became involved in Mexico's tangled and often dangerous labor politics. Although he was himself politically conservative, his reputation as a spokesperson for the downtrodden gave his actions authenticity and became important in the early struggle against charrismo, the one-party government's practice of co-opting and controlling unions. Moreover, his character Cantinflas, whose identity became enmeshed with his own, was examined by media critics, philosophers, and linguists, who saw him variably as a danger to Mexican society, a bourgeois puppet, a kind philanthropist, a venture capitalist, a transgressor of gender roles, a pious Catholic, a verbal innovator, and a picaresque underdog. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cantinflas,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 12, 1911
Died
April 20, 1993 (aged 81)
From
Santa María La Redonda, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 52 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 41% in 30 days

What are Cantinflas' films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Comedy31 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Morality
24%
Society
16%
Bonds
14%
Power
12%
Ideas
5%
Survival
2%
Justice11 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 37 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 36 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 16 · Heightened 3

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 23 · Charged 14 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 27 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 33

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 33 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

52 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 32 of 52 analyzed roles.

Hero
32 of 52
Trickster
15 of 52
Mentor
3 of 52
Ally
2 of 52
Show the 52 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
33
Warm
17
Absurd
19
Hopeful
13
Thrilling
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Feel-good34 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Cantinflas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

  • ViX34 titles

Subscription and free streaming for Cantinflas' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

52 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Amigo and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 52 episodes · Creator · as cantinflas

  • El barrendero(1982)

    Story · as Napoleon

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • México de mis amores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Actor

  • El patrullero 777(1978)

    Story · as Diógenes Bravo

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • El ministro y yo(1976)

    Story · as Mateo Melgarejo 'Mateíto'

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Conserje en condominio(1974)

    Idea · as Ursulo

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Don Quijote cabalga de nuevo(1973)

    as Sancho Panza

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Cantinflas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 53 episodes · Creator · as Cantinflas

  • The Professor(1971)

    Story · as Sócrates García

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Quixote Without La Mancha(1969)

    Screenplay · as Justo Leal

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Por mis pistolas(1968)

    Writer · as Fidencio Barrenillo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Su excelencia(1967)

    Story · as Lopez 'Lopitos' / His Excellency the Ambassador of Los Cocos

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • El señor doctor(1965)

    as Salvador Medina / Chava

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Little Priest(1964)

    as Padre Sebastián

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Entrega inmediata(1963)

    as Feliciano

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • El extra(1962)

    as Rogaciano

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Illiterate One(1961)

    as Inocencio Prieto y Calvo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Pepe(1960)

    as Pepe

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Love Your Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Luis

  • Raquel's Shoeshiner(1957)

    as Bolero

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Around the World in 80 Days(1956)

    as Passepartout

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ups and Downs(1959)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Drop the Curtain(1955)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Caballero a la medida(1954)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • El señor fotógrafo(1953)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • El bombero atómico(1952)

    Story · as Agente 777

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Si yo fuera diputado(1952)

    Story · as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • El siete machos(1951)

    as Margarito / El Siete Machos

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • El portero(1950)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • El mago(1949)

    as Cantinflas / Falso Mago Krishnar

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • El supersabio(1948)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Fly Away, Young Man! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Cantinflas

  • Soy un prófugo(1946)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Un día con el diablo(1945)

    as Juan Pérez

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Gran Hotel(1944)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Romeo y Julieta(1943)

    as Romeo

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • El circo(1943)

    as El Zapatero

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Los tres mosqueteros(1942)

    as Cantinflas / D'Artagnan (as Mario Moreno 'Cantinflas')

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Carnaval en el trópico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    as Cantinflas

  • The Unknown Policeman(1941)

    as Agente 777

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ni sangre, ni arena(1941)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • You're Missing the Point(1940)

    as Cantinflas

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Cantinflas y su prima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Cantinflas boxeador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • Cantinflas Ruletero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Actor

  • The Sign of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    as Cantinflas

  • Jengibre contra Dinamita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Siempre listo en las tinieblas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Festival de Cantinflas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Actor

  • Águila o sol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1938)

    as Polito Sol

  • Así es mi tierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    as Tejón

  • Don't Fool Yourself Dear(1937)

    as Canti

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 52 titles from 1937 to 1982; peak year 1964.

Biggest box office

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

$42M worldwide

Highest rated

You're Missing the Point (1940)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

Film career

19371982

Peak 1964 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 34 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1937Screen debut· Así es mi tierra
  • 1938First top-billed film· Águila o sol
  • 1964Career best· The Little Priest

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting52 of 52: 40 only acting, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thWriting10 of 52: 0 only writing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew2 of 52: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

52 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1930s7 · acting1940s16 · acting1950s11 · 11 acting · 2 crew1960s9 · 9 acting · 3 crew1970s7 · 7 acting · 5 crew1980s2 · 2 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 93% of 41 roles
374247525767

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Cantinflas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 80th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 37 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 37

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up22
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 37 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Pepe (1960)

58th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

You're Missing the Point (1940)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Cantinflas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Cantinflas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Miguel M. Delgado shares the most, 31.

Directors

  • Miguel M. Delgado31 titles    See newest 12 of 31 shared titles with Miguel M. Delgado

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles