Cantiflas

2014 • 102 minutes

About this movie

Cantinflas is 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, Cantinflas became famous around the world – one joke at a time. Relive the laughter that has charmed generations.The film stars Óscar Jaenada (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Losers), Ilse Salas (Un alma simple, Todo sobre mi madre), Luis Gerardo Méndez (Nosotros los nobles, La otra familia), Gabriela de la Garza (Amores querer con alevosía, Tu mataste a Tarantino), Ana Layevska (El firulete, Querida enemiga), Adal Ramones (Y Ahora Qué Hago?, Mujeres asesinas), Barbara Mori (La mujer de mi hermano), Rafael Amaya (Doctor Mateo, Hospital central) and James Michael Imperioli (The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Law & Order).

Ratings and reviews

Several good performances, especially from Oscar Jaenada in the lead role, but the narrative was too jumbled and the tone was a little too haltingly reverential to really coalesce into a compelling biography of the late, legendary performer. Entertaining and charming enough to leave you with a smile on your face, but ultimately the story the writer/director chose to tell lacked in the kind of drama or tension that would have elevated it into being anything truly special.

The movie scenary in time is excellent but the movie itself doesn't connects with the public, it's emotionless as if I was watching a documentary about the artist...it was cut short leaving out the adoption of his only child and life after...I felt that it could've been better made if their writers and directors were more concerned about making a more personal contact with its viewers rather than to make the escenography hollywood like...Cantinflas deserved deserved better than this!

I grew up watching cantinflas. This movie put a more personal touch to who Mario Moreno really was. I enjoyed watching the movie. While I was watching the movie I forgot that it wasn't Mario Moreno I was looking at. I would recommend it to cantinflas fans and to everyone who would enjoy learning a little of who cantinflas was.