Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'

Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'

1910-08-14 – 1993-11-24 (age 83) Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
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Biography

José Antonio Hipólito Espino Mora, Better Known as Clavillazo He was a Mexican comedian and actor, born on August 13, 1910, in Puebla, Mexico. Second of all Children, his parents installed a butcher shop in Teziutlán, which in a few years became a success, where the young José worked since he was 10 years old. Barely 20 years old, he experienced his first tragedy, when his sister Bertha, his confidant and almost his second mother, died from an epidemic of black pox. In his adolescence, he ran away from his native city to live in Mexico City, but his father forced him to return and, looking for something that he was passionate about, he began working as an ocassal actor in the variety theater, today Victoria , from town. From Fernando Soler, Whom, All His Life, He Recognized As His Great Grand Master. He had the good idea of saving to pay for his own tent, but when he managed to have enough money, he spent it on a night out and the next day he had to go back to look for work, finding a vacancy as a night watchman. Eventually he returned to the Tent Theater and Vaudeville, where he used Nicknames like Chumiate and Polidor and became one of the most popular and Beloved comedians. To highlight his comedy, if he drew nails in his eyes, that's where the name Clavillazo came from. Pickpocket (1979), Among Others. Actor, comedian, producer and Real Estate Entrepreneur, Clavillazo Died on November 24, 1993, in Mexico City, at 83 Years

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Pura vida
Pura vida

1956

as Melquiades

Juan Polainas
Se solicitan modelos
Se solicitan modelos

1954

as Facundo

Ratero
Una Movida Chueca
Una Movida Chueca

1956

as Clavillazo

Conqueror of the Moon
Conqueror of the Moon

1960

as Bartolo

Piernas de Oro
Piernas de Oro

1957

as Clavillazo

Chucho el Roto
Reportaje
Reportaje

1953

as Damián García

Castle of the Monsters
Castle of the Monsters

1958

as Clavillazo

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Vivir a todo dar

1956

as Clavillazo

Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp
Monte de piedad
Monte de piedad

1951

as El bolero