Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'
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
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.607 |
Birthday | 1910-08-14 |
Place of Birth | Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico |
Also Known As | Clavillazo, Antonio Espino, |
1960
Conquistador de la luna
6/7
Called to the home of a scientist to deal with a simple electrical problem, bumbling electrician Bartolo finds himself aboard a rocket headed for the...
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Conquistador de la luna
1956
Vivir a todo dar
5.5/4
Clavillazo is a likeable drifter who gets his diploma because his teachers want to lose sight of him. He lives on what he can find in the street. Howe...
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Vivir a todo dar
1956
Pura vida
4.5/5
Hapless Melquiades arrives in the city and embarrasses his relatives.
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Pura vida
1956
The Phantom of the Red House
5.2/8
A millionaire's ghost watches while his heirs murder each other over his fortune.
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The Phantom of the Red House
1956
Una Movida Chueca
5/4
Experimental drug gives the ability to foretell the future.
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Una Movida Chueca
1959
Una señora movida
5/2
"Old dark house" spooky-comedy.
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Una señora movida
1957
El organillero
5.5/4
Organ grinder grooms his girlfriend as a professional singer.
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El organillero
1979
Ratero
5.5/4
Solovino is called like that because no one knows where he came from. He is a miserable province man trying to improve his life, but sees himself forc...
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Ratero
1957
Pobres millonarios
5.2/7
Squatter neighborhood finds a wealthy sponsor.
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Pobres millonarios
1961
El globero
5.7/3
Loose remake of Chaplin's The Kid.
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El globero
1952
El genial Detective Peter Pérez
5.5/4
Bumbling detective solves a murder on board a train.
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El genial Detective Peter Pérez
1954
Se solicitan modelos
2.6/5
In this Mexican comedy, Mr. Lazaro's fashion house is on the brink of bankruptcy and in desperate need of a new model to replace his current business...
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Se solicitan modelos
1964
Las chivas rayadas
5/2
The comical misadventures of two brothers who are part of the local soccer team and their family.
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Las chivas rayadas
1960
Juan Polainas
5/4
Pathetic shmuck loser tries to rival his twin brother's exploits in the Mexican Revolution.
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Juan Polainas
1953
Here Come The Freeloaders
5.6/7
Authorities close down a restaurant after a violent crime is committed on the premises; the employees look for new jobs and try to track down the murd...
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Here Come The Freeloaders
1956
The Window Gossip
5.8/6
A quirky peeper with a telescope accidentally discovers serial-killer activity across the courtyard.
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The Window Gossip
1959
El sordo
5/5
Craftsman who sculpts religious figures goes deaf. Lotsa pathos.
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El sordo
1961
Besito a papá
5/2
A young man hires somebody to impersonate his father when it comes times to meet his girlfriend's parents.
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Besito a papá
1962
El cara parchada
5/2
Average guy is mistaken for notorious gangster.
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El cara parchada
1957
Nunca me hagan eso
5.5/4
Blowhard's mouth runs away with him and he's trapped into having to prove that he knows Maria Antonieta Pons, the big movie star and stuff.
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Nunca me hagan eso
1962
Los bárbaros del norte
5/4
Townsfolk expect that when the dead sheriff's son comes home, people will quit doing crimes... but he turns out to be an inept comedian type bozo guy.
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Los bárbaros del norte
1964
Los fenómenos del fútbol
4.4/5
Working class family owns a restaurant: one brother's a rising star in local soccer, one's a priest/semi-pro boxer, sister's an aspiring ranchera sing...
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Los fenómenos del fútbol
1959
El joven del carrito
5.8/4
Ice-cream vendor gets caught up in wacky misadventures.
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El joven del carrito
1951
Monte de piedad
5/4
Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their values posessions to the state-run pawnshop.
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Monte de piedad
1965
The Mocking Ghosts
6/6
Two fake fortune-tellers at a carnival accidentally conjure up some real ghosts.
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The Mocking Ghosts
1958
Castle of the Monsters
5.5/8
A couple are forced to stay in a scary castle, and the castle is filled with monsters!
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Castle of the Monsters
1982
En las garras de la ciudad
5/3
Owner of an auto repair shop deals with marital problems and neighborhood gangsters running stolen cars and contraband electronics.
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En las garras de la ciudad
1961
On the dead the crowns
5/2
A family has their daughter marry a dying man in order to get an inheritance, but get into trouble when the man survives his illness.
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On the dead the crowns
1983
Estoy sentenciado a muerte
5/3
When his father dies, a Colombin child decides to go to Mexico to find his grandfather. And become a ranchera singer.
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Estoy sentenciado a muerte
1973
Lágrimas de mi barrio
6.5/15
Slice-of-life melodrama in a Mexico City slum.
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Lágrimas de mi barrio
1961
Mis abuelitas... no más!
5.3/3
Bush-league actor allows two adorable grannies to believe he's their long-lost grandson. Then: complications!
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Mis abuelitas... no más!
1954
Chucho el Roto
4.5/4
Humble craftsman runs afoul of a rich girl's father and ends up in prison; the ill-fated romance has repercussions over the course of twenty-odd years...
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Chucho el Roto
1973
La marchanta
5/2
Young woman just-arrived in the big city makes friends with two middle-aged couples.
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La marchanta
1957
Piernas de Oro
5.2/4
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Piernas de Oro
1988
Desmadre mexicano
5/2
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Desmadre mexicano
1958
Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp
6.3/5
Mexican feature film
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Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp
1953
Reportaje
6.9/12
Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.
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