Peruvian actor
Leopoldo Ortín |
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| Born | 23 December 1893
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| Died | 3 August 1953 (aged 59)
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| Other names | Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín |
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| Occupation | Actor |
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| Years active | 1926–1952 (film) |
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Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín (1893–1953) was a Peruvian stage and film actor. He was active during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, appearing in lead and supporting roles. Having arrived in Mexico to study he was a supporter of Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution.[1] He was the father of the actor Polo Ortín.[2]
Selected filmography
References
- ^ Avila p.217
- ^ Holmstrom p.163
Bibliography
- Avila, Jaqueline. Cinesonidos: Film Music and National Identity During Mexico's Época de Oro. Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996.
- Poppe, Nicolas. Alton's Paradox: Foreign Film Workers and the Emergence of Industrial Cinema in Latin America. State University of New York Press, 2021.
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