Before his role as Ricky Ricardo, Arnaz was hired by Latin orchestra leader Xavier Cugat, starred in many musicals, formed his own band and popularized the conga dance in the U.S. Arnaz was the first Latino to co-host a national English-language television show in prime time. This had not been done before during a vaudeville show. ", and "Nice!" He never finished school and, thus, became a functional illiterate for the rest of his life. Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete, Mara Flix and Luis Aguilar, to name a few, were icons that came out in many hit films and most of their films involved a trace of comedy by either their character and/or supporting actors and actresses for comical relief; their main emphasis, however, was on melodrama and romance genres. Following the Duke's death in the late 70s, Pedro lost much of his desire to perform. He pronounced his professional name using traditional Castilian, which in English sounds like "WEN-thess". Some of their films include El Dolor de Pagar la Renta and El Peligro de La Muerte. His highly amusing personality won him bit parts in films, and he continued to work as a minor supporting player for years. [10] Not only did he give his puppets to her,[3] but he also taught her how to perform his classic routines. Nevertheless, he rose to fame which allowed him to explore other styles while maintaining his cantinfleando signature in all his films. (1963), but eventually retired to become a physician. Providing rather unrestrained Latin caricature comedy relief by typically mangling the English language and appearing slow to grasp in the 1950s, diminutive character comedian Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez had to endure some "politically incorrect" flak over the latter course of his career but, in retrospect, was a proud and extremely talented entertainer who offered his very best and aimed to both entertain and work at the same time. [32] After Lenny Bruce, arrests for obscene language on stage nearly disappeared until George Carlin was arrested on 21 July 1972 at Milwaukee's Summerfest after performing the routine "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television"[33] Carlin's act was ruled indecent but not obscene, and the Supreme Court granted the FCC permission to censor in a 54 ruling from FCC v. Pacifica Foundation. In other words, views. Cantinflas began his career in street theater before he made it to the movie industry. First ed. Created sometime in the 1970s, the character is a very rich young man with a haircut similar to that used by the Beatles in their early years and depicts sarcastically and exaggeratedly the stereotype of a so-called "fresa". Stand-up comedy got its start in the 1840s from the three-act, variety show format of minstrel shows (via blackface performances of the Jim Crow character); Frederick Douglass criticized these shows for profiting from and perpetuating racism. For faster navigation, this Iframe is preloading the Wikiwand page for List of Mexican comedians. This did not last, however, and this resulted in the post-pachuquista characters in Tin Tan's films which includes the pelado with an emphasis on the urban peasant (Durn 45). Cantinflas: Entre Risas Y Sombras Dialnet. At the same time, a few more youngsters got inspired and started taking plunge into stand-up comedy. Moreno received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the US National Comedy Hall of Fame in 1996. Pleasure gardens had outdoor "rooms" with themes. Father of son, Ramiro Gonzalez-Gonzalez and two daughters, Yolanda Gonzalez-Gonzalez and Rosie Gonzalez-Gonzalez. The focus of this article will be on some of top grossing comedian actors of the time Cantinflas, Tin Tan, Clavillazo and others. [3][6] These catchphrases were incorporated into a record Seor Wences released in 1959 by Joy Records (New York), featuring the songs "S-All Right? Richard Pryor and George Carlin followed Lenny Bruce's acerbic style to become icons. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. Born in Santiago, Cuba, as Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, Desi Arnaz played Ricky Ricardo in the popular television show I Love Lucy from 1951 to 1957 on CBS. In fact, there was some controversy and some claimed that Moreno had used skits, characters, costumes, and skits by less successful carpa performers in the theater for his movies (Pilcher 2010). The Texas native was born Ramiro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (the surnames of both his mother and father), one of nine children. It is important to add that on March 22, 1982 a nitrate fire broke out in Mexico's film archive located in the Cinetica Nacional in Mexico City which "destroyed 6,506 films along with 3,300 Mexican features and short subjects (a substantial portion of Mexican film history)" (Slide 1992). McFarland and Company, Inc., 1992. The presenter, Andreu Buenafuente, made an initial monologue of about 9 to 11 minutes where he links current issues with everyday humorous situations. It had all the attributes of modern stand-up comedy and is widely considered to be the oldest known staged comedy act anywhere in the world. His highly amusing personality won him bit parts in films, and he continued to The importance of el cine is the fact that it was the time in which Mexico's film industry dominated other countries and many great actors and directors were born from this. Although the origins of this genre can be traced back to the monologues of Miguel Gila in the 1950s, the rise of live comedy in Spain took a long time in comparison with the American continent. The purpose of the "Teatro De Carpa" was to be mobil and tour different cities and perform. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Wikimedia Foundation, 06 Mar. His most famous TV program was El Mundo De Luis de Alba, (The World Of Luis de Alba), where El Pirrurris and other characters regularly appeared. In 1986, he made a guest appearance on The Garry Shandling Show. [citation needed], In 1979, the first American-style stand-up comedy club, the Comedy Store was opened in London by Peter Rosengard, where many alternative comedy stars of the 1980s, such as Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Alexei Sayle, Craig Ferguson, Rik Mayall and Ade Edmondson began their careers. Seor Wences would point out all of the features of the automobile to which Johnny would reply, "Ees Standard", "Stan-dard! He is a comedian as well as co-founder, producer and star of an eponymous TV sitcom. His popularity grew with his frequent television appearances on CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show during the 1950s and 1960s. [5][6][7][8] Unadulterated, vaudeville monologuist run-times were 1015 minutes.[9][10]. In the late 1940s his parents retired from show business and Pedro found himself working the comedy circuits primarily to Spanish-speaking audiences. Pirrurris refined the ridicule of nacos into nacology, the study of the naco. [3] His mother was Josefa Centeno Lavera and his father was Antonio Moreno Ros. "El Cine De Oro" also consisted of other genres such as romance, drama, action, comedy etc. The "alternative" comedy scene also began to evolve. "So Farewell Then: The Untold Life of Peter Cook" Cook, Wendy E. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television, The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club, "Probing Question: What are the roots of stand-up comedy? In its new stage, starting in 2011 in La Sexta and presented by Eva Hache, it tries to start in the genre of comic monologue media characters from different artistic fields such as: Imanol Arias, Jos Luis Gil, Isabel Ordaz and Santiago Segura. Dora the Explorer, currently voiced by Caitlin Sanchez, debuted in 2000 and is still running strong, with movies, dolls, books, video games and the launch of Dora's Explorer Girls for preteens. In its first stage (1999-2005), it underwent several chain changes and released comedians like Luis Piedrahita, Alexis Valdes or Goyo Jimnez. Thus, a lot more comedians became popular and started performing various live and TV shows. Based on a Colombian soap opera, Yo Soy Betty, La Fea, the U.S. version of the show Ugly Betty, with executive producer Salma Hayek (also an occasional actor on the show), became a hit. Luis de Alba started his artistic life when he was a child playing a character named "Solin". The first films presented in Mexico were possible through the agents of the Lumire brothers (the earliest filmmakers in the history of cinema) and through the progressivists of Porfirio's regime. Taking a step closer to the North American format, Chico Anysio and J Soares maintained the format - specially in their live nation-wide talks shows, and generally, in the opening monologues - bringing to Brazil a genre more similar to what is currently known as Stand-up.[56]. Tony Belmont, at the time the president of Alan Freed Productions, was his agent and manager throughout the 1980s, and he secured Seor Wences a spot performing at Ruth Eckerd Hall, among many others. He also made other characters such as "El Raton Crispin"[5] (Crispin The Mouse) in which he dressed as a big fat rat from Veracruz. Solin was the always companion of a supposed man with gifted powers (Kaliman). Gmez He is the brother of Jose Gonzales-Gonzales. [citation needed], Performing under the stage name "Seor Wences", Moreno was known for his speed, skill, and grace as a ventriloquist. The breakthrough for Mexican comedy came with Mario Moreno, more popularly known as Cantinflas. The woman who will always be remembered as the crazy, accident-prone, lovable Lucy Ricardo was born Lucille Desiree Ball on August 6, 1911 in Jamestown, New York, the daughter of Desiree Evelyn "DeDe" (Hunt) and Henry Durrell "Had" Ball. [17] Industrialized American audiences sought entertainment as a way to escape and confront city living. 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Easy Street (1917) and The Kid (1921) are examples which depict the social issues of violence as well as poverty within comedy films. Chespirito, byname of Roberto Gmez Bolaos, (born February 21, 1929, Mexico City, Mexicodied November 28, 2014, Cancn), Mexican comic actor and writer who became a cultural icon in Latin America for the characters he created and portrayed on the family-friendly TV sketch-comedy show Chespirito and its various spin-offs. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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For the "caller" he simulated a "filtered" voice, as it would sound over a telephone wire to a bystander. Steve Martin and Andy Kaufman were the most popular practitioners of anti-comedy from the 1970s into the 1980s. "Nation and Translation: The "Pachuco" in Mexican Popular Culture: Germn Valdz's Tin Tan." 3 June 2013. He was born in Puebla, Mexico on August 13, 1910. His parents worked in an acting company run by his Tell us what you think about this feature. [64] Currently he is hosting the most popular Indian comedy show "The Kapil Sharma Show" after "Comedy Nights with Kapil". If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. On the popular quiz show You Bet Your Life, host Groucho Marx grilled Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (born Ramiro Gonzalez-Gonzalez) in 1953. S-All Right" and "Deefeecult For You Easy For Me". Vergara notes that though she is naturally blond, she dyed her hair brunette because producers didn't know how to cast her when she started acting in the U.S., "because I was voluptuous and had the accent it was ignorance: They thought every Latin person looks like Salma Hayek.". When it comes to the quantity of films in comparison to other countries, silent films there are few films that were made and thus fewer that were preserved but some of the most famous ones include El autmovil gris (The gray automobile) (1919), as well as Tepeyac (1917), a film about Juan Diego and the appearance of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Alternative circuits had evolved, such as working men's clubs. One of his most famous lines, which later became a national catchphrase, was borrowed from his Puerto Rican apartment building superintendent, who would respond to tenant repair requests with the answer, "Eez not mai yob." Other classics include El tren fantasma (The Ghost Train) (1927) and El puo de hierro (The Iron Fist) (1927) (Urbanora 2010). The comedian was then obliged not to deviate from the act in its edited form. That was a definitive moment to call attention towards the genre. He frequently refers to his millionaire Papi and expresses amazement at the most mundane problems faced by normal people. At the time, the Catholic Church and the press were strongly opposed to the "vistas" because of the violence and women that was portrayed. Vote up the best Hispanic stand He spoke only Italian until age five. Colombia: Tercer Mundo Editores, 1994. Cross-Dressing, and the Creation of a Mexican Mass Audience, Journal of Latin Gary Brumburgh / gr-home@pacbell.net, Other Works These comedians would serve to influence the next generation of comedians. Another routine involved explaining to his hand puppet Johnny that something was easy (or difficult) to do, to which the puppet always would reply the contrary, such as, "Easy for you, for me ees very deefeecult!" On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. El Carrete Mgico: Una Historia Del Cine Latinoamericano. Nowadays, many German cities have built their stand-up culture. Some popular comedians around 2005-2008 include Raju Srivastav, Kapil Sharma and Sunil Pal. "Golden Age of Mexican cinema." [6], 8. In 2009 Seor Wences was featured in the ventriloquist comedy documentary I'm No Dummy, directed by Bryan W. The founders of modern American stand-up comedy include Moms Mabley, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George Burns, Fred Allen, Milton Berle and Frank Fay, all of whom came from vaudeville or the Chitlin' Circuit. Go! Pedro's "s'awright" was a voice from the elaborate glovebox. Justa Lectura Y Conversacin RSS. Please discuss this issue on the article's. Though Brown "hates Mexicans," Rodriguez persuades Brown to hire him as a mechanic. "Nitrate Won't Wait:a History of Film Preservation in the United States." 3 June 2013. Later they created the first collective of comedy in Monterrey called For Laughter Standup Comedy. [11] Las Vegas headliner Michele LaFong continued to perform Seor Wences routines after the performer's death, using some of the original characters. In 1922 he, brother Shemp and Larry Larry began performing as a violinist at a young age. Ventriloquists Jay Johnson, Rickie Layne, and Michele LaFong performed at Moreno's 100th birthday celebration at the New York Friars' Club (where he was made a lifetime member[9]), and he was so impressed with LaFong that he befriended her. His mother was born in the province of Salamanca, his father was an immigrant from Northern Italy. Web3.Cantinflas (1911 - 1993). 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