The American press called Cantinflas the “Charlie Chaplin of Mexico.” Charlie Chaplin, a man not known for modesty, however, called him the world’s best comedian. Today is the one hundredth birthday of the Mexican whose comedy still transcends borders… even the Arizona one:
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The background of Mexican anti-clericalism and the "atheist" general who led the Catholic counter-revolution of the 1920s 128 pp., Editorial Mazatlán, 2012.
An oral history of the World War II experiences of Gilberto Bosques (1894 – 1997), Mexico 's Consul General in Marseilles, France, who saved tens of thousands from the Nazis. 36 pp. Editorial Mazatlán, 2007 $35 MXP (click the image)
Ahi ‘ta el detalle… Neither here nor there, but Mr. Moreno lived about 3 blocks from us in Vista Hermosa/Cuajimalpa. All I remember is that his house’s boundary wall had a 60′s-esque curvy entryway featuring a matte brown aluminum gate, and that his was the only house that didn’t respond to our threatening “Queremos Jalowín!” chants each October. I’m sure the world will sleep more soundly knowing the full truth now.