Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'
Born: 1910-08-14 in Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
Died: 1993-11-24
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
1988
1984
1979
1965
- The Mocking Ghosts as Manitas
1960
- Juan Polainas
- Conqueror of the Moon as Bartolo
1958
- Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp as Aladino
- Castle of the Monsters as Clavillazo
1957
- El organillero
- Nunca me hagan eso
- Pobres millonarios as Clavillazo
- Piernas de Oro as Clavillazo
1956
- Pura vida as Melquiades
- Una Movida Chueca as Clavillazo
- The Phantom of the Red House as Diogenes Holmes
- Vivir a todo dar as Clavillazo
- The Window Gossip
1954
1953
- Here Come The Freeloaders
- Reportaje as Damián García
1951
- Monte de piedad as El bolero