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Mario Moreno Cantinflas will be remembered for his contributions to Mexican entertainment. Though he is no longer alive, he will be remembered for the indelible legacy he left behind.

Charlie Chaplin of Hollywood dubbed him the best comedian alive and dead. In typical Google Doodle fashion, he was honored on his alleged 107th birthday in 2018. Cantinflas was a very charitable man both during and after his illustrious career, so he did more than entertain his people.

What is the net worth of Mario Moreno Cantinflas?

Mario Moreno Cantinflas’s net worth is about $6 million.

Mario Moreno: Birth, Parents, & Siblings

Mario Fortino’s surname is Fortino. Alfonso Moreno Reyes was born on August 12, 1911, in Santa Mara la Redonda, Mexico, as Alfonso Moreno Reyes.

Moreno’s father was a mail carrier who barely made enough to support his family; however, his son seemed determined to make the most of himself.

Mario Moreno Cantinflas: Professional Career

The young Cantinflas, a natural-born comedian, began singing and dancing on the streets for money and soon became a member of a traveling tent show.

Moreno chose the name Cantinflas to conceal himself from his parents, who were opposed to his son pursuing a career in entertainment.

By the 1930s, Mario Moreno Cantinflas had begun MCing events and had developed his signature persona, the most notable feature of which was wearing large trousers held to his waist by a rope.

Though his film debut in 1936’s Note Engaes Corazón (Don’t Fool Yourself Dear) was not a big success, things changed quickly when he joined forces with producer Santiago Reachi, and he earned his breakthrough with the film Ah está el detalle (Here’s the Point) in 1940.

Mario proved that his first success wasn’t a fluke with Ni sangre, ni Arena (Neither Blood nor Sand), and voilà! Mexico had just produced a world-famous celebrity.

His Hollywood debut in 1956’s Around the World in 80 Days catapulted him to stardom. He was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance.

The film, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, grossed so much money at the box office that Cantinflas became the world’s highest-paid actor.

When his next Hollywood film, Pepe, underperformed, Mario returned to making Mexican films and even producing his own through his eponymous production company. He left the company in the early 1980s.

Unfortunately, Cantinflas’ bad habit of smoking heavily led to his death on April 20, 1993, at the age of 81, from lung cancer.

In his honor, a three-day funeral that felt more like a national event was held. Presidents and members of the United States Senate paid their respects.

Mario Moreno Cantinflas: Relationship Status

Russian lady Mario Moreno Cantinflas married only one woman, Valentina Ivanova Zubareff. They married on October 27, 1936, and remained together until her death in 1966, after which Cantinflas never remarried.

Despite the fact that his marriage to Zubareff resulted in no children, the actor fathered a son with another woman. His son was later adopted by his wife, who named him Mario Arturo Moreno Ivanova.

He was Mario Moreno Cantinflas’s only child, and he died in May 2017 at the age of 57 from a heart attack.

His death occurred 16 years after his eight-year battle with Columbia Pictures over the rights to his father’s 34 films. The court ruled in favor of Columbia, which claimed they had paid for the films 40 years before.

Simultaneously, Mario Arturo Moreno Ivanova was battling Eduardo Moreno Laparade, his father’s nephew, for the rights to the same films.

Laparade claimed that Cantinflas gave him the rights to the film on his deathbed, while Ivanova claimed that they belonged to him because he was the sole heir to his father’s estate and that his ailing father could not have signed a document on his deathbed.

Laparade won the case twice in court, but Ivanova appealed, and the court ruled in his favor, bringing a 20-year legal battle to an end in 2005.

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Quick Facts of Mario Moreno Cantinflas

• Having grown up in poverty, Cantinflas could easily relate to the poor in society; as a result, he divided his annual earnings in half, donating one-half to addressing the needs of the poor masses.
• Moreno made a lot of money from movies, and he had a net worth of $25 million about two decades into his career, which he kept up until his death.
• Cantinflas’ films continue to make money for Columbia Pictures even in the modern era. According to reports, $4 million was made from foreign distribution in the new millennium.
• Mario Moreno Cantinflas was a Freemason secret society member.
• He was 5 feet 8 inches tall.
• At the age of 15, a passionate Cantiflas ran away from agricultural college to join a tent show, a decision his parents would later be grateful for.
• Cantinflas was a strong supporter of labor union laws.