Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'

Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'

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

  • Title: Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'
  • Popularity: 5.046
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1910-08-14
  • Place of Birth: Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
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  • Also Known As: Clavillazo, Antonio Espino
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Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo' Movies

  • 1960
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    Conquistador de la luna

    Conquistador de la luna

    6 1960 HD

    Called to the home of a scientist to deal with a simple electrical problem, bumbling electrician Bartolo finds himself aboard a rocket headed for the...

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  • 1956
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    Vivir a todo dar

    Vivir a todo dar

    5.5 1956 HD

    Clavillazo is a likeable drifter who gets his diploma because his teachers want to lose sight of him. He lives on what he can find in the street....

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  • 1956
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    Pura vida

    Pura vida

    4.5 1956 HD

    Hapless Melquiades arrives in the city and embarrasses his relatives.

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  • 1956
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    The Phantom of the Red House

    The Phantom of the Red House

    5.2 1956 HD

    A millionaire's ghost watches while his heirs murder each other over his fortune.

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  • 1956
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    Una Movida Chueca

    Una Movida Chueca

    5 1956 HD

    Experimental drug gives the ability to foretell the future.

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  • 1959
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    Una señora movida

    Una señora movida

    5 1959 HD

    "Old dark house" spooky-comedy.

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  • 1957
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    El organillero

    El organillero

    5.5 1957 HD

    Organ grinder grooms his girlfriend as a professional singer.

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  • 1979
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    Ratero

    Ratero

    5.5 1979 HD

    Solovino is called like that because no one knows where he came from. He is a miserable province man trying to improve his life, but sees himself...

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  • 1957
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    Pobres millonarios

    Pobres millonarios

    5.2 1957 HD

    Squatter neighborhood finds a wealthy sponsor.

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  • 1961
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    El globero

    El globero

    5.7 1961 HD

    Loose remake of Chaplin's The Kid.

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  • 1952
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    El genial Detective Peter Pérez

    El genial Detective Peter Pérez

    5.5 1952 HD

    Bumbling detective solves a murder on board a train.

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  • 1954
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    Se solicitan modelos

    Se solicitan modelos

    2.6 1954 HD

    In this Mexican comedy, Mr. Lazaro's fashion house is on the brink of bankruptcy and in desperate need of a new model to replace his current business...

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  • 1964
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    Las chivas rayadas

    Las chivas rayadas

    5 1964 HD

    The comical misadventures of two brothers who are part of the local soccer team and their family.

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  • 1960
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    Juan Polainas

    Juan Polainas

    5 1960 HD

    Pathetic shmuck loser tries to rival his twin brother's exploits in the Mexican Revolution.

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  • 1953
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    Here Come The Freeloaders

    Here Come The Freeloaders

    5.6 1953 HD

    Authorities close down a restaurant after a violent crime is committed on the premises; the employees look for new jobs and try to track down the...

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  • 1956
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    The Window Gossip

    The Window Gossip

    5 1956 HD

    A quirky peeper with a telescope accidentally discovers serial-killer activity across the courtyard.

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  • 1959
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    El sordo

    El sordo

    5 1959 HD

    Craftsman who sculpts religious figures goes deaf. Lotsa pathos.

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  • 1961
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    Besito a papá

    Besito a papá

    5 1961 HD

    A young man hires somebody to impersonate his father when it comes times to meet his girlfriend's parents.

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  • 1962
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    El cara parchada

    El cara parchada

    5 1962 HD

    Average guy is mistaken for notorious gangster.

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  • 1957
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    Nunca me hagan eso

    Nunca me hagan eso

    5.5 1957 HD

    Blowhard's mouth runs away with him and he's trapped into having to prove that he knows Maria Antonieta Pons, the big movie star and stuff.

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  • 1962
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    Los bárbaros del norte

    Los bárbaros del norte

    5 1962 HD

    Townsfolk expect that when the dead sheriff's son comes home, people will quit doing crimes... but he turns out to be an inept comedian type bozo guy.

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  • 1964
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    Los fenómenos del fútbol

    Los fenómenos del fútbol

    4.4 1964 HD

    Working class family owns a restaurant: one brother's a rising star in local soccer, one's a priest/semi-pro boxer, sister's an aspiring ranchera...

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  • 1959
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    El joven del carrito

    El joven del carrito

    5.8 1959 HD

    Ice-cream vendor gets caught up in wacky misadventures.

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  • 1951
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    Monte de piedad

    Monte de piedad

    5 1951 HD

    Anthology-movie, series of anecdotes about the personal tragedies that lead people to take their values posessions to the state-run pawnshop.

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  • 1965
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    The Mocking Ghosts

    The Mocking Ghosts

    6 1965 HD

    Two fake fortune-tellers at a carnival accidentally conjure up some real ghosts.

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  • 1958
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    Castle of the Monsters

    Castle of the Monsters

    5.5 1958 HD

    A couple are forced to stay in a scary castle, and the castle is filled with monsters!

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  • 1982
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    En las garras de la ciudad

    En las garras de la ciudad

    5 1982 HD

    Owner of an auto repair shop deals with marital problems and neighborhood gangsters running stolen cars and contraband electronics.

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  • 1961
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    On the dead the crowns

    On the dead the crowns

    5 1961 HD

    A family has their daughter marry a dying man in order to get an inheritance, but get into trouble when the man survives his illness.

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  • 1983
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    Estoy sentenciado a muerte

    Estoy sentenciado a muerte

    5 1983 HD

    When his father dies, a Colombin child decides to go to Mexico to find his grandfather. And become a ranchera singer.

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  • 1973
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    Lágrimas de mi barrio

    Lágrimas de mi barrio

    6.5 1973 HD

    Slice-of-life melodrama in a Mexico City slum.

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  • 1961
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    Mis abuelitas... no más!

    Mis abuelitas... no más!

    5.3 1961 HD

    Bush-league actor allows two adorable grannies to believe he's their long-lost grandson. Then: complications!

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  • 1954
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    Chucho el Roto

    Chucho el Roto

    4.5 1954 HD

    Humble craftsman runs afoul of a rich girl's father and ends up in prison; the ill-fated romance has repercussions over the course of twenty-odd...

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  • 1973
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    La marchanta

    La marchanta

    5 1973 HD

    Young woman just-arrived in the big city makes friends with two middle-aged couples.

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  • 1957
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    Piernas de Oro

    Piernas de Oro

    5.2 1957 HD

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  • 1988
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    Desmadre mexicano

    Desmadre mexicano

    5 1988 HD

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  • 1958
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    Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp

    Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp

    6 1958 HD

    Mexican feature film

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  • 1953
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    Reportaje

    Reportaje

    6.9 1953 HD

    Reporters compete for cash prize awarded for biggest scoop on New Year's Eve.

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