«Cantinflas"To Sebastian del Amo will be the film that represents Mexico this year in the Academy Awards.
This is the second feature film by the Mexican director who debuted just three years ago with "The fantastic world of Juan Orol", a film that won three Ariel Awards including best actor for Roberto Sosa. Now Sebastián del Amo will have the honor of representing his country in the category of best foreign language film at the next edition of the Hollywood Academy Awards with «Cantinflas», the biopic of Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes, famous Mexican actor and comedian known to all as Cantinflas.
The film tells how Mike todd, an eccentric Broadway producer, arrives in Los Angeles with a rather far-fetched film project, "Around the World in 80 Days," with which he wants to shake up the Hollywood star-system. Mario Moreno is a comedian who makes a living in the tents of Mexico City. His character Cantinflas leads him to become an icon of Mexican cinema, and one of the most important characters in the film industry. Their paths cross in a film that will end up winning five Oscars, and a Golden Globe for Mario.
Spanish is put into the skin of Mario Moreno for this film Oscar Jaenada, accompanied in the cast by actors such as Michael imperioli, Ilse Salas, Luis Gerardo Mendez o Ximena Gonzalez Rubio.
Up to eight times he has achieved Mexico the Oscar nomination, the last time in 2010 with "Biutiful" by Alejandro González Iñarritu, although he has never won the statuette.
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