He was a master of ceremonies in amateur shows, a carnival barker, daredevil driver and a disc jockey, and later a comedian in night clubs. Simon.[7][8]. Valderrama went on to play more visibly Hispanic roles, most recently in the children's television show Handy Manny, as the voice for Manny Garcia, a bilingual Hispanic handyman. [citation needed], At age 15 he learned how to juggle. Mertiano, Edgar. Many agree that rather than the Mexican Revolution being a repression for the film industry, it was more of a motivator in the way it portrayed every battle and struggle. His typical line was, Te odio con odio Jarocho, which means "I hate you with Jarocho (meaning from Veracruz) hatred". A one-time stagehand to make ends meet, he was appearing on a San Antonio telethon when recommended by the telethon's host to be a contestant on Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" series. [20][21] They spoke directly to the audience as themselves, in front of the curtain, known as performing "in one". At the same time, a few more youngsters got inspired and started taking plunge into stand-up comedy. WebMara Elena Velasco Fragoso (December 17, 1940 - May 1, 2015) was a Mexican actress, comedienne, singer-songwriter, dancer, screenwriter, movie producer, and one of Mexico's few major female movie directors. In the 1980s, Eddie Murphy shaped African American comedy when he created the Black Pack: similar to the Rat Pack, it was a group of stand-up comedians, its members included Paul Mooney, who wrote for Richard Pryor and later starred on Chappelle's Show.[36][37][38][39]. [65] Sharma had been working in the comedy show Hasde Hasande Raho on MH One, until he got his first break in The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, one of the nine reality television shows he has won. Making his film debut with Wings of the Hawk (1953), Pedro would become a stock player in Wayne's company for nearly two decades, appearing alongside the Duke in such films as The High and the Mighty (1954), The Wings of Eagles (1957), Rio Bravo (1959), McLintock! As part of our series, Two Languages, Many Voices: Latinos in the U.S., here's a look at a few highlights from the past six decades. In its new stage, starting in 2011 in La Sexta and presented by Eva Hache, it tries to start in the genre of comic monologue media characters from different artistic fields such as: Imanol Arias, Jos Luis Gil, Isabel Ordaz and Santiago Segura. Other popular double acts include Los Polivoces. Numerous music magazines were made in the 1940s https://www.scribd.com/doc/16023663/King-John-El-carrete-magico-Una-historia-del-cine-latinoamericano, 5.Urbanora. With the positive energy that the Mexico's film industries was receiving, it began to evolve into "El Cine Sonoro" which translates to the cinema of sound. The comedian was then obliged not to deviate from the act in its edited form. [3], 3. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. Part of his act involved throwing his voice while his mouth was otherwise engaged (i.e., smoking or drinking), and rapidly switching between multiple voices. In Saved by the Bell, he is seen speaking Spanglish (a combination of English and Spanish) with the kitchen staff of the Malibu Sands Beach Club. It seems that Moreno could not shake his theater ways for his is known for upsetting producers and actors as well as actresses alike in the way he sometimes improvised on the set (Pilcher 2010). Colombian pop star Shakira guest-starred (http://youtu.be/uFjq90Rb4Ao) as an animated character on the show this summer. N.p., n.d. Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (Spanish pronunciation: [kantiflas]), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and [1][2] Minstrelsy monologists performed second-act, stump-speech monologues from within minstrel shows until 1896, although traces of these racist performances continued to be used until the mid-1900s. The Golden Era of Cinema was a time of boom in the movie industry in Mexico and it marks not only the thrive of Mexican romance and melodrama but comedy as well. Both Cantinflas and Tin Tan utilized cross dressing to portray comedy in their films. Mickinley, Mike. Finishing sentences with, "I think," with an emphasis on the reverberated "eeee" sound of the letter "i", using a deliberately over-pronounced Spanish accent. [2] Later, he became popular with another generation of fans on The Muppet Show. This page was last edited on 3 January 2023, at 20:01. 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It is safe to say that Cantinflas is to Mexico what Charlie Chaplin is to the United States. Shortly after the win in 2007, Rep. Hilda Solis, a Democrat from California, congratulated Ferrera on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for "breaking down barriers for Latinos in prime-time television." In many of Tin Tan's movies he embraces the zoot suit as it becomes innate to his character such as El Rey Del Barrio( The King of the Neighborhood) El Hijo Desobediente (The Disobedient Child) and Msico, Poeta y Loco (Musician, Poet and Madman). When Bud was three his family moved to Asbury Park, New Jersey, which he Lou Costello was born Louis Francis Cristillo in Paterson, New Jersey, to Helen (Rege) and Sebastiano Cristillo. Raised in Paterson, Costello dropped out of high school and headed west to Comedian, actor, composer and conductor, educated in New York public schools. ("It's ok?") His popularity grew with his frequent television appearances on CBS's The Ed Sullivan Show during the 1950s and 1960s. Silent films in general were popularized by specifically toward comedy by legendary actors such as Charlie Chaplin and the Marx brothers in the United States. So viewers would not take his remarks seriously, the character's locution and mannerisms are a parody of the so-called juniors, the pompous young sons of upper-class Mexicans, known for their tendency to dismiss anyone else as a naco. Frank Fay gained acclaim as a "master of ceremonies" at New York's Palace Theater. In this video (http://youtu.be/UG9ZlKKyWjA), a friend provides advice to one of the main characters, Ana Margo, on how to prepare her grandparents for an upcoming U.S. citizenship exam. [55] The stand-up comedy circuit rapidly expanded from London across the UK. [10] Not only did he give his puppets to her,[3] but he also taught her how to perform his classic routines. [7], 11. Anjelah Johnson and Her Husband Argue Latino Culture Rankings - 2, Translating in and across Cultures (Autumn, 2002), pp. Later they created the first collective of comedy in Monterrey called For Laughter Standup Comedy. In 1963 a film called Los Fantasmas Burlones featured Tin Tan, Clavillazo and Resortes. 41-49 The first films presented in Mexico were possible through the agents of the Lumire brothers (the earliest filmmakers in the history of cinema) and through the progressivists of Porfirio's regime. Comedy in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema is a Mexican film that was popular during "El Porfiriato" which represents the reign of Porfirio Daz as dictator in Mexico. Many recognize the films of this era when they see black and white. [53] Some of the more successful comedians on the working men's club circuitincluding Bernard Manning, Bobby Thompson, Frank Carson and Stan Boardmaneventually made their way to television via such shows as The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club. [6] His portrait can be seen at the Players Club in New York. In So Paulo the comedy club would present in Beverly Hills, the traditional comedy venue in Moema. The oldest Stand-Up comic seems to be Herbert Falk, born May 30, 1921[43],who performed at the Laughing Skull Comedy club in Atlanta when he was 99 yrs old on Jan 23, 2020. In fact, there was some controversy and some claimed that Moreno had used skits, characters, costumes, and skits by less successful carpa performers in the theater for his movies (Pilcher 2010). Incredibly narcissistic, he explains that his name comes from the mathematical constant pi and rorro (slang for handsome), in that he is "3.1416 times handsome". The demand for comedy content continues to increase. [3][4] Stand-up comedy also has roots in various traditions of popular entertainment of the late 19th century, including vaudeville (via minstrel shows, dime museums, concert saloons, freak shows, variety shows, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus), American burlesque (via Lydia Thompson's feminization of the minstrel show, concert saloons, English music halls, and circus clown antics), and humorist monologues like those delivered by Mark Twain in his first (1866) touring show, Our Fellow Savages of the Sandwich Islands. In its first stage (1999-2005), it underwent several chain changes and released comedians like Luis Piedrahita, Alexis Valdes or Goyo Jimnez. He is featured in a movie that accompanies the boat ride in the Mexican pavilion at the EPCOT theme park located at the Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. [3] His mother was Josefa Centeno Lavera and his father was Antonio Moreno Ros. Moreno performed a scene using Johnny in the 1947 musical Mother Wore Tights. Germn Valds or "Tin Tan" is also known as the pachuco for his numerous roles portraying this very image of a hip, modern and even transborder male. As a result of these developments, plus the increasing penetration of YouTube (along with Internet/World Wide Web), Indian stand-up comedy started reaching further masses. [12][13] With the turn of the twentieth century and spread of urban and industrial living, the structure, pacing and timing, and material of American humor began to change. Cantinflas: Entre Risas Y Sombras Dialnet. At 17 he joined a troupe working on a showboat and also appeared in several two-reel comedy shorts. Taking a step closer to the North American format, Chico Anysio and J Soares maintained the format - specially in their live nation-wide talks shows, and generally, in the opening monologues - bringing to Brazil a genre more similar to what is currently known as Stand-up.[56]. Pirrurris refined the ridicule of nacos into nacology, the study of the naco. Web. He was an They give a certain attracting twist to social situations and project them to the public and help everyone understand issues between classes. In the mid 1990s, Puerto Rican born Rita Moreno provided the voiceover for Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? Web. He finished as second runner-up and then took part in the spin-off, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge Champions, in which he won the title of "The King of Comedy". With an HPI of . He frequently refers to his millionaire Papi and expresses amazement at the most mundane problems faced by normal people. In a career that started in the 1950s, Chespirito wrote hundreds of television episodes, 20 films and theatre productions that drew record-breaking audiences. Born in San Diego, Mario Lopez is best known for his role on the 1990s sitcom Saved by the Bell, where he starred as A.C. Slater, one of six students who experience four years of high school together. Please help by adding a lead section that introduces the topic and concisely summarizes the body. Sitting behind a desk, he would explain the naco to his audience in scientific terms. Even so, it is important to note that the folkloric depictions became a profitable formula for film-making as it not only attracted a foreign audience but it celebrated a national pride and identity. During auditions, Lopez persuaded producers to give him a role written for a white actor. Stand-up expanded from clubs, resorts, and coffee houses into major concerts in sports arenas and amphitheaters. In 2006, the comic J Soares watched Clube de Comdia in So Paulo and invited the comic Diogo Portugal for an interview in his talk show. In the early 1980s, a Tri-state Honda dealer's commercial featured Seor Wences with Johnny. Wikipedia. Another routine involved explaining to his hand puppet Johnny that something was easy (or difficult) to do, to which the puppet always would reply the contrary, such as, "Easy for you, for me ees very deefeecult!" Ventriloquists Jay Johnson, Rickie Layne, and Michele LaFong performed at Moreno's 100th birthday celebration at the New York Friars' Club (where he was made a lifetime member[9]), and he was so impressed with LaFong that he befriended her. With one-liners that were often double entendres, Groucho never cursed in any of his performances and said he never wanted to be known as a dirty comic. In 2005 he got a new show where he plays the Pirrurris as well as his other characters. Midwest Modern Language Association, Vol. Many film members consider this one of the most successful eras in the history of Mexican cinema. Pedro's "s'awright" was a voice from the elaborate glovebox. The Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association. Top Comedians of the 50s. 1. Jerry Lewis. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis Much later in his career he was introduced to a new generation of fans on The Muppet Show. Colombia: Tercer Mundo Editores, 1994. His acting comedic career began in 1943 when he moved to live in Mexico City. Hope moved to Bristol before emigrating with his parents Bing Crosby was born Harry Lillis Crosby, Jr. in Tacoma, Washington, the fourth of seven children of Catherine (Harrigan) and Harry Lincoln Crosby, a brewery bookkeeper. Martin came up the hard way, with such jobs as a boxer ("Kid Crochet"), a steel mill Comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons of Avis (Townes), light opera singer, and William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. He also made other Many of the comedic films take place in middle-class neighborhoods as well as lower-class neighborhoods also known as "Barrios". Golden Age of Mexican cinema, 10. Viruta (Marco Antonio Campos) and Capulina (Gaspar Henaine Prez) debuted many films in which they sang, danced and worked as a team. Gabriel Jess Iglesias (born July 15, 1976), also Luis Alba Garcia (born March 7, 1945[1] in Veracruz) is a Mexican comedian, famous for his character El Pirrurris[2][3][4] (the presumptuous son of a millionaire). As Pedro could not read or write, his wife would help him memorize his lines by reading his script to him, or sometimes the director would encourage the comedian to improvise a scene. He never finished school and, thus, became a functional illiterate for the rest of his life. El Carrete Mgico: Una Historia Del Cine Latinoamericano. Although he was an international favorite for decades, his main career was made in the United States, where he arrived in 1934 or 1935. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. His highly amusing personality won him bit parts in films, and he continued to work as a minor supporting player for years. Then, there's Hispanic male comedians like Tom Segura, Jesus Trejo, Luis J. Gomez, Julio Torres, and Felipe Esparza, who have their claims to the title as well. Pedro died at age 80 of natural causes in Culver City, California, survived by his beloved wife of nearly 64 years. Some of the most influential directors and actors are Emilio Fernndez, Raul De Anda, Roberto B. Cervenna, Cantinflas, Vitola, Tin Tan, etc. That section of 54th Street has been named Seor Wences Way. Dora, voiced by Caitlin Sanchez, is only one of the most recent Latino stars in a long history of Latinos on television. The show revolved around a group of teenage friends and was set in 1970s Wisconsin. Comedy in Mexican silent films were a bit more rare than in the United States and some of the reasons could both by the pressures of the church as well as the Porfiriato regime. Web. While filmmakers were working toward creating films that would appeal to a "broad section of society" including both "urban middle-class as well as a growing working-class consumers" they were also competing with the "technical advantages of Hollywood" (Pilcher 2010). "Nation and Translation: The "Pachuco" in Mexican Popular Culture: Germn Valdz's Tin Tan." Pedro it seemed had a natural born knack for comedy and soon was stealing the thunder out from under everyone else. It was shot in Puerto Rico because its star declined to travel to New York. His biography has been translated into 44 different languages. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926 - August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. Classic films like "El Circo" (1942), "Escuela Para Suegras" (1958) brought many comedic actors to the light. [5], 7.Slide, Anthony. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The show went on to win two Golden Globes after only its first season for Best Comedy and Best Comic Actress on TV for the show's star, America Ferrera. "So Farewell Then: The Untold Life of Peter Cook" Cook, Wendy E. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television, The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club, "Probing Question: What are the roots of stand-up comedy? [citation needed], In 1986, India's Johnny Lever performed in a charity show called "Hope 86", in front of the whole Hindi film industry as a filler and was loved by audience. In the 1950s and into the 1960s, "new wave"[27] stand-ups such as Mort Sahl and Lord Buckley began developing their acts in small folk clubs like San Francisco's hungry i (owned by impresario Enrico Banducci and origin of the ubiquitous "brick wall" behind comedians)[28] or New York's Bitter End. Antonio Espino y Mora, also known as Clavillazo, is one of the leading comedic men of the golden age and he is noted for making the phrase "No me vuelvan hacer eso" (Don't ever do that again) famous. This did not last, however, and this resulted in the post-pachuquista characters in Tin Tan's films which includes the pelado with an emphasis on the urban peasant (Durn 45). One of his first gigs was a part in "El Teatro De Carpa" which can translate as a U.S version of Ringling brothers but in a theater context. These two actors were known as two of the leading men in comedy. In his early films Cantinflas portrayed a character which represented the poorer and more common people of Mexico. Children's television in the past few decades has consistently outpaced prime-time television in the quality and richness of its portrayal of Latinos. In the 1950s, the relatively new technology of television began to compete with motion pictures as a major form of popular entertainment. This had not been done before during a vaudeville show. Jacqueline Kennedy spoke in perfect prep-school Spanish when she urged citizens to vote for her husband, John F. Kennedy, in a campaign ad (http://youtu.be/axEg6CoSk6Y) during his 1960 presidential election. ABC tried to replace Condo the next year with a.k.a. On the other hand, the comedian Ignatius Farray became one of the most representative icons of this genre today. Official Sites. [41], Official recognition of present-day stand-up comedians comes from the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the New York Friars Club roasts, and The Andy Kaufman Award.[42]. In film, Carney played senior citizen Harry Coombes in the road movie "Harry and Lenny Bruce was born Leonard Alfred Schneider on October 13, 1925, in Mineola, Long Island, New York. He enjoys deprecating low- to middle-class people with illusions of grandeur, airs of importance, bad taste, and colorful (low class) slang, while at the same time emphasizing his own importance and class-superiority, using a lot of "high class" slang. In a rare collaboration, the film Viaje a la Luna (1957) joined popular comedians of the time including Tin Tan, Viruta y Capulina and memorable supporting actress Vitola and actor Chabelo(who also worked with Cantinflas in El Extra). On the popular quiz show You Bet Your Life, host Groucho Marx grilled Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez (born Ramiro Gonzalez-Gonzalez) in 1953. Providing rather unrestrained Latin caricature comedy relief by typically mangling the English language and appearing slow to grasp in the 1950s, diminutive character comedian Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez had to endure some "politically incorrect" flak over the latter course of his career but, in retrospect, was a proud and extremely talented entertainer who offered his very best and aimed to both entertain and work at the same time. Berlin currently has the largest comedy scene in Germany, with its own comedy clubs, like Mad Monkey Room [46] since 2017. [54] Victoria Wood launched her stand-up career in the early 1980s, which included observational conversation mixed with comedy songs. Print. [8][permanent dead link]. Don Rickles, whose legendary style of relentless merciless attacks on both fellow performers and audience members alike kept him a fixture on TV and in Vegas from the 1960s all the way to the 2000s, when he appeared in the wildly popular Pixar Toy Story films as Mr Potato Head, whom Rickles gave his grouchy onstage mannerisms. "El Cine De Oro" also consisted of other genres such as romance, drama, action, comedy etc. He once won an Academy Award for Best Long acknowledged as one of the best "straight men" in the business, Bud Abbott was born William Alexander Abbott in Reading, Pennsylvania to Rae (Fisher) and Harry Abbott, who had both worked for the Barnum and Bailey Circus. using the true surname of Seor Wences, who would respond "No, Moreno is not here.". Raju Srivastav first appeared on the comedy talent show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. Mexico's film industry takes its height post "El Cine Sonoro" to what is known as "The Golden Age". In television, Carney played municipal sewer worker Ed Norton in the influential sitcom "The Honeymooners" (1955-1956). In fact, Chaplin has become the staple for the image of comedy in film and he was able not only to bring comedy to life on film but to raise awareness on social issues such as poverty. In 1986, he made a guest appearance on The Garry Shandling Show. In the show, Lopez plays an assembly line worker who is promoted to manage a Los Angeles airplane-parts factory. For the "caller" he simulated a "filtered" voice, as it would sound over a telephone wire to a bystander. WebLuis Alba Garcia (born March 7, 1945 in Veracruz) is a Mexican comedian, famous for his character El Pirrurris (the presumptuous son of a millionaire). Mara Escalante, is an actress, comedian and Mexican singer. Shortly afterwards it migrated to Mr. Blues and Bleeker Street, in Vila Madalena. Lenny Bruce became known as 'the' obscene comic when he used language that usually led to his arrest. [4], Throughout his career, he maintained a residence in Salamanca, vacationing there every summer. Following the Duke's death in the late 70s, Pedro lost much of his desire to perform. [1] [2] She was best known for creating and portraying La India Mara, a comical character based on indigenous Mexican women . But Desi Arnaz found a way. MEXICO CITY -- Mexican comic actor Manuel Valds, known by his nickname "El Loco" or "The Crazy One", has died at the age of 89, the national [11] Las Vegas headliner Michele LaFong continued to perform Seor Wences routines after the performer's death, using some of the original characters. Aside from American and British versions in the early 1900s, other nations did not establish comedy scenes until decades later. They did indeed exist, however, such as El Rosario de Amozoc and Don Juan Tenorio directed by Enrique Rosas as well as Al Sr. Bermudez no le gustan los agentes and El Sr. Durand quiere irse de Juerga directed by Salvador Toscano in 1909. In So Paulo, Danilo Gentili, that had just become a part of Clube da Comdia, invited Mrio Ribeiro and gathered other young comics that were frequent spectators at the club, to create Comdia Ao Vivo (Live Comedy): composed of Dani Calabresa, Luiz Frana, Fbio Rabin. With a great love Milton Berle is an American comedian and actor.Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over 80 years, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. Flexing the thumb would move the "lips". 2013. Wikimedia Foundation, 06 Mar. Web. and were appreciated by millions of viewers. With the popularity of his films the term pachuquismo was developed (43). The presenter, Andreu Buenafuente, made an initial monologue of about 9 to 11 minutes where he links current issues with everyday humorous situations. Almost always played a Mexican in a service job (barber, bartender, etc.). Married at age 17 to a 15-year old dancer, Leandra ("Lee") Aguirre, who he met while playing the same bill in San Antonio, Pedro was a driver in the Army during WWII. 3 June 2013. Cinema of Mexico, 9. [4], 6. Several other places in Salamanca and in Castille have streets named for him. [23][24] Nightclubs and resorts became the breeding ground for a new type of comedian: a stand-up, specifically Lenny Bruce. WebThe Golden Era of Mexican Cinema (1930's-1950's) [ edit] Eulalio Gonzlez "Piporro" In the 1930s, film makers began expanding their ideas on film/cinematography and the "Epoca A lucky man he skirted death in WWII, volunteering to remove land minds under fire[44] only to be happier delivering stand up 77 years later. [citation needed] The Comedy Store from London opened an outlet in Mumbai's Palladium Mall where people would regularly enjoy comedians from UK. The two were an unlikely pairing, but the series was popular among TV audiences. It was a way for many to understand what was happening politically. From the 1970s to the '90s, different styles of comedy began to emerge, from the madcap stylings of Robin Williams, to the odd observations of Jerry Seinfeld and Ellen DeGeneres, the ironic musings of Steven Wright, to the mimicry of Whoopi Goldberg, and Eddie Murphy. This may have been the final commercial appearance of Seor Wences. Film became popular and well known in Mexico during "El Porfiriato" which represents the reign of Porfirio Daz as dictator in Mexico. As the host of NBC's Texaco Star Theatre (1948-55), he was the first major American television star and Comedian, saxophonist, composer, actor and musician, he performed within the orchestras of Charlie Spivak, Shep Fields and Claude Thornhill as saxophonist. After this program was canceled he spent many years away from television but retransmissions of the show were popular. The daughter of Honduran immigrants, Ferrera plays a Mexican-American assistant with horrible fashion sense who is determined to make it in the publishing business. WebA list of American films released in 1950.. Fred Astaire hosted the 23rd Academy Awards ceremony on March 29, 1951, held at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood.The winner of the Best Motion Picture category was Twentieth Century-Fox's All About Eve.. [5][6][7][8] Unadulterated, vaudeville monologuist run-times were 1015 minutes.[9][10]. [62] Srivastava was a participant on season 3 of Bigg Boss. Well-known actor/grandson Clifton Collins Jr. electrified film audiences recently when he co-starred with Philip Seymour Hoffman as doomed murderer Perry Smith in the critically-acclaimed film Capote (2005). Some of their films include El Dolor de Pagar la Renta and El Peligro de La Muerte. On the show, her accent (http://youtu.be/R6OhjpyveNw) and heritage are the source of many laughs because of the confusion they cause. Among the early pioneers of the later German comedy scene can be counted Loriot, Heinz Erhardt, Otto Waalkes, Dieter Hallervorden or Karl Dall.[45]. "Cinema of Mexico." As he is about to sing a song for Marx that he wanted to serenade his girlfriend with, he starts to sing the song in Spanish, stops and asks Marx, "Do you want it in English or in Spanish?" She is known for the television series Mara de Todos los ngeles, in which she has two characters, including the protagonist. 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