Cantinflas: the mysterious whereabouts of the Golden Cinema actor’s legacy

Cantinflas is one of the most famous actors of the Golden Cinema era (Photo: INAH)

Mario Morenobetter known as cantinflaswas a well-known Mexican actor who attracted attention during the Mexican Golden Cinema era, who was distinguished by his white humor and manner. His full name was Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes.

cantinflas He died on a day like today, April 20, but in 1993, 29 years ago. The Mexican actor left an estimated net worth between $68 and $70 million. However, his son Mario Moreno Cantinflas Ivanova denounced that when he went to claim the money from his father’s inheritance, he found it almost empty bank account

Executives didn’t know what to tell him about the whereabouts of the money his father left, which he allegedly left only he had the right. In the middle he stood in front of you lawsuit with one of his cousins, who assured that the comedian had left him part of his estate.

In an interview, the son of Cantinflas said his father has accounts in different countriesincluding Mexico, and that on the account where there was supposedly in between 68 and 70 million USD, they only found 13,000 pesos.

Cantinflas became the highest-paid comedian in the world, surpassing figures like Chaplin.

“My father I had Accounts in Spain, the Cayman Islands, New York and Mexicoand when he died i went to the banks to report the death to freeze them and do the inventories of the inheritance but on the balance sheet of banamex where i knew there was such a thing 68 or 70 million dollarswe only found 13,000 new pesos”.

From the age of 26, Cantinflas played various roles in the world of cinema. He became known worldwide in 1956 for his role in In 80 days around the worlda film for which he won one Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical Comedy.

Cantinflas is said to be in the 1950s $1.5 million per year, a sum that made him highest paid comedian in the world. It was at the top Jerry Lewis and Charlie Chaplin. In addition to his career as an actor and comedian, Cantinflas excelled in his entrepreneurial spirit and philanthropic side as he helped those in need in his town.

He invested the money he earned from his early film jobs in numerous business ventures, including two film companies, office buildings, and a 2,000-acre bull ranch on the highway connecting Mexico City to Mexico City Guadalajara.

It is estimated that Mario Moreno made $1.5 million a year in the 1950s. EFE/Jaime Pato/ct/File

The newspaper The New York Times notes that the actor’s legacy passed different propertiesunderneath was one Summer home in an exclusive area of ​​Acapulco, then valued at $13 million; a field of more than 400 hectares known as La Purisima, in Ixtlahuaca and four other houses and apartments. Besides, he owned one Chain of hair salons and beauty salons; a private art collection; a private plane; cars and high quality jewelry.

Although, according to his son’s will, he had left a single heir, there was also a dispute about him intellectual property rights of their films. her nephew Eduardo Moreno Leparade claimed to have documents proving that he died shortly before his death from lung cancer cantinflas had given him the rights to his films.

After more than 20 years, 2014 became the Supreme Court of Mexico found that he was in fact the heir to his uncle’s film rights.

The son of Cantinflas, Moreno Ivanova, died in 2017 from a cardiorespiratory arrest and his father’s inheritance went to Tita Marbez, his wife, from whom he had separated at the time of his death. In early 2020, the woman stated that she received the inheritance contained no property of the legendary actor, and he did not know whether the house in Acapulco, the Hacienda La Purisima, or any other property originally belonged to the Cantinflas estate.

Cantinflas’ son once stated that he had to sell some of his father’s possessions in order to survive. PHOTO: hotelsmission.com.mx

In an interview, Moreno Ivanova explained that all her life she had to sell part of the real estate, including Homes, ranches and hotels to survive.

To date the assumptions 70 million dollars that was in the bank, they are a secretBecause Moreno Ivanova repeatedly stated that there were only 13,000 pesos in the account, but it was never revealed what ultimately happened to his father’s supposed fortune.

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