Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'
An image from The Mocking Ghosts, one of the productions that also features Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'.
Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'

Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'

August 14, 1910 — Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico

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

Lágrimas de mi barrio

Lágrimas de mi barrio

1973

Castle of the Monsters

Castle of the Monsters

1958

Conquistador de la luna

Conquistador de la luna

1960

The Phantom of the Red House

1956

Here Come The Freeloaders

Here Come The Freeloaders

1953

Pobres millonarios

Pobres millonarios

1957

The Mocking Ghosts

The Mocking Ghosts

1965

The Window Gossip

The Window Gossip

1956