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Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín(1893-1953)

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  • Writer
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Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín was born on 23 December 1893 in Lima, Peru. He was an actor and writer, known for Martín Garatuza (1935), What Shall I Do with the Child? (1936) and El superloco (1937). He died on 3 August 1953 in Acapulco, Mexico.
BornDecember 23, 1893
DiedAugust 3, 1953(59)
BornDecember 23, 1893
DiedAugust 3, 1953(59)
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Known for

Martín Garatuza
  • Martin Garatuza(as Polo Ortín)
  • 1935
What Shall I Do with the Child?
  • Concepción Dichoso del Todo
  • 1936
El superloco (1937)
El superloco
4.7
  • Sóstenes(as Leopoldo Ortin)
  • 1937
La sombra de Chucho el Roto (1945)
La sombra de Chucho el Roto
6.9
  • Rubén Ornelas (La changa)(as Leopoldo Ortin 'El chato')
  • 1945

Credits

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Actor

  • Vive como sea (1952)
    Vive como sea
    • Leopoldo Karloff
    • 1952
  • Canas al aire (1949)
    Canas al aire
    • (as Polo Ortín)
    • 1949
  • Dos tenorios de barrio (1949)
    Dos tenorios de barrio
    7.0
    • Presidente municipal (Paganini) (as 'Chato' Ortin)
    • 1949
  • El precio de la gloria (1949)
    El precio de la gloria
    • Abuelo El Centauro
    • 1949
  • El nieto del Zorro (1948)
    El nieto del Zorro
    5.9
    • Otilio
    • 1948
  • El ahijado de la muerte (1946)
    El ahijado de la muerte
    6.9
    • Dionisio (as Leopoldo Ortin)
    • 1946
  • Ocho hombres y una mujer (1946)
    Ocho hombres y una mujer
    • 1946
  • La sombra de Chucho el Roto (1945)
    La sombra de Chucho el Roto
    6.9
    • Rubén Ornelas (La changa) (as Leopoldo Ortin 'El chato')
    • 1945
  • Adiós, Mariquita linda (1944)
    Adiós, Mariquita linda
    6.0
    • 1944
  • Las tres viudas de papá (1942)
    Las tres viudas de papá
    • (as Polo Ortín)
    • 1942
  • Papá se desenreda
    • 1942
  • Papá se enreda otra vez
    • 1942
  • Regalo de reyes (1942)
    Regalo de reyes
    5.8
    • (as Polo Ortín)
    • 1942
  • El jefe máximo (1940)
    El jefe máximo
    • (as Polo Ortín)
    • 1940
  • Los últimos días de Pompeyo
    • (as Polo Ortín)
    • 1940

Writer

  • What Shall I Do with the Child?
    • Writer
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Leopoldo Ortin 'El chato'
  • Born
    • December 23, 1893
    • Lima, Peru
  • Died
    • August 3, 1953
    • Acapulco, Mexico(heart attack)

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    Father of Polo Ortín.

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