
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
August 14, 1910
Died
November 24, 1993 (age 83)
Place of Birth
Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
Also Known As
Clavillazo
Antonio Espino
Antonio Espino 'Clavillazo'
Biography
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
Known For

Film
Reportaje
Damián García
1953

Film
Ratero
1979

Film
Desmadre mexicano
1988

Film
Castle of the Monsters
Clavillazo
1958

Film
Conqueror of the Moon
Bartolo
1960

Film
The Window Gossip
1956

Film
Pura vida
Melquiades
1956

Film
Pobres millonarios
Clavillazo
1957

Film
Los fenómenos del fútbol
1964
Film
Vivir a todo dar
Clavillazo
1956

Film
Una Movida Chueca
Clavillazo
1956

Film
Monte de piedad
El bolero
1951

Film
Estoy sentenciado a muerte
1983

Film
Juan Polainas
1960

Film
Lágrimas de mi barrio
1973
Film
The Phantom of the Red House
Diogenes Holmes
1956
Film
El sordo
1959

Film
Here Come The Freeloaders
1953

Film
Mis abuelitas... no más!
1961

Film
Aladdin and the Marvelous Lamp
Aladino
1958
Filmography
1988FilmDesmadre mexicano1984FilmBohemios de aficion1983FilmEstoy sentenciado a muerte1982FilmEn las garras de la ciudad1979FilmRatero1973FilmLágrimas de mi barrio1973FilmLa marchanta1965FilmThe Mocking Ghostsas Manitas1964FilmLos fenómenos del fútbol1964FilmLas chivas rayadas1962FilmLos bárbaros del norte1962FilmEl cara parchada1961FilmOn the dead the crowns1961FilmBesito a papá1961FilmEl globero1961FilmMis abuelitas... no más!1960FilmConqueror of the Moonas Bartolo1960FilmJuan Polainas1959FilmUna señora movida1959FilmEl joven del carrito1959FilmEl sordo1958FilmCastle of the Monstersas Clavillazo1958FilmAladdin and the Marvelous Lampas Aladino1957FilmPobres millonariosas Clavillazo1957FilmNunca me hagan eso1957FilmEl organillero1957FilmPiernas de Oroas Clavillazo1956FilmThe Window Gossip1956FilmVivir a todo daras Clavillazo1956FilmThe Phantom of the Red Houseas Diogenes Holmes1956FilmPura vidaas Melquiades1956FilmUna Movida Chuecaas Clavillazo1954FilmSindicato de telemirones1954FilmChucho el Roto1954FilmSe solicitan modelosas Facundo1953FilmReportajeas Damián García1953FilmHere Come The Freeloaders1952FilmEl genial Detective Peter Pérez1951FilmMonte de piedadas El bolero