Mexico. Germán Valdés “Tin Tan”, Meche Barba and Mario Moreno “Cantinflas” They were three of the most important figures in the golden age of Mexican cinema, and in those years, she had the misfortune of losing her mother and, faced with a terrible situation, “Cantinflas” denied her the help she asked him, which in his place gave him “Tin Tan”.
When Meche Barba lost his mother, he had no money for the funeral and was using two thousand pesos at that time; after asking don Mario for help, he would have been denied and was “Tin Tan” who provided them so that he could get out of his problem. The actor was generous, according to his own account at the time. actress.
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A text circulates on the Facebook account of Valentín Gaytán in which it is explained that Meche was desperate because she had no money and, after resorting to Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”, snubbed her.
The day my mother died, I was desperate, because I did not have to pay the funeral expenses, 2,000 pesos. I asked Mario for them and he refused. Then I spoke to Tin Tan and he gladly agreed. I told him that I would return them soon. He tells me not to worry … “.
The help that “Tin Tan” gave Meche about the aforementioned spoke without any doubt that he was a kind man willing to help and the actress herself made it known, as shared in said text that is published on Facebook.
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés y Castillo was the full name of Tin Tan, originally from Mexico City (1915-1973) and was an actor, singer, and comedian from the Mexican golden film era, who acted in films such as Calabacitas tender, El rey del barrio and El revoltoso, among many more.
According to information on Wikipedia, he suffered from hepatitis and pancreatic cancer, which caused his death on June 29, 1973 in Mexico City.
Meche Barba, for his part, was born in New York, United States (1922) and died in Mexico City (2000), where he practically made his entire artistic career. She was a film and television actress, dancer and Mexican rumbera belonging to the so-called Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
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Meche managed to stand out in the so-called Queens of the Tropic along with the other exponents of Cuban origin Maria Antonieta Pons, Ninón Sevilla, Amalia Aguilar and Rosa Carmina.
This actress, in addition to making movies, appeared in dozens of Mexican soap operas such as Rosa Salvaje, Marimar, El cristal misñado and Rosalinda, the latter in 1999. Her death was due to heart disease.
Mario Moreno “Cantinflas”. Instagram photo
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Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes was the full name of “Cantinflas”, also originally from Mexico City (1911-1993), and was a mime, actor, producer, screenwriter and comedian of Mexican cinema.
He became a Mexican icon and filmed dozens of films, including Around the World in 80 Days, The Boxer and The Circus, to name a few. He died after suffering a heart attack due to lung cancer on April 20, 1993.
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