Estanislao Shilinsky
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Estanislao Shilinsky | |
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| Born | Estanislao Schillinsky Bachanska 10 August 1911 |
| Died | 27 September 1985 (aged 74) |
| Other names | Shilinsky |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian and screenwriter |
Estanislao Schillinsky Bachanska (10 August 1911 – 27 September 1985), known as Estanislao Shilinsky or simply Shilinsky, was a Lithuanian-born Mexican comedian and the half of the 1940–1970 comedy duo Manolín y Shilinsky with Manuel Palacios Sierra ("Manolín").
Career
His career started in the carpa circuit when he joined the Carpa Valentina. In 1929 he coached Mario Moreno and helped him improve his Cantinflas character. He later married Olga Subarev, a daughter of the Russian family who owned the carpa, while Cantinflas married her sister Valentina Ivanova who the carpa was named after.
Films
- Don't Fool Yourself Dear (1937)
- Jengibre vs Dinamita (1939)
- Cantinflas boxeador (1940)
- Cantinflas y su prima (1940)
- Here's the Point (1940)
- The Unknown Policeman (1941)
- Neither Blood nor Sand (1941)
- The Three Musketeers (1942)
- The Circus (1942)
- Gran Hotel (1944)
- I Am a Fugitive (1946)
- Fly Away, Young Man! (1947)
- Fíjate que suave (1948)
- Dos de la vida airada (1948)
- Pobres pero sinvergüenzas (1949)
- Vivillo desde chiquillo (1951)
- Las nenas del siete (1955)
Scripts
- Cantinflas boxeador (1940)
- Cantinflas y su prima (1940)
- Siempre listo en las tinieblas (1939)