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Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín(1892-1953)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Leopoldo 'Chato' Ortín was born on 21 December 1892 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 was married to Aurora Campuzano. He died on 2 August 1953 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.
BornDecember 21, 1892
DiedAugust 2, 1953(60)
BornDecember 21, 1892
DiedAugust 2, 1953(60)
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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
4.4
  • Sóstenes(as Leopoldo Ortin)
  • 1937
Chucho el Roto (1934)
Chucho el Roto
7.6
  • Casimiro Godínez 'La Changa'
  • 1934

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
    6.0
    • Presidente municipal (Paganini) (as 'Chato' Ortin)
    • 1949
  • El precio de la gloria (1949)
    El precio de la gloria
    5.0
    • El Centauro
    • 1949
  • El nieto del Zorro (1948)
    El nieto del Zorro
    5.7
    • 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
    6.4
    • 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
    6.0
    • (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

  • Alternative names
    • Leopoldo Ortin 'El chato'
  • Height
    • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
  • Born
    • December 21, 1892
    • Lima, Peru
  • Died
    • August 2, 1953
    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Aurora CampuzanoJanuary 16, 1925 - August 2, 1953 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Polo Ortín
  • Relatives
      Gloria Morel(Niece or Nephew)

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  • Trivia
    Father of Polo Ortín.

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