Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Acting

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo

Born November 2, 1910 · La Habana, Cuba

Died December 13, 1978 · aged 68

Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo (November 2, 1910 – December 13, 1978) was a Cuban character actor best remembered for his numerous roles as eccentric businessmen. Married to actress Lupita Pallás, he was the father of famous comedian Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo.

Known For

Drop the CurtainDrop the Curtain · 1955
Drop the Curtain
★ 7.61955
MovieComedy
Cantinflas, who owns a cleaning business, cleans the windows of the house of a famous French actress. While carrying out his work he observes how a man steals one of the famous actress necklaces, but he can only see his back.
El analfabetoEl analfabeto · 1961
El analfabeto
★ 7.81961
MovieComedy
Inocencio Prieto y Calvo receives a letter telling him he is the heir to his uncle's fortune of two million pesos. Not being able to read he has no idea of who sent the letter or its content. So he goes to the drugstore because the pharmacist can read the letter to him. But while waiting to be helped he sees that a young girl can read. He figures he has to be able to discover the letter's content by himself and decides he will save the letter and go to school, and wait to read the letter on his own.
The InnocentThe Innocent · 1956
The Innocent
★ 7.11956
MovieComedyMusic
After a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane drives her car from Mexico City to Cuernavaca to meet her parents in their country house. The car breaks down in the highway and Mane has to ask for help. Mechanic Cruci arrives and, after testing the car, offers Mane a ride on his motorcycle. Back in Mane's house, she invites him some drinks to celebrate New Year's Eve. They get drunk and, the morning after, Mane's parents arrive and find them sleeping together. Not knowing what happened, Mane and Cruci are forced to get married against their will.
¡Paso a la juventud..!¡Paso a la juventud..! · 1958
¡Paso a la juventud..!
★ 5.41958
MovieComedy
Champion diver on a Uni swim team trains for the Olympics and contends with his buffoonish room-mate.
School for TrampsSchool for Tramps · 1955
School for Tramps
★ 8.01955
MovieComedyMusic
Alberto Medina is a famous composer whose car breaks down while he is on a trip. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcomed in by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for taking in tramps.
La madrecitaLa madrecita · 1974
La madrecita
★ 7.21974
MovieComedy
María Nicolasa decides to dedicate her life to the faith and enter a convent as a novice. However, her impulsive nature, unmistakable naivety, and unconventional methods immediately disrupt the nuns' rigid routine. Upon learning of the serious financial troubles threatening the local orphanage, the amusing novice does not hesitate to get involved in all sorts of zany situations, confronting thieves, loan sharks, and authorities alike to protect the orphans and keep her order's mission afloat.
El secreto de mi mujerEl secreto de mi mujer · 1955
El secreto de mi mujer
★ 5.61955
MovieDrama
A couple suffers marital crisis, because they cannot have children. The wife harbors a long kept secret that might doom the marriage.
Mi mujer necesita maridoMi mujer necesita marido · 1959
Mi mujer necesita marido
★ 6.21959
MovieComedy
Diagnosed with a "Cleopatra complex", a married woman named Cora believes she is a femme fatale and invites three suitors to her vacation home.

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