The actors only collaborated together once for a charity play, so there was talk of an alleged rivalry when they were at the most successful point of their careers. careers
Mario Moreno “Cantinflas” and Germán Valdés “Tin Tan” (Photo: Special)
This Saturday, June 4, Alejandro Hope opened a discussion that quickly became a trend on Twitter, as people remembered their favorite films of two important comedians from the Golden Age, that is, Germán Valdés Tin Tan and Mario Moreno Cantinflas .
While some Internet users opted for one of the two actors, others pointed out that there was no point of comparison. Even outside the original thread, various opinions could be read, such as:
“Cantinflas was a controlled campfire that shone for decades. Tin tan was a supernova that dazzled in its first stage and then faded away due to financial and health problems. Breaking the fourth wall, with its multicultural and linguistic references, and more: Tin Tan.”
This is how the debate began that became a trend (Photo: Instagram/@ahope71)
In Mexico, there is a constant debate about which of the two comedians is better using factors such as quality, the number of films, their national or international popularity, the style of clothing and even the affection that the media has for them. people. Some tweets from internet users were:
“In Mexico, as can be seen in the responses, Tin Tan is much more appreciated, but outside of Mexico Cantinflas is the king and for a lot.”; “There is no point of comparison, Cantinflas is the greatest comedian in Mexico. Because of his awards, movies, philanthropy.” and “Tin ran was very generous, and always sought the welfare of others. A very complete artist. Cantinflas was very envious, he wanted to be the only one, for something he couldn’t see Tin so much. Besides, it is said that Cantinflas was very despotic. By far, a thousand times Tin tan.”
Both had different styles (Photos: Special )
The reality is that Mario Moreno Cantinflas and Germán Valdés Tin Tan had different characteristics and did not carry out projects with the same type of humor, nor is their biographical history similar, while the family of the protagonist of The Unruly(1951) were all artists; The actor in There’s the detail (1940) began giving shows in different tents in Mexico City, such as the Ofelia, Sotelo de Azcapotzalco and the Valentina tent.
The two beloved comedians were the most important comedians of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, and although it is unknown if they actually had a feud due to competition, it is known that on one occasion< i> The Mime in the Trench Coaton one occasion he played a cruel prank on his colleague. On the other hand, they got together to participate in a charity work .
< /p>Cantinflas and Tin Tan together (Photo: Facebook/Travel Mania México)
It should be noted that each one had their own group of followers behind them who defended their work, something that led to them colliding, since supposedly between them there was never any conflict that gave rise to their rivalry.
The character that Mario Moreno built, many times made him be compared with internationally renowned characters such as Charles Chaplin, because even his work leaned more towards comedy in acting and most of the time he was requested by big producers. In addition to this, he was the winner of several awards for his performance on the big screen.
The actor who was crowned as the one who managed to collect the most money in 1955 was Mario Moreno Cantinflas, who would have collected 600 thousand pesos, that is, almost 5 million pesos currently.
Cantinflas began in tent presentations at the Mexico City (Photo: INAH)
The full name of Tin Tan is Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés y Castillo, He came to participate in more than 100 films such as El Revoltoso (1951), Tender Squash (1949), Cinderella (1952) and El rey del barrio (1950).
Due to his contact with the life of radio broadcasting on the border, this actor managed to claim the image of the Pachuco among the population and his career in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema is one of the best consolidated.
Tin Tan was a Pachuco (Photo: Twitter)< p class=”paragraph”>However, his work was not limited to acting, since he lent his voice for the dubbing of three Disney productions, it was a suspense short film  ;and two movies.< /p>