KTLA News: "Cantinflas visits school in East Los Angeles" (1974)
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The KTLA newsfilm collection at UCLA consists of cut and unedited stories, outtakes and fill footage, originally shot on 16mm reversal film stock with magnetic soundtrack. Some footage, particularly material not used for broadcast, may be without sound.
Title: "Cantinflas visits school in East Los Angeles." April 2, 1974.
Summary: Mexican actor-comedian Cantinflas visits Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School in East Los Angeles. He talks with children and teachers in a classroom (frequently in Spanish), signs autographs and talks with reporters as he leaves. Footage includes silent shots of the school and kids playing on the playground.
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Complete Record: The KTLA newsfilm collection at UCLA consists of cut and unedited stories, outtakes and fill footage, originally shot on 16mm reversal film stock with magnetic soundtrack. Some footage, particularly material not used for broadcast, may be without sound. Title: "Cantinflas visits school in East Los Angeles." April 2, 1974. Summary: Mexican actor-comedian Cantinflas visits Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School in East Los Angeles. He talks with children and teachers in a classroom (frequently in Spanish), signs autographs and talks with reporters as he leaves. Footage includes silent shots of the school and kids playing on the playground. Learn more about this UCLA Film & Television Archive project: ucla.in/1SONCuw © 2016 The Regents of the University of California
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[ambient noise] [dialogue in Spanish] [ambient noise] [ambient noise] [Man] Can we go upstairs? [dialogue in Spanish] [Cantinflas] You have beautiful... [dialogue in Spanish] [children laugh] [dialogue in Spanish] [Man] You want to see the kids? [dialogue in Spanish] [ambient noise] [dialogue in Spanish] [applause] [ambient noise] [ambient noise] [ambient noise] [Cantinflas] They are my friend. They invited me to do something here and I'm very proud of this. [Reporter] You were most kno-, well known in this country for "Around the World in 80 Days" and for "Pepe". Yes. [Cantinflas] Yes. Thank you very much. [Reporter] Many of your fans up here, your English-speaking fans are disappointed that you haven't done an English-language movie in some time. [Cantinflas] Well we start to prepare something. You know, it's too hard to find it what is created with this story, but we work on that. And I, and I hope very soon we can make something in English. [Reporter] One of the questions I always ask actors, comedians - have you seen comedy change over the years? [Cantinflas] Well, a little bit, yes. It all depends, you know. The world has changed too, you know. We have to change a little bit anyway.
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