Estanislao Schillinsky

Estanislao Schillinsky

Actor · Writer

Baisogala, Lithuania
August 10, 1911

Biography

Estanislao Shilinsky Bachanska (August 10, 1911 in Baisogala, Lithuania — September 27, 1985 in Mexico City) was a Mexican comedian and the half of the 1940—1970 comedy duo Manolín y Shilinsky with Manuel Palacios Sierra. 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.

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Estanislao Schillinsky 1
Estanislao Schillinsky 2

Representative Works

The Circus
The Circus
7.9
/ Spanish
Gran Hotel
Gran Hotel
7.3
/ Spanish
Romeo y Julieta
Romeo y Julieta
6.8
/ Spanish
Soy un prófugo
Soy un prófugo
7.7
/ Spanish

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

No te engañes corazón
1937Nominee

Best Performance

No te engañes corazón

The Circus
1943Winner

Best Performance

The Circus

Gran Hotel
1944Nominee

Best Performance

Gran Hotel

Career Highlights

Fly Away, Young Man!
1947Highlight

Best Performance

Fly Away, Young Man!

The Unknown Policeman
1941Highlight

Best Performance

The Unknown Policeman