Leopoldo Fernández

Actor

Matanzas, Cuba

December 26, 1904

Biography

Leopoldo Augusto Fernández Salgado (Jagüey Grande, Cuba, December 26, 1904 - Miami, November 11, 1985), also known as Tres Patines, was a Cuban comedian. He was the creator and performer of the character José Candelario, Tres Patines, from the radio and television show "La Tremenda Corte," which continues to be broadcast to this day on radio, as well as on CD, VHS, and DVD.