Florencio Castelló


Florencio Castelló was a Spanish actor, known for participating in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, acting alongside personalities of Mexican cinema such as Pedro Infante and Cantinflas. He usually played roles of a Spaniard with an Andalusian accent.
He left Spain in 1936 fleeing the civil war in his country, joining a theater company in which he performed Andalusian works, which toured throughout Latin America until in 1939 he arrived in Mexico.
He also served as a voice actor, being known for voicing Mr. Jinks in the Latin American Spanish dub of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks, also using his Andalusian accent.

Selected filmography

Neither Blood nor Sand Dos mexicanos en Sevilla Simón Bolívar El verdugo de Sevilla ¡Así se quiere en Jalisco! Santa Escándalo de estrellas Cruel Destiny Ecija's Seven Children Chachita from Triana The Secret of Juan Palomo Gangsters Versus Cowboys Aunt Candela Lost A Gypsy in Havana Orange Blossom for Your Wedding También de dolor se canta Port of Temptation Canasta uruguaya Las locuras de Tin-Tan Here Comes Martin Corona El Enamorado Sombrero You Had To Be a Gypsy Camelia Tú y las nubes Barefoot Sultan A sablazo limpio Dos corazones y un cielo The Miracle Roses The Black Bull Adventures of Joselito and Tom Thumb Vacations in Acapulco The White Horse The Exterminating Angel El padrecito La casa de las muchachas The Holy Office