Soto, Roberto

Roberto Soto photograph, Mexico City (ca. 1928), [María Guerrero Theater]

Mexico City: Foto Schlattman Mex. / SN. Juan De Letran S., ca. 1928. 3.25"x4.5" single black and white photograph of Roberto Soto (b. 7 Jun. 1888 in Zacatecas, Mexico, d. 18 Jul. 1960 in Mexico City); he was known and beloved for his comedy and humor during the Golden Age of Mexico Cinema. Here, he is posed at an angle in a dark pinstripe suit with a white collar shirt and pocket square. Photograph is diagonally imprinted with "Foto Schlattman Mex. / SN. Juan De Letran S." The reverse side has multiple notes and identifiers; edges are slightly irregular. Item #236

"Roberto Soto Martínez, know as El Panzón Soto, was a comic actor belonging to the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. Born at a time when Mexican cinema was practically non-existent, that is to say before the 1930s, "El Panzón Soto" enjoyed great fame and popularity throughout the country, thanks to its acute sense of political humor, in fact he is considered one of the fathers of Mexican political satire. He acted in some films, including "El gato montés", "La banda del automóvil" and "México Ra-ta-plan". His sons Roberto Soto Jr. and Fernando Soto "Mantequilla" also became actors." (findagrave [dot] com).

Price: $120.00