Pablito Calvo Explained

Pablito Calvo
Birth Date:16 March 1948
Birth Place:Madrid, Spain
Death Place:Alicante, Spain
Birth Name:Pablo Calvo Hidalgo
Yearsactive:1955–1963

Pablo Calvo Hidalgo (16 March 1948 – 1 February 2000), better known as Pablito Calvo, was a Spanish child actor.

Biography

After the international success of Marcelino, pan y vino, where he won a Cannes Film Festival award (1955), he became Spain's most famous child actor. He did five more films including Mi tío Jacinto (1956), Un ángel pasó por Brooklyn (1957),[1] and Toto and Marcellino (1958) in Italy, with Totò.

Retired from acting at the age of 16 to become an industrial engineer later, he worked in tourism and promoting buildings in Torrevieja.[2] Calvo sang in a few films, but his singing voice was always dubbed on screen in Spain by a woman Matilde F. Vilariño.

He died on 1 February 2000 from a brain aneurysm at the age of 51.[3]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1955Marcelino pan y vino Marcelino
1956Uncle Hyacynth Pepote
1957The Man Who Wagged His Tail Filipo
1958Totò e Marcellino Marcellino Merini
1960Juanito Juanito
1961Alerta en el cielo Miguelito Ramos
1962Dos años de vacaciones Brian
1963Barcos de papel (final film role)

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hace 15 años que murió Pablito Calvo . 1 February 2015 . 22 February 2019 . Manuel . Román . . es.
  2. News: Fallece el actor Pablito Calvo, protagonista de "Marcelino, pan y vino" . 2 February 2000 . 22 February 2019 . . es.
  3. News: Pablo Calvo, el niño de 'Marcelino, pan y vino', muere a los 50 años . 3 February 2000 . 22 February 2019 . . es . Prisa.