Romeo and Juliet by Cantinflas: The humor in the mass cuture

  • Luis Nitrihual Valdebenito Universidad de La Frontera
  • Julieta Galera Asociación Latinoamericana de Científicos Sociales
Keywords: Cinema, Humor, Textual construction, Sense construction, Parody.

Abstract

This work is part of a larger research that authors are performing on the cinema of Mexican comedian Cantinflas project. This has as hypotheses: a) constituting a speech of great cultural vitality that conveys specific universes of sense; in a general sense, the humor of masses b) promptly, Cantinflas - Mario Moreno Reyes - cinema displays a close relationship with its context and the dissemination of ideas as modernization. This work will cover timely film Romeo and Juliet by Cantinflas. In this film, this is revealed as the foundation of symbolic about splitting classes in Mexico in early 20th century, through the strategy of satire and parody universes.

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Published
2011-08-01
How to Cite
Nitrihual Valdebenito L. y Galera J. (2011). Romeo and Juliet by Cantinflas: The humor in the mass cuture. Arte, Individuo y Sociedad, 23(2), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ARIS.2011.v23.n2.36257
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