Chris-Pin Martin
- Birthday
- Nov 19, 1893
Bio: Born in the Arizona Territory to Mexican parents, Chris-Pin Martin developed a reputation as a laughgetter at an early age. He made his earliest film appearance in 1911, playing an Indian. During his heyday of the 1930s and 1940s, Martin earned his salary perpetuating a stereotype that nowadays would be the ultimate in political incorrectness: the lazy, dull-witted… More Bio: Born in the Arizona Territory to Mexican parents, Chris-Pin Martin developed a reputation as a laughgetter at an early age. He made his earliest film appearance in 1911, playing an Indian. During his heyday of the 1930s and 1940s, Martin earned his salary perpetuating a stereotype that nowadays would be the ultimate in political incorrectness: the lazy, dull-witted Hispanic comic foil. Chris-Pin Martin appeared in several Cisco Kid programmers, playing sidekick Pancho (sometimes named Gorditor) to such screen Ciscos as Warner Baxter, Cesar Romero, Gilbert Roland and Duncan Renaldo. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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The Mesa of Lost Women (1953)
- Pepe
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Ride the Man Down (1953)
- Chris
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The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
- Joe
- 71%
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Rimfire (1949)
- Chico
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Mexican Hayride (1948)
- Mariachi Leader
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