Leopoldo Fernández (Tres Patines)
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Leopoldo Fernandez Salgado (born in Jaguey Grande, Cuba
on December 26, 1904 – died in Miami on November 11, 1985) was a Cuban comedian, known as Jose Candelario Tres Patines, maker and performer at the radio program La Tremenda Corte
, which is still presented on radio, VCR and DVDs.
, Venezuela
, Colombia
, Peru
, Panama
and Dominican Republic
where people daily listened to La Tremenda Corte. He also performed in some films.
His most successful series is La Tremenda Corte
, launched in 1941. He was the maker of the character named Pototo which appeared on TV in El show de Pototo y Filomeno. The character of the judge in La Tremenda Corte and Filomeno was masterfully performed by Anibal de Mar
. Leopoldo and Anibal were professional comedians and also singers, together with the Orquesta Melodias del Cuarenta.
When Fidel Castro
became Cuba’s ruler in 1959, Leopoldo was exiled to Miami where he continued performing in theaters, and where he died in 1985; but before he went to Mexico to launch La Tremenda Corte through XEFB in the 1960s (he was the main character and made the scripts) with a success that spread to all of Latin America and is currently broadcast through XEU la U from Veracruz radio station, in the city of Veracruz
, in three daily programs.
Leopoldo’s programs aren’t broadcast in Cuba. Currently, there’s a remake of La Tremenda Corte broadcast on Television Cubana in his memory with the name ¿Jura decir la verdad?; and its main character, Chivichana (named after a kind of Cuban rough skateboard) who preserves a lot of Leopoldo Fernandez’s Trespatines’ classic style.
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
on December 26, 1904 – died in Miami on November 11, 1985) was a Cuban comedian, known as Jose Candelario Tres Patines, maker and performer at the radio program La Tremenda Corte
La Tremenda Corte
La Tremenda Corte was a radio comedy show produced in Havana, Cuba. The scripts were written by Cástor Vispo, a Spaniard who became Cuban citizen. The show was aired nonstop from 1942 to 1961...
, which is still presented on radio, VCR and DVDs.
Biography
He left school to work and help his family since he was young. He delivered bread; after, he was a telegraphist, tobacco maker, and fortune-teller until 1926, when he founded a theatrical company with some of his friends. That same year he was hired to go on a national tour with Blanquita Gomez. When the tour was over he went back to his hometown and returned to his company; he traveled to La Habana and met Candita Quintana, Federico Piquero, Alberto Garrido and Mimi Cal, who later would become Nananina of La Tremenda Corte and also would be married to Leopoldo for sixteen years. His performances took him to countries such as Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
and Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
where people daily listened to La Tremenda Corte. He also performed in some films.
His most successful series is La Tremenda Corte
La Tremenda Corte
La Tremenda Corte was a radio comedy show produced in Havana, Cuba. The scripts were written by Cástor Vispo, a Spaniard who became Cuban citizen. The show was aired nonstop from 1942 to 1961...
, launched in 1941. He was the maker of the character named Pototo which appeared on TV in El show de Pototo y Filomeno. The character of the judge in La Tremenda Corte and Filomeno was masterfully performed by Anibal de Mar
Anibal de Mar
Anibal de Mar Samon Dominguez was born on October 26, 1908 in Yateras Guantanamo province, to the west of Cuba Island. He was a very versatile actor who performed the character of El Tremendo Juez, in the radio show La Tremenda Corte that even nowadays is still broadcast by several latinoamerican...
. Leopoldo and Anibal were professional comedians and also singers, together with the Orquesta Melodias del Cuarenta.
When Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008. He also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from the party's foundation in 1961 until 2011...
became Cuba’s ruler in 1959, Leopoldo was exiled to Miami where he continued performing in theaters, and where he died in 1985; but before he went to Mexico to launch La Tremenda Corte through XEFB in the 1960s (he was the main character and made the scripts) with a success that spread to all of Latin America and is currently broadcast through XEU la U from Veracruz radio station, in the city of Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
, in three daily programs.
Leopoldo’s programs aren’t broadcast in Cuba. Currently, there’s a remake of La Tremenda Corte broadcast on Television Cubana in his memory with the name ¿Jura decir la verdad?; and its main character, Chivichana (named after a kind of Cuban rough skateboard) who preserves a lot of Leopoldo Fernandez’s Trespatines’ classic style.
Filmography
- Hotel de Muchachas (1951)
- Ole Cuba (1957)
- Las Virgenes de la Nueva Ola (1969)
- El Profeta Mimi (1973)
- Tres Patines en Accion (1982)