Daniel Herrera Bates (3 January 1903 – 29 September 1983), better known as Chino Herrera, was a Mexican actor and comedian. He performed for radio, television, film and theater in Mexico for over 60 years.

Biography

The son of theatrical actor Héctor Herrera, he was nicknamed "Chino" ("the Chinese one") due to his facial features resembling that of Chinese people. He debuted as an actor in the vernacular comedy theater with his father in his hometown of

Mérida, Yucatán Mérida (, ) is the capital of the List of states of Mexico, Mexican state of Yucatán, and the largest city in southeastern Mexico. The city is also the seat of the Mérida Municipality, eponymous municipality. It is located slightly inland fro ...

. He ventured into Mexican cinema during the so-called

Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...

in the late 1930s. Later he also worked with great success in Mexican television for

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on the then-Channel 2, XEW-TV (now

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) owned by

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. In 1959 he worked on renowned programs such as ''Estudio Raleigh'' next to Paco Malgesto and

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. He also worked in the programs ''Carta blanca'' and ''Noches tapatías'' on the

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radio station in Mexico. He came to have his own television program called ''Martes de 21:30'' ("Tuesday from 9:30 pm"). He also participated in ''Las estrellas y usted'', a Mexican television program of the 1960s, alternating hosting duties with Susana Salvat and

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Selected filmography

Among others, Herrera starred in the films: * ''El rosario de Amozoc'' (1938) * ''

The Unknown Policeman ''The Unknown Policeman'' (Spanish: ''El gendarme desconocido'') is a 1941 Mexican comedy film directed and co-written by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Mapy Cortés, Chino Herrera, Daniel "Chino" Herrera and Gloria Marín.Standish & B ...

'' (1941) * ''

I Am a Fugitive ''I Am a Fugitive'' (Spanish: ''Soy un prófugo'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy-crime film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Emilia Guiú and Daniel "Chino" Herrera.Pilcher p.132 The film's sets were designed by Manuel Fontanals ...

'' (1946) * '' Fly Away, Young Man!'' (1947) * ''

El bolero de Raquel ''El bolero de Raquel'' (aka ''Raquel's Shoeshiner'') is a 1957 Mexican comedy film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Manola Saavedra, Flor Silvestre, and child actor Paquito Fernández. The film's art direction was by Gunth ...

'' (1956) * ''Los muertos no hablan'' (1958) * ''Ay... Calypso no te rajes!'' (1958) * ''Los pistolocos'' (1960) * ''El analfabeto'' (1961) * ''El lobo blanco'' (1962) * ''La muerte es puntual'' (1967) * ''Un Yucateco honoris causa'' (1967) * ''La Gata'' (1970) * ''Magdalena'' (1970, telenovela) * ''

El ministro y yo ''El ministro y yo'' () is a 1976 Mexican film directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring Cantinflas, Chela Castro, Lucía Méndez and Ángel Garasa.García Riera, p. 174 It is the last film in which Cantinflas acted alongside Garasa. Plot Mate ...

'' (1976)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrera, Chino 1903 births 1983 deaths Male actors from Yucatán (state) Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors 20th-century Mexican male actors Actors from Mérida, Yucatán