Vidal Cantu (born March 1, 1968) is a Mexican film producer and

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based in

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. He is the CEO and cofounder of Kenio Films a

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and

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focused on inspirational content.

Kenio Films

Cantu cofounded "Kenio Films" with cofounder and partner Adolfo Franco. They produced Cantinflas (film) on 2013
a biopic about iconic Mexican comedian

Mario Moreno Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely accomplished Mexican comedian and is well ...

directed by Sebastian del Amo and starring Oscar Jaenada,

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, Ilse Salas and Luis Gerardo Mendez among other 95 actors. On August 29 of 2014 the company released Cantinflas (film) in the USA, on September 18 the movie was released in

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. Mexico's film academy has picked Cantinflas (film) as its submission for

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References

External links

Kenio Films official website
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