Best known by many people as Passepartout, the bumbling servant in "Around the World in 80 Days," Mario Moreno was also Mexico's premier comedian when he arrived here on March 2, 1984. At the airport, Moreno, best known for his Cantinflas character, signed an autograph for fan Pedro Llamas. The comic was in Tucson to perform at a benefit for the Simon Peter Easter Pageant. Read more about Cantinflas' other visits to Southern Arizona in Tales From the Morgue at go.azstarnet.com/morguetales
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