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Post by msmystie3000 on May 30, 2013 20:57:46 GMT -5
I found this online on YouTube. A recent video of Miguel Angel Fuentes aka Vadinho! (He speaks Spanish in these. I haven't the foggiest what he is saying. Anybody know Spanish?) ONE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yhHZ1s-9-cTWO: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSq7SMbaQYQNice 'stache, "Vadinho"! He's apparently a big TV actor in Mexico. Looking at his filmography on IMDB, he's got quite a list of credits on both big & little screens, mostly productions in Mexico. He was also in Fitzcarraldo, Caveman & an episode of The A-Team. I actually remember him back then. He's one of those "You know the face but not the name" familiar-yet-obscure character actors. Anyone think he was sorta like a "South-Of-The-Border" Richard Kiel? Oh, I found the Puma Man's recent whereabouts, too! Here's a clip from Jon Stewart from several years back, he's a lawyer, now!: www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-march-1-2005/bee---gag-order....and IT'S A SCREAM! |
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Post by msmystie3000 on May 31, 2013 7:52:45 GMT -5
Neither this nor my "Coatimundi" posts got any response. I thought you guys would like to see what MST3K riffed-flick actors look like now. What gives?
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Post by davelinajolie on May 31, 2013 10:39:12 GMT -5
I had a moustache like that once. A proud day.
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Post by Monophylos on May 31, 2013 11:46:25 GMT -5
Argh, I wish I knew more Spanish. Possibly if I listened enough times I could write out a transcript and then I might stand a chance of understanding it but as it is I'm getting only every third word or so.
I watched Fitzcarraldo not that long ago and I was happy to see Semi-Competent Aztec Guy show up. I don't know if he's a great actor or not but he has an intimidating screen presence. He had to share the screen with Klaus Kinski of all people and he still manages to dominate the shots he's in.
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Post by msmystie3000 on May 31, 2013 17:30:01 GMT -5
Argh, I wish I knew more Spanish. Possibly if I listened enough times I could write out a transcript and then I might stand a chance of understanding it but as it is I'm getting only every third word or so. I watched Fitzcarraldo not that long ago and I was happy to see Semi-Competent Aztec Guy show up. I don't know if he's a great actor or not but he has an intimidating screen presence. He had to share the screen with Klaus Kinski of all people and he still manages to dominate the shots he's in. Y'know, unlike M&TB I wouldn't even call him "SEMI-compitent". He as Vadinho was just plain "competent". |
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Post by davidbeegah on Jun 1, 2013 0:52:17 GMT -5
Yeah but he's not so competent when he squares off against Charles Bronson...
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jun 1, 2013 0:53:27 GMT -5
Yeah but he's not so competent when he squares off against Charles Bronson... Who is, really? |
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Post by Crowfan on Jun 1, 2013 7:22:03 GMT -5
Chuck Norris.
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Post by Crowfan on Jun 1, 2013 7:29:49 GMT -5
Vadinho is also in this piece of junk, which Rifftrax did a VOD of.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Jun 1, 2013 10:18:19 GMT -5
B-Movies, Good Movies, TV Shows, Mexican Movies & TV Shows. Fuentes, like Pleasence, seems to be just the kind of guy who'll take any role. Pleasence, however, is much more famous. Donald Pleasence seemed to belong to the category of actors known as "Respectable, well-seasoned, prolific thespians who, despite doing a lot of schlock, are still considered highly respectable." Others in this category are Klaus Kinski, Peter Graves.... and I imagine a bunch of others. They are highly regarded & esteemed for their good roles in good films & the b-movie junk never tarnishes their image as far as acting is concerned. As for the late Klaus Kinski, he has other quirks that may tarnish him...but he was noted for being totally bonkers anyway (not to mention the recent revelations from is older daughter, the man should have been in prison). That said, Klaus Kinski is often regarded as a great thespian & his weirdness adds to the mystique (though I'd beg to differ concerning fiddling one's kid  ). Ever notice how some of Pleasence's villain roles are basically variations on his Blofield character? |
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Post by Tor Johnson on Jun 2, 2013 19:43:50 GMT -5
He looks more like Fu Manchu than Fu Manchu.
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Post by Monophylos on Jun 3, 2013 1:39:28 GMT -5
I'll say this about Pumaman, at least it gave Donald Pleasence something more to do than Warrior of the Lost World. Pleasence chews the scenery pretty thoroughly in Pumaman and he actually looks like he's sort of enjoying himself. In Warrior he delivers most of his lines in a near-monotone that I suppose could charitably be described as quietly menacing but really just sounds bored.
But at least Pleasence got a number of roles in genuinely good, or at least respectable, movies. He got to work for Roman Polanski once. Far worse off is David Warner, whose entire purpose as an actor seems to be adding a touch of class to rubbishy movies. It's hard to think of many, really good movies he was in. Cross of Iron is the best, I suppose. But Warner has never been thought of as an actor firmly associated with the crappiness of his movies the way that (say) Richard Burton came to be.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Jun 5, 2013 16:53:03 GMT -5
Y'know, concerning the Tony Farms/Puma Man character, while he's certainly whiny & pathetic (and Vadinho is certainly a better hero, I love that guy!), he nonetheless has potential. Tony's not totally useless. Think about it. It was Puma Man who....
* Did the rather threatening mid-air interrogation of Moustache Guy (though not much came of it).
* He couldn't locate the mask with his weird, psychedelic teleportation skills so he came up with a plan that was just as good (and exhibits resourcefulness on his part); he got that homing device from Martin & put it in Jane's car. Since Jane's working for Kobras, she'll lead him to Kobras hideout.
* He manages to take down a whole bunch of heavily-armed henchmen in the warehouse. He does his "hop around like an idiot/walk through walls & stuff" routine to evade them & made them use up all their ammunition (thus making them more vulnerable. Then he sucker-punched a bunch of them, turned over one manned car & tore up another while trapping it's occupants inside (stomping on them in the process, pretty brutal).
* He's the one that flew up to the chopper-riding Kobras (much of this scene was cut out out, the original has him ramming the chopper & stuff), tore open the door, and after some rather wimpy grappling of a little pudgy old guy, managed to do something to the controls so Kobras crashes and dies.
* Heck, even before he's officially Pumaman, he single-handedly chop-sockeys a bunch of mooks during his smooching session with Jane at the embassy.
Therefore, while Vadinho does some of the better heroics & Pumaman's a suicidal weenie for much of the film, Pumaman is not totally useless. It was a team effort. Thus my idea of Vadinho as Pumaman & Tony as Coatimundi/Pumaman-In-Training makes sense. Besides, I like the idea of the insignificant little person who becomes something great.
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