INCLÁN, MIGUEL

(Miguel Inclán Delgado)

(1900-1956)

popular villain of Mexican cinema from the 1930s into the '50s, although he also had some sympathetic roles, notably as the kindly policeman inSalón Méxicoand several appearances as Benito Juárez. Inclán came from a theatrical family and started out working in thecarpatheatres (he later bought a theatre with his film earnings and put his extended family to work in it). His son Miguel Inclán García also had a long career as an actor, although mostly on the stage. Other relatives of Inclán who made their mark in the entertainment industry are Raúl "Chato" Padilla and Alfonso Zayas.