SPREADING LOVE: Legendary Mexican comic Cantinflas, who...
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SPREADING LOVE: Legendary Mexican comic Cantinflas, who died this week (F1), was one of the most popular grand marshals ever to appear at the annual parade in Santa Ana. The largely Latino crowd there five years ago was crazy about him and mobbed his car seeking autographs. His fans cheered as he blew them kisses along the parade route. . . . Extra security was required, and parade worker Davis Boris remembers: “When Cantinflas, the Mexican Bob Hope, came by, everybody pushed forward to see him.”
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