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How did media critics, philosophers, and linguists examine Cantinflas' character Cantinflas?
Danger to society, bourgeois puppet, verbal innovator, and picaresque underdog
Hero, philanthropist, social activist, and noir archetypical character
Villain, thief, manipulator, and public enemy
Clown, mime, slapstick prankster, and silent comedy icon
Answer
Cantinflas's character, Cantinflas, sparked considerable debate among media critics, philosophers, and linguists. He was denounced as a threat to society for promoting class conflict and as a bourgeois puppet for appeasing the upper classes. Concurrently, he was hailed as a verbal innovator for his unique slang and wordplay, and admired as a picaresque underdog who championed the marginalized.
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