Leopoldo Antonio Carrillo Spanish pronunciation: [ka'riÊŽo][a] (August
6, 1880 â€" September 10, 1961), was an American actor, vaudevillian,
political cartoonist, and conservationist. He was best known for
playing Pancho in the popular television series The Cisco Kid
(1950â€"1956) and in several films.Although he played many different
ethnicities in his acting career, Leo Carrillo was Castillian Spanish
and traced his ancestry in Spain to the year 1260. His great-great
grandfather José Raimundo Carrillo (1749â€"1809), was a soldier in
the Spanish Portolá expedition colonization of Las Californias,
arriving in San Diego on July 1, 1769. Franciscan Friar JunÃpero
Serra performed the marriage ceremony for Don Jose Raimundo and Tomasa
Ignacia Lugo in 1781. His great-grandfather Carlos Antonio Carrillo
(1783â€"1852) was governor of Alta California (1837â€"38). His
great-uncle, José Antonio Carrillo, was a three-time mayor of Los
Angeles and twice married to sisters of Governor PÃo Pico. His
paternal grandfather, Pedro Carrillo, who was educated in Boston, was
a writer.The family moved from San Diego to Los Angeles then to Santa
Monica, where Carrillo's father Juan José Carrillo (1842â€"1916),
served as the city's police chief and later the first mayor. His
cousin was Broadway star William Gaxton (real name Arturo Antonio
Gaxiola). Proud of his heritage, Carrillo wrote the book The
California I Love, published shortly before his death in 1961.A
university graduate, Carrillo worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the
San Francisco Examiner, then turned to acting on Broadway. In
Hollywood, he appeared in more than 90 films, including The Gay
Desperado (1936), in which he usually played supporting or character
roles.
6, 1880 â€" September 10, 1961), was an American actor, vaudevillian,
political cartoonist, and conservationist. He was best known for
playing Pancho in the popular television series The Cisco Kid
(1950â€"1956) and in several films.Although he played many different
ethnicities in his acting career, Leo Carrillo was Castillian Spanish
and traced his ancestry in Spain to the year 1260. His great-great
grandfather José Raimundo Carrillo (1749â€"1809), was a soldier in
the Spanish Portolá expedition colonization of Las Californias,
arriving in San Diego on July 1, 1769. Franciscan Friar JunÃpero
Serra performed the marriage ceremony for Don Jose Raimundo and Tomasa
Ignacia Lugo in 1781. His great-grandfather Carlos Antonio Carrillo
(1783â€"1852) was governor of Alta California (1837â€"38). His
great-uncle, José Antonio Carrillo, was a three-time mayor of Los
Angeles and twice married to sisters of Governor PÃo Pico. His
paternal grandfather, Pedro Carrillo, who was educated in Boston, was
a writer.The family moved from San Diego to Los Angeles then to Santa
Monica, where Carrillo's father Juan José Carrillo (1842â€"1916),
served as the city's police chief and later the first mayor. His
cousin was Broadway star William Gaxton (real name Arturo Antonio
Gaxiola). Proud of his heritage, Carrillo wrote the book The
California I Love, published shortly before his death in 1961.A
university graduate, Carrillo worked as a newspaper cartoonist for the
San Francisco Examiner, then turned to acting on Broadway. In
Hollywood, he appeared in more than 90 films, including The Gay
Desperado (1936), in which he usually played supporting or character
roles.
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