Cesar Romero

Cesar Julio Romero, Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor. He was born in New York to wealthy Cuban parents and played "Latin lovers" in films from the 1930s until the 1950s, usually in supporting roles. He starred as The Cisco Kid in six westerns made between 1939 and 1941. Romero's Hollywood earnings allowed him to support his large family after his parents lost their sugar import business and suffered losses in the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Romero lived on and off with various family members, especially his sister, for the rest of his life.

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February 15 - 1907 - January 1 - 1994 - American - Actor - New York - Cuba - Film - The Cisco Kid - 1939 - 1941 - Hollywood - Stock Market Crash - 1929

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Romero's skill at both dancing and comedy can be seen in the classic 20th Century Fox films he starred in opposite Carmen Miranda and Betty Grable, such as A Night in Havana and Springtime in the Rockies, in the 1940s.

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20th Century Fox - Carmen Miranda - Betty Grable - 1940s

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Romero and fellow Hollywood actors Gig Young and Richard Cromwell all served admirably in various capacities in the United States Coast Guard in the Pacific for several years during WWII.

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Gig Young - Richard Cromwell - United States Coast Guard - Pacific - WWII

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Romero has stated that his favorite role was opposite lifelong friend and rumored lover, Tyrone Power, in 1947's Captain from Castile.

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Tyrone Power - 1947

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In 1966, Romero achieved icon status when he played The Joker in ABC-TV's Batman television series. He refused to shave his trademark mustache and so it was covered with white makeup when playing the supervillain throughout the series' run. Romero also portrayed The Joker in the spinoff movie version of the show, opposite series regulars Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin, and Burgess Meredith.

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1966 - The Joker - Batman - Television series - Adam West - Burt Ward - Frank Gorshin - Burgess Meredith

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Romero always claimed his grandfather on his mother's side was Cuban poet and patriot José Martí although his mother's parents were legally Carmen and Manuel Mantilla with Jose Martí as his godfather. There was some speculation that Maria was fathered by Martí who was a boarder in the Mantilla household but he never claimed Maria as his daughter in his lifetime. Romero was a believer in liberation theology. Romero who never married, was also openly gay, according to the more discreet standards of his generation. He was a mainstay of the Hollywood social circuit until his death in 1994.

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Cuban - José Martí - Liberation theology

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Cesar Romero's cremated remains were inurned at the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California.

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Inglewood Park Cemetery - Inglewood, California

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