Biography

Adalberto Martínez Chávez, better known in the entertainment world as Resortes was a renowned Mexican actor. Known primarily for his talent as a comedian, Resortes was also an accomplished dancer. His dancing defied gravity itself. He is believed to be, as seen in several of his movies, the creator of the "walking backwards" dance steps, which many years later became known as "The Moonwalk" and popularized by Michael Jackson. Resortes, who began his career as a member of a circus, made his motion picture debut in 1946. He participated in more than 50 Mexican movies throughout his career, and he also participated in many television series. Many of his best films he made were El Rey de México (The King of Mexico), El Cartero del Barrio, Al Son del Mambo (To the Mambo's Rhythm) and El Futbolista Fenómeno (The Phenomenal Soccer Player). But one of his most famous movies was La Niña de la Mochila Azul (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack). That movie also had a sequel, La Niña de la Mochila Azul 2 (The Girl With the Blue Back Pack 2). Those two movies in particular became two of the largest teen movie hits in Mexican movie …

Filmography

Title	Character	Year	Rating
Las delicias del poder	Remígio	1999	8.188
Viva la risa II		1989	6.667
Viva la risa		1988	6.0
All Souls' Day	Thief	1988	6.5
Miracles	Kayum - The Witchdoctor	1986	4.833
Chiquidracula	Abuelo	1985	8.0
¡Mamá, soy Paquito!	Chambitas / Luciano Buenrostro	1984	7.982
Peter Knife	Micky Inflaus	1984	7.445
El rey de los albures		1982	5.667
D.F./Distrito Federal		1981	6.333
Cuentos colorados		1981	5.722
A Fuego Lento		1980	5.667
El secuestro de los cien millones		1980	6.0
The Girl with the Blue Backpack	Tío Andrew	1979	6.412
The Bricklayers	Patotas	1976	6.625
La presidenta municipal	Cabo Melquiades	1975	7.267
The Laughter Of The City		1963	6.571
Pilotos de la muerte	Diafano Ruiz Solito	1962	5.25
El aviador fenómeno	Amado	1961	5.667
Jóvenes y rebeldes	Resortes (as Adalberto Martínez 'Resortes')	1961	4.571
Del suelo no paso	Paco	1959	5.2
Yo quiero ser artista	Adalberto Chávez (Beto)	1958	5.833
¡Viva la juventud!	Cheche Ramírez	1956	6.333
Love in Four Parts	Dimas	1955	6.25
El luchador fenómeno	Amado Rodriguez Fernández	1952	5.8
They Say I'm a Communist	Benito Reyes	1951	6.5
Dance my king!		1951	6.5
To the Sound of the Mambo	Chon Godínez	1950	6.4
El amor no es negocio		1950	6.333
Slum		1950	5.714

Known for	Acting
Credits	30
Born	1916
From	Mexico

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