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Son of a camp follower and an Irishman who took part in the Revolution, Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (1915–2001) was born in Chihuahua, next to the millstone behind a kitchen. It was a time of rifles and war cries when his mother felt the first labor pains while grinding maize.

From an early age he migrated to the United States and began working at age five. He sold newspapers, he polished shoes, he was a construction worker, boxer and even a preacher. Becoming an actor, known simply as Anthony Quinn, was not among his plans. He discovered his vocation while studying architecture.

At 19 years old, he appeared in the office of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, who had granted him a scholarship and noticed that the young man had a frenulum on his tongue, so he sent him to a doctor who corrected the problem. The rehabilitation included vocal coaching taught at a drama school. This is how he went from playing characters in school plays to being an extra in films and then becoming one of the most prominent actors of his generation.

He took part in more than 150 films filmed in Hollywood, Italy, France, United Kingdom, Mexico, South Africa, Spain, Canada, Germany and Brazil. He won his first Academy Award in 1952, as Best Supporting Actor in film Viva Zapata! and in 1956, for his performance in Lust for Life.