DIED. Mario Moreno, 81, Mexican actor better known as Cantinflas; in Mexico City. Mexico's best-known comic actor performed in 49 films, but was most widely revered for his role as the servant, Passepartout, in the 1956 American film Around the World in 80 Days. Born in a Mexico City slum, he became a star with his first full-length feature film in 1940.