Kaufman, Famie Vitola

(1927 - )

(name occasionally spelled "Kaufmann," "Kauffmann," and "Fanny")

   tall, thin comic actress who was born in Cuba; she made her debut as a performer in Havana in 1937; has lived and worked in Mexico from the 1940s to the present. Vitola frequently appeared with Tin Tan, in roles of varying importance, but was always a welcome, eccentric addition to the cast. In later years she played some dramatic roles as well, cf El valle de los miserables (1972). She was married and widowed twice; her second husband was ventriloquist Alex King. One of her sons by her first husband is actor Humberto Elizondo, former head of ANDA, the actors' union.