Anthony Quinn Parents: Meet Manuela Oaxaca and Francisco Quinn

Anthony Quinn, the stage name of Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), was a Mexican-American actor. He was renowned for playing earthy, passionate characters in a number of critically acclaimed movies both in Hollywood and abroad that were “characterized by a raw and primal virility.”

The Guns of Navarone, Guns for San Sebastian, Lawrence of Arabia, The Shoes of the Fisherman, The Message, Lion of the Desert, Jungle Fever, and “Seven Servants” are just a few of his well-known movies. His performance as Zorba the Greek’s title character earned him an Oscar nomination.

In 1952 for Viva Zapata! and in 1956 for Lust for Life, Quinn received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on two separate occasions.

Anthony Quinn Parents: Meet Manuela Oaxaca and Francisco Quinn

Frank Quinn was born to a Mexican mother and an Irish immigrant father from County Cork. Frank allegedly rode with Mexican insurgent Pancho Villa before relocating to the City Terrace section of East Los Angeles and working as an assistant cameraman at a motion picture studio. Anthony Quinn denied being the son of a “Irish adventurer” in his book, The Original Sin: A Self-portrait by Anthony Quinn, and attributed the rumor to Hollywood publicists. Later, Quinn claimed that his last name prevented him from being accepted in Mexico.