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  "description": "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.\n\nResortes, 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 history and helped Resortes gain familiarity among  the younger generations during the 1980s\n\nResortes was hospitalized with emphysema on April 3, 2003 and died on April 4.\n\nHis nephew is the international artist Alex Martinez.",
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