Henry LaFont

{{Short description|Puerto Rican actor, comedian, lawyer and businessman (died 2023)}}

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| death_date = February 15 2023

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Julio Enrique Pancorbo Ortiz (died February 15, 2023), better known as Henry LaFont, was a Puerto Rican{{fact|date=February 2023}} lawyer, businessman, television comedian and tourism official.

Pancorbo Ortiz was best known for his participation in a canal 4 television show named "Showtime" as part of a comedic duo named "Henry LaFont y El Casanova" ("Henry LaFont and the Casanova").{{Cite web|url=https://www.elvocero.com/actualidad/otros/fallece-henry-lafont-fundador-del-parador-villa-parguera/article_829c7d84-aef0-11ed-b8d0-6bfd2584cb26.html|title=Fallece Henry Lafont: fundador del Parador Villa Parguera|first=Redacción, EL|last=VOCERO|website=El Vocero de Puerto Rico}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/puerto-rico/notas/muere-henry-lafont-dueno-y-fundador-del-parador-villa-parguera/|title=Muere Henry Lafont, dueño y fundador del Parador Villa Parguera|date=February 15, 2023|website=Primera Hora}} "Showtime" was televised for many years on canal 4.

Pancorbo Ortiz was also a lawyer, practicing in Lajas, Puerto Rico.{{Cite web|url=https://lawyers.findlaw.com/profile/view/1546315_1|title=Julio E. Pancorbo Ortiz - a Lajas, Puerto Rico (PR) Family Law Firm|website=lawyers.findlaw.com}}

Pancorbo Ortiz was also the creator of Parador La Parguera, a tourist attraction in his hometown of Lajas, Puerto Rico. He co-founded the Empresas de Turismo Interno de Puerto Rico, a company that aimed at increasing domestic tourism among Puerto Rico residents.