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Pedro Infante in 1949. Pedro Infante was born 18 November 1917 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, [1] [2] the son of Delfino Infante García (24 December 1880 – 17 March 1955), who played the double bass in a band, and Maria del Refugio Cruz Aranda.
Ranchera singer and movie star Pedro Infante was the most successful performer of the 50s in Mexico; he recorded at least twenty-six of the songs that appear on the Mexican year-end charts throughout the decade until his death in 1957.
"Cien Años" (English: "One Hundred Years") is a song written by Mexican songwriters Rubén Fuentes and Alberto Cervantes.It was originally recorded in 1953 by Pedro Infante, who also performed the song in the 1954 film Cuidado con el amor in a famous scene where his character sings it for Elsa Aguirre's character. [1]
Between 1961 and 1966 (the year of his death), he had 12 No. 1 hits on the Mexican charts. Solís in a photograph taken in April 1966, the month he died On 12 April 1966 (only seven days before his death), Solís performed the song "Perdóname mi vida" live on a TV Show, making notorious pain gestures during the performance.
I Am a Charro of Rancho Grande (Spanish: Soy charro de Rancho Grande) is a 1947 Mexican musical comedy drama film directed by Joaquín Pardavé and starring Sofía Álvarez, Pedro Infante and René Cardona. [1] [2] It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Edward Fitzgerald.
It initially appeared in the classic Mexican comedy Escuela de vagabundos [1] screened in 1955, where it was sung by the star of the film, Pedro Infante. The song also gave its name to the 1965 Mexican film Cucurrucucú Paloma , directed by Miguel Delgado , in which it was performed by Lola Beltrán , who starred as "Paloma Méndez".
*Pedro Infante was a Mexican actor and singer. Hailed as one of the greatest actors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, he is considered an idol in Mexico and Latin American countries. Other famous mariachi performers include José Alfredo Jiménez, Javier Solís, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Lola Beltrán, Antonio Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, Lucha Villa
"Somos Novios" (Spanish for "We're a couple") is a song first recorded by Mexican songwriter Armando Manzanero in 1968. [1] [deprecated source] Perry Como recorded an English version of "Somos Novios" with original English lyrics titled "It's Impossible", which was a top 10 hit in the US and the UK.