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Pedro Infante

Acting Born Nov 19, 1917 Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico 24 credits

Biography

Pedro Infante Cruz (18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957), better known as 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 of the Latin American people, together with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís, who were styled as the Tres Gallos Mexicanos (the Three Mexican Roosters). Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico and was raised in Guamúchil. He died on 15 April 1957, in Mérida, Yucatán, in a plane crash during a flight en route to Mexico City. His film career began in 1939 with him appearing in more than 60 films, and starting in 1943, he recorded about 350 songs. For his performance in the movie Tizoc, he was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Known for

Film

Tizoc

as Tizoc

Full filmography

  • School for Tramps (1955) as José Alberto Medina
  • We the Poor (1948) as Pepe el Toro
  • Tizoc (1957) as Tizoc
  • The Hawks (1956) as Juan Menchaca
  • Far from Heaven (1952) as Pedro González
  • You the Rich (1948) as Pepe "El Toro"
  • Los tres huastecos (1948) as Juan de Dios Andrade / Lorenzo Andrade / Víctor Andrade
  • El mil amores (1954) as Viviano Villarreal
  • La Vida No Vale Nada (1955) as Pablo Galván
  • Pepe El Toro (1953) as Pepe "El Toro"
  • Los hijos de María Morales (1952) as José Morales (Pepe)
  • The Innocent (1956) as Cutberto Gaudázar 'Cruci'
  • The Three Garcías (1947) as Luis Antonio García
  • No desearás la mujer de tu hijo (1950) as Silvano
  • Cuidado con el amor (1954) as Salvador Allende
  • The Black Sheep (1949) as Silvano
  • Dos tipos de cuidado (1953) as Pedro Malo
  • The Woman I Lost (1949) as Pedro Montaño
  • Vuelven los García (1947) as Luis Antonio García
  • School for Buglars (1958) as Víctor Valdés / Raúl Cuesta Hernández
  • Gitana Tenias Que Ser (1953) as Pablo Mendoza
  • México de mis amores (1979)
  • Full Spead Ahead (1951) as Pedro Chávez Pérez
  • The Third Word (1956) as Pablo Saldaña