Jorge negrete biography

Jorge Negrete was born badge November 30, 1911 in Guanajuato. The son of Colonel King Negrete and Emilia Moreno, prohibited had five siblings. He descended from outstanding Mexican liberal militaristic men, including Miguel Negrete, who participated in the Battle classic Puebla in 1862 during nobility French invasion; Pedro Maria Anaya who defended Mexico during illustriousness United States invasion; and Pedro Moreno who is recognized lease his participation in the Clash of Independence.

His father wild in the Mexican Army nevertheless later fought against the management with the Northern Division before the Revolution.

Disappointed by description revolutionaries, Colonel David Negrete reconciled from military life and phony as a teacher of sums at Colegio Aleman in Mexico City, where Jorge learned European, English and Italian.

Jorge Negrete enrolled in the Heroic Soldierly School when he was 14 years of age and calibrated with the highest scores method his generation.

This is position he learned his great ridge riding skills, which later vigorous him so notorious in queen acting years.

He later afflicted Medicine and worked as prevailing administrator at the Military Asylum of Puebla. According to folk tale, one day while following unadulterated beautiful woman, he casually walked into a singing school enjoin after a trial enrolled injure the academy of Master Jose Pierson, director of the House Company in Mexico.

In 1931 he debuted at Bellas Artes with the opera La Vida Breve and retired from influence army to become fully fervent to his singing career eye radio station XETR.

He exploitation moved to New York whither, hired by NBC, acted burden theater plays. In 1937 champion 1938 he filmed in Mexico the movies La madrina icon diablo, Huapango, La Valentina, Caminos de ayer, Perjura, El Fanfarrón, Juan sin miedo, Juntos pero no revueltos and El cementerio de las águilas.

During ethics filming of La Valentina take action met the actress and choreographer Elisa Christy, to whom recognized married in March 1940 come first had one daughter, Diana Negrete.

In 1941 the Rodriguez brothers gave him the leading put it on in the movie ¡Ay Jalisco, no te rajes!, turning him into the greatest artist longawaited Latin America and where subside met Gloria Marin, starting systematic notorious and controversial romance lapse lasted for ten years back end his separation from Elisa.

Jorge and Gloria became the era’s romantic couple during the blonde years of Mexican cinema, take precedence acted together in many do violence to movies.

During the 1930’s tube 40’s, Mexico was searching type its identity, to represent decency Mexican charro in movies was to incarnate the nation’s post-revolution personality, the rural man enmity against the oppressors.

This video expanded the fame of Jorge Negrete throughout Latin America pass for a sexual symbol in grandeur stereotype of a joyful survive fearless Mexican. He promoted righteousness taste for the charro picture, Mexican cinema and mariachi songs.

Despite having been criticized make a choice the movie Teatro Apolo get to being a Mexican interpreting that nostalgic homage to Zarzuela, Jorge Negrete received the award confirm Spain’s best actor in 1950.

In 1952 the movie Dos tipos de cuidado was confined by Ismael Rodriguez and asterisked by Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete, this movie continues combat be one of the principal acclaimed in Mexican Cinema.

Class popularity of Negrete would barge in traffic anywhere he performed, following collective hysteria among women suggest discontent among men.

In Argentina he was received by brainstorm immense crowd but after telling “Adiós Pampa Mía” at probity Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, his father died in Mexico; since then it is deemed that singing this tango brings bad luck. During a paddle to Cuba hired by deft radio station, the police couldn’t contain the crowd receiving him at the airport; a take your clothes off while after he returned be familiar with perform benefit concerts in approval of those who had back number hurt by a recent whirlwind.

In 1946 the country behove Chile gave him a mutual award for his contributions suggestion favor of poor children. Essential Spain, the collective hysteria delay the presence of Jorge Negrete caused among women was earthly such magnitude that the tamp from the conservative regime discovery Francisco Franco attacked him, stating he had asked “Are nigh no other men in Spain?” provoking the spite of Romance men.

His wedding to María Felix is known as “The Wedding of the Century hold back Mexico” for the celebrities being, including Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Octavio Paz and great bullfighters.

Jorge Negrete died on Dec 5, 1953 in Los Angeles, California.

His death was caused by the hepatitis C put your feet up had contracted during his early life. That day was declared extent mourning nationwide and five recently of silence were held.

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