Pedro Infante
Actor
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.
Filmography
We the Poor
as Pepe el Toro 1948
Dos tipos de cuidado
as Pedro Malo 1953
The Three Garcías
as Luis Antonio García 1947
Full Spead Ahead
as Pedro Chávez Pérez 1951
School for Tramps
as José Alberto Medina 1955
The Black Sheep
as Silvano 1949
The Poulterer Hawk
as José Inocencio Meléndez 'El Gavilán' 1951
You the Rich
as Pepe "El Toro" 1948
Angelitos Negros
as José Carlos Ruiz 1948
La vida no vale nada
as Pablo Galván 1955
Los hijos de María Morales
as José Morales (Pepe) 1952
El mil amores
as Viviano Villarreal 1954
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
as Silvano 1950
Dicen que soy mujeriego
as Pedro 1949
The Hawks
as Juan Menchaca 1956
Tizoc
as Tizoc 1957