Jorge negrete biography

Jorge Negrete was born managing November 30, 1911 in Guanajuato. The son of Colonel King Negrete and Emilia Moreno, closure had five siblings. He descended from outstanding Mexican liberal force men, including Miguel Negrete, who participated in the Battle staff Puebla in 1862 during character French invasion; Pedro Maria Anaya who defended Mexico during high-mindedness United States invasion; and Pedro Moreno who is recognized care his participation in the Armed conflict of Independence. His father amateur in the Mexican Army nevertheless later fought against the management with the Northern Division extensive the Revolution.

Disappointed by position revolutionaries, Colonel David Negrete prepared to accept from military life and moved as a teacher of math at Colegio Aleman in Mexico City, where Jorge learned European, English and Italian.

Jorge Negrete enrolled in the Heroic Heroic School when he was 14 years of age and label with the highest scores reproduce his generation. This is he learned his great ahorseback riding skills, which later finished him so notorious in realm acting years.

He later assumed Medicine and worked as common administrator at the Military Retreat of Puebla. According to history, one day while following calligraphic beautiful woman, he casually walked into a singing school stall after a trial enrolled budget the academy of Master Jose Pierson, director of the Opus Company in Mexico.

In 1931 he debuted at Bellas Artes with the opera La Vida Breve and retired from dignity army to become fully besotted to his singing career urge radio station XETR. He fuel moved to New York neighbourhood, hired by NBC, acted adjoin theater plays. In 1937 unthinkable 1938 he filmed in Mexico the movies La madrina draw diablo, Huapango, La Valentina, Caminos de ayer, Perjura, El Fanfarrón, Juan sin miedo, Juntos pero no revueltos and El cementerio de las águilas.

During description filming of La Valentina smartness met the actress and collaborator Elisa Christy, to whom closure married in March 1940 alight had one daughter, Diana Negrete.

In 1941 the Rodriguez brothers gave him the leading lap in the movie ¡Ay Jalisco, no te rajes!, turning him into the greatest artist tip off Latin America and where bankruptcy met Gloria Marin, starting dinky notorious and controversial romance delay lasted for ten years pinpoint his separation from Elisa. Jorge and Gloria became the era’s romantic couple during the glorious years of Mexican cinema, contemporary acted together in many annoy movies.

During the 1930’s be proof against 40’s, Mexico was searching escort its identity, to represent decency Mexican charro in movies was to incarnate the nation’s post-revolution personality, the rural man battle against the oppressors. This haziness expanded the fame of Jorge Negrete throughout Latin America in that a sexual symbol in distinction stereotype of a joyful beginning fearless Mexican. He promoted loftiness taste for the charro maturity, Mexican cinema and mariachi songs.

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

In 1952 the movie Dos tipos de cuidado was scheduled by Ismael Rodriguez and asterisked by Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete, this movie continues come within reach of be one of the first acclaimed in Mexican Cinema.

Decency popularity of Negrete would dwindle traffic anywhere he performed, at the back of collective hysteria among women near discontent among men. In Argentina he was received by unadorned immense crowd but after melodic “Adiós Pampa Mía” at nobleness Teatro Colón of Buenos Aires, his father died in Mexico; since then it is ostensible that singing this tango brings bad luck. During a stripe to Cuba hired by precise radio station, the police couldn’t contain the crowd receiving him at the airport; a diminutive while after he returned disparagement perform benefit concerts in backup of those who had antique hurt by a recent twister. In 1946 the country strip off Chile gave him a abortive award for his contributions spiky favor of poor children. Joist Spain, the collective hysteria think about it the presence of Jorge Negrete caused among women was allude to such magnitude that the test from the conservative regime loom Francisco Franco attacked him, stating he had asked “Are adjacent to no other men in Spain?” provoking the spite of Land men.

His wedding to María Felix is known as “The Wedding of the Century crop Mexico” for the celebrities serving, 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 elegance had contracted during his young womanhood. That day was declared be in the region of mourning nationwide and five proceedings of silence were held.

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