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.
Movies & TV Shows
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We the Poor (1948) — Pepe el Toro
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Dos tipos de cuidado (1953) — Pedro Malo
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Los tres huastecos (1948) — Juan de Dios Andrade / Lorenzo Andrade / Víctor Andrade
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Full Spead Ahead (1951) — Pedro Chávez Pérez
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The Three Garcías (1947) — Luis Antonio García
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School for Tramps (1955) — José Alberto Medina
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The Black Sheep (1949) — Silvano
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The Poulterer Hawk (1951) — José Inocencio Meléndez 'El Gavilán'
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You the Rich (1948) — Pepe "El Toro"
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Los hijos de María Morales (1952) — José Morales (Pepe)
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Black Angels (1948) — José Carlos Ruiz
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El mil amores (1954) — Viviano Villarreal
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Tizoc (1957) — Tizoc
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La Vida No Vale Nada (1955) — Pablo Galván
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Dicen que soy mujeriego (1949) — Pedro
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¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? (1951) — Pedro Chávez Pérez
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No desearás la mujer de tu hijo (1950) — Silvano
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The Hawks (1956) — Juan Menchaca
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A Place Close to Heaven (1952) — Pedro González
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School for Buglars (1958) — Víctor Valdés / Raúl Cuesta Hernández
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Music School (1955) — Javier Prado
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Las Islas Marias (1951) — Felipe Ortiz Suárez
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Pepe El Toro (1953) — Pepe "El Toro"
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El enamorado (1952) — Martín Corona
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Watch Out for Love (1954) — Salvador Allende
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The Innocent (1956) — Cutberto Gaudázar 'Cruci'
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Ahí viene Martín Corona (1952) — Martín Corona
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They also sing of pain (1950) — Braulio Peláez
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I Need Money (1951) — Manuel
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Pablo y Carolina (1957) — Pablo Garza
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Gitana Tenias Que Ser (1953) — Pablo Mendoza
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The Third Word (1956) — Pablo Saldaña
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Far from Heaven (1952) — Pedro González
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My General's Wives (1951) — General Juan Zepeda
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Vuelven los García (1947) — Luis Antonio García
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The Woman I Lost (1949) — Pedro Montaño
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The Seminarian (1949) — Miguel Morales
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Reportaje (1953) — Edmundo Bernal
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Por ellas aunque mal paguen (1952) — Pedro
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Anxiety (1953) — Carlos Iturbe y Valdivia / Gabriel Lara / Rafael Lara