Personal Info
Birth date
1917-11-19 (107 Years)
Day of death
1957-04-15
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Also known as
Pedro Infante Cruz
Pedro Infante
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
The Innocent
6.5
Overview:
After a quarrel with her boyfriend on New Year's Eve, Mane drives her car from Mexico City to Cuernavaca to meet her parents in their country house. The car breaks down in the highway and Mane has to ask for help. Mechanic Cruci arrives and, after testing the car, offers Mane a ride on his motorcycle. Back in Mane's house, she invites him some drinks to celebrate New Year's Eve. They get drunk and, the morning after, Mane's parents arrive and find them sleeping together. Not knowing what happened, Mane and Cruci are forced to get married against their will.School for Tramps
7.9
Overview:
Alberto Medina is a famous composer whose car breaks down while he is on a trip. While looking for help, he finds the Valverdes' house and is welcomed in by Emilia, the mother of the family, who is known for taking in tramps.The Hawks
6.7
Overview:
The story of two half brothers who do not know they are such, who fight over a woman and nearly kill each other. One of them belongs to Los Gavilanes, a group of men who live live hidden and looting to give to the poor. Revenge, love and hate will at the end bring out the truth and everyone will get what he deserves.Tizoc
7.425
Overview:
An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness.Dos tipos de cuidado
8.294
Overview:
Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict between the former buddies begins.Cuidado con el amor
6.6
Overview:
Salvador accompanied by two friends of his father whom he calls uncles, they arrive at a fair in the village, there he meets Ana. When he wins a bet he is paid with a mortgaged house, to his surprise upon entering the hom he realizes that Ana and her mother live in it, provoking a funny entanglement with an explosive final.Los Tres Huastecos
8.2
Overview:
This is the story of three brothers - a priest, a soldier, and an outlaw - that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier and the priest move into two towns near the town the outlaw lives in. The drama will unfold once the three brothers meet each other.Full Spead Ahead
8.277
Overview:
A drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.El mil amores
7.2
Overview:
Carmen has a daughter, Patricia, who attends a school for young ladies where they think Carmen is married to a sailor. Viviano is a friend of Carmen and when she needs it, he poses as the father of Patricia and she believes is her father. Actually, Viviano is engaged with MariluWe the Poor
8
Overview:
Carpenter Pepe El Toro lives peacefully with his daughter Chachita in an impoverished Mexico City neighborhood. He pursues a romance with the pretty Celia, but tragedy comes knocking on his door when he is falsely accused of having perpetrated a felony.The Poulterer Hawk
7.9
Overview:
Two bumpkins in the big city fight over the same girl, until they realize that she's playing them against each other.The Three Garcías
7.9
Overview:
Ruled by a tough grandma, the Garcías are three charro cousins who fall in love with young American-born Lupita and fight for her love until grandma quiets them.The Third Word
6.7
Overview:
The English-language title of this Mexican musical was The Third Word. Singer Pedro Infante stars as a pampered young man who is sheltered by his doting aunts. Deciding that their darling boy needs an education, the ladies hire pretty schoolteacher Marga Lopez. Upon discovering that her pupil is 28 years old, Marga is momentarily nonplused, but then settles into her duties. Inevitably, romance blossoms between Pedro and Marga, much to the aunts' dismay.La vida no vale nada
8.2
Overview:
Pablo, a wandering laborer, has imprisoned himself in a hell of alcoholism. Cruz, a widow, reaches out to the troubled man, but even her compassion may not be enough to save him.Pepe El Toro
6.3
Overview:
The simple life and the values of loyalty and solidarity of the poor people in the environment of professional boxing, is the plot of this film, where Pepe el Toro shows the effort and tragedies that are experienced in this profession.The Black Sheep
7.831
Overview:
The Trevino family tries to overcome the irresponsible behavior of Don Cruz, an erratic father with numerous defects that contrast with his son Silvano, a young kid man that is incapable of passing judgment on his own father.Escándalo de estrellas
4.2
Overview:
The story of the adventures and entanglements of the son of a famous film producer who is forced to study law.No desearás la mujer de tu hijo
7.854
Overview:
An elderly man falls in love with a beautiful young woman, without knowing that she is in love with his son.Angelitos Negros
7.89
Overview:
Starring Mexican star Pedro Infante, "Black Angels" is about a couple formed by a beautiful woman and a singer, both white, who are parents of a black girl. The woman blames him, but the girl will suffer the racist treatment from her own mother. Mexican version of the famous novel by Fannie Hurst "Imitation of Life"Ahí viene Martín Corona
7.1
Overview:
Martin Corona, player and womanizer, defends the underprivileged, the poor and the needy. He will have to defend a Spanish girl and her servant from the clutches of the villainous of the town. Not only will he have to fight the bad guy, but against the pride of the girl who initially believes that he is the bad character and distrusts him. She was very proud to put him at her feet, but there was a problem, Martin Corona was due more to his people than anyone and she was not willing to risk losing it, so before marrying him, made him swear he would not intervene In other problems.Far from Heaven
7.6
Overview:
Pedro Gonzalez first gets into trouble as part of a criminal gang and then works honourably to become rich. Money is his undoing allowing him to become a womanizer and drinker, almost losing his wife. Finally he rejoins her, they have a son and he pays for his mistakes.Pablo y Carolina
7.3
Overview:
Torn between three lovers and bored by her typewriting classes, Carolina (Dillian) writes a passionate love letter to fictional Pablo Garza from Monterrey. The letter is sent by mistake and received by real Pablo Garza's girlfriend. Pablo himself (Infante) flies to Mexico City looking for an explanation. Carolina is rehearsing a musical show for her school dressed as a man. When Pablo meets her, she pretends to be her brother Anibal, a shy and feminine sailor. Pablo likes Anibal and invites "him" to a cabaret. After that, Carolina falls inlove with Pablo but resists to unveil her real self. Meanwhile, Pablo feels himself confused, because young "Anibal" is cute as an angel and has "those blue eyes..."School for Buglars
7.518
Overview:
The police plan to capture a killer by using a double that looks exactly as one of his victims.Gitana tenías que ser
7.5
Overview:
Pastora de los Reyes is a beautiful Spanish that goes to Mexico with a contract to film a movie. The main actors will receive her at the airport, among them is Paul, a little-known mariachi that has been chosen to become a new idol. Automatically, both had bad relations and during filming many discussions happens. This arguments gives way to a deep love.Acting
1994El hombre cine mexicano: Pedro Infante, el mito as Unknown
1966La vida de Pedro Infante as Unknown
1963This was Pedro Infante as Pedro Infante
1958School for Buglars as Víctor Valdés / Raúl Cuesta Hernández
1957Tizoc as Tizoc
1957Pablo y Carolina as Pablo Garza
1956The Innocent as Cutberto Gaudázar 'Cruci'
1956The Third Word as Pablo Saldaña
1956Pueblo Canto y Esperanza as Unknown
1956The Hawks as Juan Menchaca
1955Music School as Javier Prado
1955La vida no vale nada as Pablo Galván
1955School for Tramps as José Alberto Medina
1954Cuidado con el amor as Salvador Allende
1954El mil amores as Viviano Villarreal
1953Gitana tenías que ser as Pablo Mendoza
1953Reportaje as Edmundo Bernal
1953Dos tipos de cuidado as Pedro Malo
1953Anxiety as Unknown
1953Pepe El Toro as Pepe "El Toro"
1953Si, Mi vida as Cameo
1953Había una vez un marido as Unknown
1952El enamorado as Martín Corona
1952A Place Close to Heaven as Pedro González
1952Por ellas aunque mal paguen as Pedro
1952Los hijos de María Morales as José Morales (Pepe)
1952Ahí viene Martín Corona as Martín Corona
1952Far from Heaven as Pedro González
1952Necesito dinero as Unknown
1951¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? as Pedro Chávez Pérez
1951Full Spead Ahead as Pedro Chávez Pérez
1951Las Islas Marias as Felipe Ortiz Suárez
1951My General's Wives as General Juan Zepeda
1951The Poulterer Hawk as José Inocencio Meléndez 'El Gavilán'
1950Over the Waves as Juventino Rosas
1950They also sing of pain as Braulio Peláez
1950No desearás la mujer de tu hijo as Silvano
1949The Black Sheep as Silvano
1949The Seminarian as Miguel Morales
1949La Mujer Que Yo Perdí as Pedro Montaño
1949Dicen que soy mujeriego as Pedro
1948You the Rich as Pepe "El Toro"
1948Angelitos Negros as José Carlos Ruiz
1948Los Tres Huastecos as Juan de Dios Andrade / Lorenzo Andrade / Víctor Andrade
1948We the Poor as Pepe el Toro
1948Cartas Marcadas as Unknown
1947Soy charro de Rancho Grande as Antonio Aldama
1947Vuelven los García as Luis Antonio García
1947The Three Garcías as Luis Antonio García
1947La barca de oro as Unknown
1947Si me han de matar mañana as Unknown
1947Cuando lloran los valientes as Agapito Treviño 'Caballo Blanco'
1944Escándalo de estrellas as Ricardo del Valle y Rosales
1944Viva Mi Desgracia as Ramón Pineda
1943Cuando Habla El Corazon as Unknown
1943El ametralladora as Salvador Pérez Gómez 'El Ametralladora'
1943Mexicanos al Grito de Guerra as Lt. Luis Sandoval
1943Hooray for Women! as Chuy
1943La razón de la culpa as Unknown
1943La feria de las flores as Segundo amigo
1942Jesusita en Chihuahua as Unknown
1939En un burro tres baturros as (extra)
Sound
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