Pedro Infante (November 18, 1917 – April 15, 1957) was a popular Mexican actor and singer in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was born as José Pedro Infante Cruz in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. He appeared in about 60 films from 1939 on, and recorded about 350 songs from 1943 on.
Moving to the small, nearby town of Guamúchil (whence his nickname "Ídolo de Guamúchil") with his family. Infante worked as a carpenter from a young age. Infante's father, musician Delfino Infante García, fostered his keen interest in music, which inspired him to make his own guitar, a labour that took two years. In 1937, Pedro Infante sang for the first time in public at a local festival in Sinaloa. His first wife, María Luisa León, convinced him to move to Mexico City, where he acted for the radio Station XEB, and performed the music of Alberto Cervantes, José Alfredo Jiménez, Cuco Sánchez, Tomás Méndez, Rubén Fuentes, Salvador Flores, and others in concert halls. His first record, "El Soldado Razo", was recorded on November 19, 1943, on the Peerless label. Infante first appeared as an extra in the movie "En un burro tres baturros", and his career started with the film "La Feria de Las Flores" (1943).
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