+ An unprecedented social phenomenon, more than 50 years of his tragic death
+ His humble life characters and suffering misfortunes key to success
+ had a reputation as a womanizer, and a love bug, drove him to the plane crash
by Héctor FLORES ESPINOSA
A 53-year tragic death of Pedro Infante's popularity continues to surprise not only to Mexicans, but in many countries, because he still remembers not only the date of his death, but also frequently in seeing their films, many of which are true classics campirano, or real dramas that are shaking the feelings of the spectators, even after they have seen his movies many times.
And it is worth noting that all the films of Pedro were the musical genre, because in almost all sing at least one complete song. Even though at the present time this kind and went out of fashion and not like many people, his films continue to draw atecnión and many even have Campro to have them as a collection.
Pedro Infante Cruz, was born on November 18, 1917, in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, but taken from an early age by their parents to Guamúchil, then really considered their homeland. His parents were very poor condition. His father was a musician and maybe that is where did your love of music, but also from a very young man was very fond of carpentry.
Pedro Infante with Esther White Pavón In 1932 he joined the Orquesta Estrella de Culiacán. Very soon married, despite having much luck with women. Her first marriage was in 1932 with Maria Luisa Leon, who opened the doors to let in the artistic environment. And it was not easy, because he walked three years singing in various restaurants, until it appeared in the XEW radio station and then came out with a contract in his hands.
They paid 12.50 for each program. And at that time was when he learned to read and write, because I went to work in films and had to read and learned the scripts.
is undeniable that the success of Pedro Infante, was due to the director Ismael Rodriguez, who directed much of all his films that brought him to fame also in screen, after that it was an idol on the radio for his songs.
Even his posthumous film "Tizoc", next to Maria Felix, achieved great international success, having been awarded the Golden Bear at Berlin Festival, posthumously, on the grounds that his performance was the best. And on this topic, it is worth noting that his talent in film proved the old adage that says "nobody is a prophet in his own country, because while abroad was rewarded, here the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts never gave him an award for their performances. Only nominated for the Ariel for his performances in 1947 for "When mourn the brave" in 1948 for "The three Huasteca" and in 1953 for "A corner near heaven." But for his films that had more impact and success and still have, "We the poor", "You rich" and "Pepe el Toro" even earned him if nominated as best actor.
However, as Steven Spielberg said when not rewarded with an Oscar despite their exitasos with "ET", "Jaws," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," Empire of the Sun "," Color pupura " what matters most is the recognition of those who see the film.
and have been so successful that Mexican film trilogy have a credible and tear melodrama, which to date has still remembers, for example, when Peter sang "Amorcito heart" and calling chiflidito with his beloved "the blasted" character interpetó Blanca Estela Pavón who was really his love partner, with whom he traveled on his first plane crash that caused a skull fracture Pedro and required them to put a large silver plate over most of his forehead and he looked well in some of his films.
Pedro Infante, as well as his love, he liked to be bold and "thrown", such as when required to enable it to himself and not an extra, as it required the director Ismael Rodríguez-handle the giant motorcycle used in "Full speed ATM" but it was not just to manage it, but even to perform the stunts, he plays along with a police officer Luis Aguilar motor.
And very soon fulfilled his desire to be taught to fly and bought his own plane, when luck favored him greatly as a film actor and singer, in 1951, which destroyed his first accident. Then in 1957 bought an airline had 12 aircraft.
His movies were and are still very successful, because he played believable characters of the popular genre: carpenter, traffic officer, a rancher in love, who followed them that many have had problems within that social circle depressed, but also captivating for his kindness and charisma, his bearing of a man in love.
He started in the film was an extra in 1939 in the film "In a three Baturros donkey, then worked on two short films, and later as a cast member on" The Fair of the Flowers "in 1942, which was not success. And in the beginning was very shy and his voice was too weak, and between teeth and that resulted in his first films was necessary that another actor will put his voice. Her first big screen success came in 1946 with "The three Smith." Was so successful they had to do a sequel entitled "The return of Smith."
And as the drama on the screen showing "A corner close to heaven "where he played a very poor man-Marga Lopez was the wife who lives in the roof of a house and he loses his son for lack of drugs and money, and helps Antonio Aguilar, but when was too late because the child was dead. Then, you will help him to present himself as a singer in a restaurant, then became famous and presumptuous, away from his wife, and just did so in real life, because they felt that success was overwhelming. So that soon left his wife and became involved with the characters on the screen, with Irma Dorantes, with whom she had a daughter in 1955 - married but the marriage was later annulled because there was no completed the trial of the first, and then Pavón Esther White, who died while traveling with Peter on the plane, "but later married Torrentera Lupita," who certainly has relatives still living in Colima, and she wrote in 1991 a book entitled "A great love: the truth in the life of Lupita Torrentera and Pedro Infante", published by Editorial Diana.
precisely the day as the annulment of his marriage to Irma Dorantes, Pedro decided to travel as a passenger in a cargo plane Famsa, of which he was partner-from Merida to Mexico City to negotiate a divorce with Maria Luisa Leon takeoff the plane crashed ground and died instantly Pedro, 15 April 1957. His funeral was really spectacular and frightening to see the amount of people who participated in the funeral and those who were in the streets.
It was a great devotee of the Virgin of Guadalupe and in 1954 sang for 30 hours straight in a marathon to raise money for the Basilica of Guadalupe, managing to raise over one million 300 thousand pesos.
never had problems with alcohol. I did not drink or at parties. He said that only drank two glasses of cognac as a sexual stimulant, shortly before a meeting with a woman.
Irma Dorantes, who said in 1997 that she was the true owner-love-de Pedro Infante, wished he would not say whether it is true that Peter sent him to compose a special song, but later learned it was "Our love" they wrote especially Rubén Fuentes and Alfredo Cervantes. For
and Colima was his idol Pedro Infante both his songs and movies by shooting, but were also pleased to have it frequently visit the city of Colima. He arrived in his black car convertible and slowly walked the main street from the garden to the main garden Núñez. And if you saw a woman walking sculpture, hugging his car onto the sidewalk and slowly circulating I threw compliments. Then, charging to the west of the city, to visit his friend of a different sexual preference. This, of course, is a topic that has not ever been touched in any book about her life. This has been a rumor that Peter also had different sexual preferences. And perhaps the only document that we can see that Peter himself came to visit, is a picture that is in possession of Professor Andrés Fuentes Bejarano and will include in a book he is preparing to edit, dedicated to the start and death of some famous theaters in the capital.
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