Pedro Infante

Birth Name:

Pedro Infante Cruz

Birth Place:

Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

His most popular film, 1948's "We the Poor," was the biggest hit in Mexican film history
Won a Silver Bear from the Berlin International Film Festival for Best Actor for "Tizoc" in 1957
Won an Ariel Award for Best Actor for "La vida no vale nada" in 1956
Formed his own band at the age of 16 and began performing on the radio in Mexico City two years later
Made his screen acting debut in the short film "El organillero" in 1939
Worked in the fishing industry and in construction before becoming an actor
Quote: "(On surviving his first plane crash in 1949): "You see that I was right? Of course I felt something․ But death can do nothing against me․""
Best known as an actor and singer who is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Mexican cinema and an idol to the Latin American people
Recorded about 350 Spanish-language songs during his career, including "Amorcito Corazon," which was his favorite
Upon news of his death in 1957, the government had to declare a national day of mourning for hundreds of thousands of grief-stricken Mexicans, and one newspaper headline read, "His Death Was Like a Bomb in Everyone's Heart․"

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