- Tito Guízar
Infobox actor
name = Tito Guízar
image_size = 222px
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birthname = Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino
birthdate =8 April 1908
location = Guadalajara,Jalisco ,Mexico .
deathdate = death date and age|1999|12|24|1908|4|8|df=yes
deathplace = San Antonio,Texas ,United States Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino (
April 8 1908 -December 24 1999 ) was aMexican singer andactor . He was born in Guadalajara,Jalisco ,Mexico .In a career that spanned over seven decades, Guízar trained early as a
opera singer and traveled to New York in 1929 to record the songs ofAgustín Lara . He also performed both operatic and Mexican popular songs atCarnegie Hall , but he succeeded with his arrangements of popular Mexican and Spanish melodies such as "Cielito Lindo", "La Cucaracha", "Granada", and "You Belong to My Heart" (English version of "Solamente una Vez"). In 1936, his song "Allá en el Rancho Grande " launched the singing "charro " in Mexico after appearing in the film of the same name, succeeding as well in theUnited States .Guízar made numerous
television appearances, toured in most ofLatin American countries, recorded a significant number of songs, and had his ownradio show inLos Angeles , "Tito Guizar y su Guitarra". He also starred in dozens of films, including "Tropic Holiday" (1938), "St. Louis Blues" (1939), "Brazil" (1944), and "The Gay Ranchero" (1948), playing with such stars asEvelyn Keyes ,Dorothy Lamour ,Ray Milland ,Ann Miller ,Martha Raye ,Roy Rogers ,Mae West andKeenan Wynn . In the 1990s, he continued playing series parts in Mexican television.Guízar died from natural causes in
San Antonio, Texas at the age of 91.External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350268/ "IMDb" entry]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq2Oo-fbbFc Tito Guizar singing with Thalia]Persondata
NAME= Guízar, Tito
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Tolentino, Federico Arturo Guízar
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actor, singer
DATE OF BIRTH=8 April 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH= Guadalajara,Jalisco ,Mexico .
DATE OF DEATH= 1999-12-24
PLACE OF DEATH= San Antonio,Texas ,United States
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