Felipe Bojalil Gil
Felipe Bojalil Gil ( El Charro Gil ; born April 21, 1912 in Misantla , † 1956 ) was a Mexican singer and composer.
Gil belonged to a family of musicians. The brother of Alfredo , Carlos , Pablo and Chucho Martínez Gil came to be known as El Charro Gil . He founded the group El Charro Gil Y Sus Caporales , with whom he recorded several albums in the 1930s and 1940s. His songs like El tilín tolón , Vida azul , El piojo y la pulga , Lilongo , Canta Morena , El pijul and Quihubo have been interpreted by many Mexican singers. In 1939 he married the singer Eva Garza . Her son Felipe Bojalil Garza also became known as a singer.
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- Richard K. Spottswood: Ethnic Music on Records: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893-1942. Vol. 4: Spanish, Portuguese, Philippines, Basque , University of Illinois Press, 1990, ISBN 9780252017223 , pp. 1914-19
- Roberto Peredo: Diccionario Enciclopédico Veracruzano: Gil, Felipe
- Felipe Bojalil Gil on MusicBrainz (English)
- Felipe Bojalil Gil at Allmusic (English)
- Charro Gil at Discogs (English)
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bojalil Gil, Felipe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | El Charro Gil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican singer and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Misantla |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1956 |