Germán Valdés
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo (born September 19, 1915 in Mexico City , † June 27, 1973 ibid.), Known as Tin Tan , was a Mexican actor.
Live and act
Valdés grew up in Ciudad Juarez and worked there for the local radio. He came to Mexico City with the impresario Paco Miller and got a small role in René Cardona's film Hotel de Verano in 1943 . The following year he worked in the Mexican-American production Song of Mexico and then made five films with director Humberto Gómez Landero . His breakthrough as a comedian was in Gilberto Martínez Solares ' film Calabacitas tiernas (1949).
He then worked with great Mexican comedians such as Marcelo Chávez , Famie Kauffmann and José René Ruiz Martínez ( Tun Tun ) and starred in the classic Mexican film También de dolor se canta alongside Pedro Infante . In the 1960s he achieved convincing performances as a voice actor in the Disney productions The Jungle Book and The Aristocats .
Valdés had eight siblings. His brothers Ramón Valdés and Manuel Valdés ( El Loco ) were also known as comedians. The latter was the father of the singer Cristian Castro . His daughter Rosalía Valdés also became known as a singer in the 1980s.
Web links
- Tin Tan: El Pachuco, el Artista, El Hombre
- BBC: Tin Tan, el comediante mexicano que popularizó el espanglish
- Las Noticias Mexico - Germán Valdés Tin Tán
- Germán Valdés in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valdés, Germán |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tin tan; Gómez Valdés Castillo, Germán Genaro Cipriano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 19, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico city |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 27, 1973 |
| Place of death | Mexico city |