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Jorge Negrete, also known as "el Charro Cantor," is one of the most popular Mexican singers and actors of all time. He was the first to die of the Tres Gallos Mexicanos, or 'Three Mexican Roosters' (as he, Infante and Javier Solís, were known). His opera-trained baritone was featured in many movies of Mexico's Epoca de Oro.

Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno was born in Guanajuato on November 30th, 1911. He was the son of General David Negrete and Emilia Moreno. He was raised with his brother David and three sisters; Consuelo, Emilia and Teresa. He and David studied at Guanajuato's St. Mary Catholic school and the German School Alexander Von Humboldt, where he learned German, English, French and Italian. At... Read More

City Of Origin:

Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno on Nov 30, 1911 in Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico,

Genre:

World

Birthdate:

11/30/1911

Death date:

12/05/1953