Jorge Negrete
The first nationally famous ranchera singer, Jorge Negrete appeared in three dozen films and recorded almost 200 songs during the 1930s, '40s, and early '50s, before dying at the height of his career. Born into a military family (his father earned the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Mexican Army during the revolution), Negrete initially followed in his father's footsteps, enrolling in Heroico Colegio Militar (his country's West Point) in 1925 and joining the army three years later.
In addition to the military, Negrete was also interested in music; he studied voice with José Pierson and became a talented opera singer (at one time, New York's Metropolitan Opera House offered him a secondary position). When hired by radio station XEW in 1930, however, he struggled to make the transition from opera to the more commercial ranchera style. After four years of development and growing acclaim, Negrete made a trip to New York to perform and was promptly hired by NBC. His career exploded during his brief stay in America; he collaborated with Xavier Cugat, earned bookings at Latin clubs, met his first wife (dancer Elisa Christy), and connected with cinematographer Ramón Peon, who cast Negrete in his first film, 1937's La Madrina del Diablo. Four years later, Ay Jalisco, No Te Rajes! assured his fame as "El Charro Cantor," the singing cowboy. He made 38 films in all and recorded several huge hits, including "Paloma Querida," "El Hijo del Pueblo," "Tequila con Limón," and the patriotic anthems "Mexico Lindo y Querido" and "Yo Soy Mexicano."
During the early '50s, Negrete worked with Pedro Infante, one of his main ranchera rivals, in Dos Tipos de Cuidado, and wed another film star, María Felix, in a marriage that Mexicans dubbed "the wedding of the century" (Felix's first appearance was in a Negrete film). One year later, he was dead from cirrhosis, not caused by alcoholism but hepatitis.
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The Platinum Collection
Amérique latine - Paru chez RGS Music le 30 sept. 2010
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El Charro Inmortal Grandes Exitos de Sus Peliculas, Vol. 1
Amérique latine - Paru chez WM Mexico le 1 avr. 2022
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Superpistas - Canta Como Jorge Negrete
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Modiner le 13 avr. 2009
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En Tiempos de Jorge Negrete (Vol. 2)
Divers - Paru chez A y M le 10 mai 2018
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El Increíble Jorge Negrete
Amérique latine - Paru chez Universal Digital Enterprises le 7 avr. 1947
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Tequila con limón (Remastered)
Amérique latine - Paru chez Artemis le 15 janv. 2024
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Mexico Lindo
Amérique latine - Paru chez MNR Media le 8 déc. 2010
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Lo Mejor de Jorge Negrete
Amérique latine - Paru chez EurotradeDigital le 21 juil. 2015
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20 Auténticas Joyas
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Pueblo Viejo le 3 oct. 2020
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Grandes Éxitos, Jorge Negrete Vol. 2
Musiques du monde - Paru chez 2021 ISWJ Digital le 30 juin 2023
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Jorge Negrete: 30 Hits
Amérique latine - Paru chez C.R. Digital Contents le 16 août 2011
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El Hijo del Pueblo
Amérique latine - Paru chez RCA Records Label le 19 août 2003
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Vintage Music No. 105 - LP: Jorge Negrete
Amérique latine - Paru chez Vintage Music le 20 mai 2010
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Lola Beltran, Pedro Infante y Jorge Negrete : Tres Estrellas En El Cielo, Vol. II
Lola Beltrán, Pedro Infante, Jorge Negrete
Amérique latine - Paru chez WM Mexico le 1 avr. 2022
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Jalisco Canta en Sevilla
Amérique latine - Paru chez Svetlana Novojilova Shulguina le 5 avr. 2011
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Vintage México Nº6 - EPs Collectors
Amérique latine - Paru chez Vintage Music le 19 août 1957
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RCA 100 Anos De Musica - Segunda Parte
Folk - Paru chez RCA Records Label le 7 nov. 2002
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"Serie All Stars Music" Nº26 Exclusive Remastered From Original Vinyl First Edition (Vintage Lps)
Amérique latine - Paru chez Vintage Music le 2 juin 2009
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Perjura
Musiques du monde - Paru chez RCA Records Label le 1 janv. 1944
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Corridos y Rancheras Sensacionales
Amérique latine - Paru chez Musicas de Mexico le 12 août 2016
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Cuando Un Mexicano Quiere
Musiques du monde - Paru chez MNR Media le 24 déc. 2010
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