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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Jorge Negrete. Vol. 2
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Brisa Records on 30 mei 2011
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The Platinum Collection
Latijns-Amerika - Released by RGS Music on 30 sep. 2010
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El Charro Inmortal Grandes Exitos de Sus Peliculas, Vol. 1
Latijns-Amerika - Released by WM Mexico on 1 apr. 2022
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Superpistas - Canta Como Jorge Negrete
Wereldmuziek - Released by Modiner on 13 apr. 2009
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En Tiempos de Jorge Negrete (Vol. 2)
Divers - Released by A y M on 10 mei 2018
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El Increíble Jorge Negrete
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 7 apr. 1947
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Tequila con limón (Remastered)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Artemis on 15 jan. 2024
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Mexico Lindo
Latijns-Amerika - Released by MNR Media on 8 dec. 2010
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Lo Mejor de Jorge Negrete
Latijns-Amerika - Released by EurotradeDigital on 21 jul. 2015
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20 Auténticas Joyas
Wereldmuziek - Released by Pueblo Viejo on 3 okt. 2020
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Grandes Éxitos, Jorge Negrete Vol. 2
Wereldmuziek - Released by 2021 ISWJ Digital on 30 jun. 2023
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Jorge Negrete: 30 Hits
Latijns-Amerika - Released by C.R. Digital Contents on 16 aug. 2011
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Vintage Music No. 105 - LP: Jorge Negrete
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Vintage Music on 20 mei 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
Latijns-Amerika - Released by WM Mexico on 1 apr. 2022
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Jalisco Canta en Sevilla
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Svetlana Novojilova Shulguina on 5 apr. 2011
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Vintage México Nº6 - EPs Collectors
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Vintage Music on 19 aug. 1957
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RCA 100 Anos De Musica - Segunda Parte
Folk - Released by RCA Records Label on 7 nov. 2002
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"Serie All Stars Music" Nº26 Exclusive Remastered From Original Vinyl First Edition (Vintage Lps)
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Vintage Music on 2 jun. 2009
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Perjura
Wereldmuziek - Released by RCA Records Label on 1 jan. 1944
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Corridos y Rancheras Sensacionales
Latijns-Amerika - Released by Musicas de Mexico on 12 aug. 2016
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Cuando Un Mexicano Quiere
Wereldmuziek - Released by MNR Media on 24 dec. 2010
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