Germán Valdés
| Germán Valdés | |
|---|---|
 Statue of German Valez or Tin Tan on Genova Street in "Zona Rosa" of Mexico City | |
| Born |
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés Castillo September 19, 1915 Mexico City, Federal District |
| Died |
June 29, 1973 (aged 57) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Other names | Tin-Tan |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1944–1973 |
| Website | |
| http://www.supermexicanos.com/tintan/ | |
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gomez Valdés Castillo (September 19, 1915 – June 29, 1973), better known as Tin-Tan, was an actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. He often displayed the pachuco dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothers Manuel "El Loco" Valdés and Ramón Valdés. He made the language of the Mexican American pachucos famous in Mexico. A "caló" based in Spanglish, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexican immigrants.
Life
He usually acted alongside his "carnal" (blood brother), Marcelo Chávez, who also accompanied Tin-Tan with a guitar. He was a prominent figure during his golden years of movie making, from 1949 onward. His 1948 movie, Calabacitas tiernas, a comedy, was chosen as one of the best in Mexican cinema [citation needed].
He has the record of having kissed the most actresses in his career [citation needed], some of them the beauties of their day. Some of his co-stars were Marga López, Rosita Quintana, Silvia Pinal, Amalia Aguilar, Meche Barba, Ana Bertha Lepe, Maria Antonieta Pons, Tongolele and many more. He also collaborated closely with actress and comedian Fannie Kauffman, who was also known as Vitola, during their careers.[1][2]
He was also one of several people who were originally intended to be on the front cover of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band but were ultimately excluded. [citation needed] He requested that Ringo swap him for a Mexican Tree, and he did. [citation needed]
He was the voice of Baloo the bear and Thomas O'Malley the cat in the Mexican Spanish dubbing of the Disney films The Jungle Book and The Aristocats; both roles were originally voiced by Phil Harris.
Tin-Tan was the subject of the 2005 documentary, Ni Muy Muy… Ni Tan Tan… Simplemente Tin Tán, by Manuel Márquez and Carlos Valdés, son of the comedian.
Death
He became ill with hepatitis, which degenerated into cancer. He then fell into a hepatic coma and died.
When he died he did not leave a fortune, just a testament to his wife Rosalía and his children Rosalía and Carlos.
His career left behind over 100 movies, 11 records, two short films, three Walt Disney dubs (Jungle Book, The Aristocats, and The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad)
The only recognition he received was the "Medalla Virginia Fábregas"(Medal Virginia Fábregas) a medal for 25 years of professional service by the "Asociación de Actores de México" (Association of Actors of México).
Quotes
An illustration of codeswitching word play: Hey Vato, how do you say "window" in English? (window appears verbatim in the original quote in Spanish).
Films
- Acapulco 12-22 (1971)
- Noche de muerte (1972)
- La mafia amarilla (1975)
- La Disputa (1972)
- El capitán Mantarraya (1973)
- Las tarántulas (1972)
- Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro (1971)
- El increíble profesor Zovek (1971)
- En estas camas nadie duerme (1970)
- Trampa para una niña (1971)
- Los cacos (1971)
- Caín, Abel y el otro (1970)
- El ogro (1971)
- Gregorio y su ángel (1970)
- Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (1970)
- El quelite (1970)
- Duelo en El Dorado (1969)
- Seis días para morir (1967)
- Viruta y Capulina (1967)
- Chanoc (1966)
- Loco por ellas (1966)
- El ángel y yo (1966)
- Especialista en chamacas (1965)
- Tintansón Crusoe (1965)
- Puerto Rico en carnaval (1965)
- Los fantasmas burlones (1965)
- Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964)
- Tin-Tan el hombre mono (1963)
- Fuerte, audaz y valiente (1963)
- El tesoro del rey Salomón (1963)
- ¡En peligro de muerte! (1962)
- Pilotos de la muerte (1962)
- Viva Chihuahua (1961)
- Locura de terror (1961)
- ¡Suicídate, mi amor! (1961)
- El duende y yo (1961)
- El pandillero (1961)
- Tin-Tan y las modelos (1960)
- Rebelde sin casa (1960)
- Variedades de medianoche (1960)
- Vivir del cuento (1960)
- La casa del terror (1960)
- El fantasma de la opereta (1960)
- El violetero (1960)
- Una estrella y dos estrellados (1960)
- La tijera de oro (1960)
- Vagabundo y millonario (1959)
- Escuela de verano (1959)
- Dos fantasmas y una muchacha (1959)
- El que con niños se acuesta (1959)
- Ferias de México (1959)
- Tres lecciones de amor (1959)
- El cofre del pirata (1959)
- Paso a la juventud (1958)
- Música de siempre (1958)
- Quiero ser artista (1958)
- Viaje a la luna (1958)
- Refifi entre las mujeres (1958)
- Escuela para suegras (1958)
- Las mil y una noches (película) (1958)
- La odalisca No. 13 (1958)
- Locos peligrosos (1957)
- Teatro del crimen (1957)
- Las aventuras de Pito Pérez (1957)
- Los tres mosqueteros y medio (1957)
- El gato sin botas (1957)
- El campeón ciclista (1957)
- El médico de las locas (1956)
- El vividor (1956)
- El sultán descalzo (1956)
- Lo que le pasó a Sansón (1955)
- El barba azul (1955)
- El hombre inquieto (1954)
- El vizconde de Montecristo (1954)
- Me traes de un ala (1953)
- Reportaje (película) (1953)
- Dios los cría (1953)
- La isla de mujeres (1953)
- El mariachi desconocido (1953)
- El vagabundo (1953)
- Chucho el remendado (1952)
- El bello durmiente (1952)
- El ceniciento (1952)
- ¡¡¡Mátenme porque me muero!!! (1951)
- Cuando las mujeres mandan (1951)
- ¡Ay, amor, cómo me has puesto! (1951)
- El revoltoso (1951)
- Simbad el mareado (1950)
- También de dolor se canta (1950)
- La marca del zorrillo (1950)
- El rey del barrio (1950)
- Soy charro de levita (1949)
- Calabacitas tiernas (1949)
- No me defiendas, compadre (1949)
- Músico, poeta y loco (1948)
- Con la música por dentro (1947)
- El niño perdido (1947)
- Hay muertos que no hacen ruido (1946)
- Song of Mexico (1945)
- El hijo de su madre obediente (1945)
- Hotel de verano (1944)
References
- ↑ "Vitola fallece a los 84 años". El Universal. 2009-02-23. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ↑ "´La Vitola´ se retiró a tiempo". El Universal. 2007-01-23. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
External links
- Germán Valdés at IMDb
- (Spanish) Documentary film contents at TuCinePortal, Perla Schwartz.
- (Spanish) Así era Tin Tan at SuperMexicanos, Guillermo Aguilera.
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