José Jiménez Fernández (born 11 February 1943), commonly known as Joselito, is a former child singer and film star in Spain, primarily active during the 1950s and 1960s.
Career
Joselito was born in
Beas de Segura
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(
Jaén), northeast
Andalucia
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in Spain. Joselito made his film debut at the age of 13 and began making other films, including ''
The Little Nightingale'', ''
The Song of the Nightingale'', ''
The Nightingale in the Mountains
''The Nightingale in the Mountains'' (Spanish: ''El ruiseñor de las cumbres'') is a 1958 Spanish musical film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Roberto Camardiel and Dolores Villaespesa. Written by Jaime Garcia-Herranz with t ...
'', ''
Listen To My Song'', ''
The Little Colonel'', ''Aventuras de Joselito en América'', ''
The Two Little Rascals
''The Two Little Rascals'' (Spanish: ''Los dos golfillos'') is a 1961 Spanish drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Maria Piazzai and Luz Márquez.de España p.9
The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann
Sigfrido B ...
'', ''
Lovely Memory
''Lovely Memory'' (Spanish: ''Bello recuerdo'') is a 1961 Mexican-Spanish musical drama film directed by Antonio del Amo and starring Joselito, Libertad Lamarque and Sara García.Bentley p.144
The film's sets were designed by Sigfrido Burmann.
...
'', and ''
The White Horse'' with
Antonio Aguilar
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza (17 May 191919 June 2007) was a Mexican singer, actor, songwriter, equestrian, film producer, and screenwriter with a dominating career in music. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 mill ...
. Besides acting, Joselito was a popular child singer with a very distinguished voice having sung such songs as "La Campanera", "Dónde estará mi vida", "Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo", "En un pueblito español", "Clavelitos", "Doce Cascabeles", "Las Golondrinas", "El Pastor", "Granada" and "Ave María". He toured several countries in his youth.
He was out of the public eye until adulthood, when he became a media entrepreneur. In 1990, he was arrested by Angolan authorities on charges of gun and drug trafficking. Subsequently, he was deported to Spain, where he was jailed. In 2002 ''La Jaula del Ruiseñor'' was released, an authorized biography of Joselito's life.
There he wrote that jail was the best thing that had ever happened to him and that it had helped him to overcome his drug addiction as well as to give him a different outlook on life.
Upon his release, he has participated in the
Spanish version of the ''
Survivor'' television series, and collaborated on the movie ''
Spanish Movie
''Spanish Movie'' is a 2009 Spanish parody film directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera and written by Paco Cabezas. The film was conceived as a Spanish version of the spoof films that were appearing at the time, continuing the trend begun by the Scary Mov ...
'', and he is currently living in
Utiel
Utiel is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Requena-Utiel in the Valencian Community, Spain.
According to the 2014 census, the municipality has a population of 12,082 inhabitants.
The Shrine of El Remedio is located on top of the Sierra de U ...
(Valencia).
Discography
Songs
(Selective)
*"El ruiseñor"
*"La Campanera"
*"Dónde estará mi vida"
*"Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo"
*"En un pueblito español"
*"Clavelitos"
*"Doce Cascabeles"
*"Las Golondrinas"
*"El Pastor"
*"Granada"
*"Ave María"
Filmography
(Selective)
References
External links
1943 births
Living people
Spanish male child actors
Spanish child singers
Spanish male singers
Singers from Andalusia
Male actors from Andalusia
Spanish male film actors
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