Miguel Aceves Mejía (13 November 1915 – 6 November 2006) was a Mexican actor, composer and singer. Miguel Aceves Mejía, or "the God of

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" as he was popularly known, was born in

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, and was registered in

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in the state of

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. He became a popular

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star during its golden age and was widely regarded for his interpretations of various Mexican musical genres, particularly the

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. Originally part of a traveling theater company, Aceves began recording for the first time in 1938 with the trio ''Los Porteños''. At the beginning of his career he interpreted mainly boleros, and Mexican Rancheras rhythms. During his career he recorded more than 1600 songs on 140 discs and starred in 64 films. He was one of the three greatest of all time with his dearly friends

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and

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. He was the first Mexican folkloric singer to travel around the American continent with world tours, accompanied by the

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of Tecatitlán. His fame took him in a tour to Spain where he filmed two movies with the great actress and singer La Faraona

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. Among his greatest hits are ''El Pastor'', ''La del Rebozo Blanco'', ''Se Me Hizo Fácil'', ''Yo Tenía un Chorro de Voz'', '' Vaya con Dios'', ''La

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'', ''El Jinete'', ''El Crucifijo de Piedra'' and ''Cuatro Caminos''. He was noted for composing such songs as ''El Pescado Nadador'' and ''Oh, Gran Dios'', even though his forté was primarily as a singer in his own right. Following the rise to popularity of Jalisco-born ranchera singer,

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. Mejía's status as "the King of the falsetto" was given to Záizar by the public. In 1945, Aceves began dedicating himself solely to singing and, following the deaths of

and

, ventured into the world of cinema. In 1959 he appeared in ''

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''. Aceves died just a few days short of his 91st birthday on 6 November 2006 in

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. As is tradition in Mexico, his body lay under the rotunda of the

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Filmography

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'' (1962) * '' Los cinco halcones'' (1962) * '' Asesinos de la lucha libre'' (1962) * '' Martín Santos el llanero'' (1962) * '' Viva Chihuahua'' (1961) * '' ¿Dónde estás, corazón'' (1961) * ''

El Buena Suerte ''El buena suerte'' ("The Good Luck") is a 1961 Mexican film directed by Rogelio A. González with Miguel Aceves Mejía and Sara García. It was one of three ranchera comedies that year by González based on screenplays by Janet Alcoriza (formerl ...

'' (1961) * '' Paloma brava'' (1961) * ''

Los fanfarrones ''Los fanfarrones'' is a 1960 Mexican western comedy film directed by Rogelio A. González, and starring Miguel Aceves Mejía, Flor Silvestre, Julio Aldama, Mauricio Garcés, Irma Dorantes, Verónica Loyo, and Joaquín García Vargas Joaquín ...

'' (1960) * ''Bala perdida'' (1960) * '' ¡Viva quien sabe querer!'' (1960) * '' Las canciones Unidas'' (1960) * '' Viva la parranda'' (1960) * ''

Three Black Angels ''Three Black Angels'' (Spanish: ''Tres angelitos negros'') is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Miguel Aceves Mejía, Yolanda Varela and Pedro Vargas.Amador & Blanco p.158 Cast * Miguel Aceves Mejía as Ángel ...

'' (1960) * '' Me importa poco'' (1960) * ''

Dos tipos con suerte ''Dos tipos con suerte'' is a 1960 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Miguel Morayta. It stars Miguel Aceves Mejía and Ana Casares. Production design for the film was by Emilio Rodríguez Mentasti. Cast *Miguel Aceves Mejía * Ana Ca ...

'' (1960) * '' El ciclón'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1959) * '' Mi niño, mi caballo y yo'' (1959) * ''

El cariñoso ''El cariñoso'' ("The Loving") is a 1959 Mexican film. It was written by Luis Alcoriza Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a respected Mexican screenwriter, film director, and actor. Alcoriza was born in ...

'' (1959) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Sabrás que te quiero'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) * '' Guitarras de medianoche'' (1958) * '' Tú y la mentira'' (1958) * ''

Cuatro copas ''A Few Drinks'' (Spanish: ''Cuatro copas'') is a 1958 Mexican musical film written and directed by Tulio Demicheli and starring Libertad Lamarque, Miguel Aceves Mejía and Raúl Ramírez. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gunther ...

'' (1958) * '' La feria de San Marcos'' (1958) * '' El gallo colorado'' (1957) * ''

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'' (1957) * '' Hay ángeles con espuelas'' (1957) * ''Que me toquen las golondrinas'' (1957) * '' ¡Que seas feliz!'' (1956) * '' Historia de un amor'' (1956) * '' Limosna de amores'' (1955) * ''

To the Four Winds ''To the Four Winds'' (Spanish:''A los cuatro vientos'') is a 1955 Mexican musical film directed by Adolfo Fernández Bustamante and starring Rosita Quintana, Miguel Aceves Mejía and Joaquín Pardavé.Amador p.191 The film's art direction was by ...

'' (1955) * '' El águila negra en 'El vengador solitario''' (1954) * '' Camelia'' (1954) * ''

'' (1953) * '' La mentira'' (1952) * '' Cartas a Ufemia'' (1952) * ''

We Maids ''We Maids'' (Spanish: ''Nosotras las sirvientas'') is a 1951 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza and starring Alma Rosa Aguirre, Domingo Soler and Rubén Rojo.Amador, p. 70. The film's art direction was by Francisco ...

'' (1951) * '' Ella y yo'' (1951) * '' Por querer a una mujer'' (1951) * '' Donde nacen los pobres'' (1950) * '' De pecado en pecado'' (1948) * '' Pecadora'' (1947) * '' Rancho Alegre'' (1941)

References

External links

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El Mundo

Biografía de Miguel Aceves Mejía
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mejia, Miguel Aceves Ranchera singers 1915 births 2006 deaths Mexican composers of popular or traditional folk music People from Ciudad Juárez Mexican male film actors People from Chihuahua (state) Mexican male composers 20th-century Mexican male actors 20th-century Mexican male singers