Pedro Septién Orozco (March 21, 1916 – December 19, 2013) was a Mexican sports broadcaster. He was nicknamed ''El Mago'' (Spanish for "The Wizard"). Septien was famous in
Mexico
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due to his vast knowledge about
Major League Baseball
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. He worked for
Televisa
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during most of his career in TV. He was also known as the
play-by-play
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announcer for the
Tigres del México baseball team.
Pedro Septién died at his home in Mexico City, of pneumonia.
Movies
Septién acted in several movies, as a sports broadcaster:
*''La venganza de Huracán Ramirez'' (1967)
*''El hijo de Huracán Ramírez'' (1966)
*''Juventud sin Dios'' (1962)
*''Piernas de oro'' (1958)
*''Pepito as del volante'' (1957)
*''Huracán Ramírez'' (1953)
*''Una calle entre tú y yo'' (1952)
*''El luchador fenómeno'' (1952)
*''El beisbolista fenómeno'' (1952)
*''Campeón sin corona'' (1946)
References
External links
IMDb article on Pedro "El Mago" SeptiénMexican Baseball Hall of the Fame, page dedicated to Pedro SeptiénDialogo Queretano article dedicated to Pedro Septién
Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame inductees
Mexican television personalities
Sportspeople from Querétaro City
1916 births
2013 deaths
Deaths from pneumonia in Mexico
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