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and

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, as well as

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, Guízar was among the few Mexicans who made history in the early years of Hollywood.

Career

In a career that spanned over seven decades, Guízar trained early as an opera singer and traveled to New York City in 1929 to record the songs of

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. In addition, Guízar performed both operatic and Mexican popular songs at

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, but he succeeded with his arrangements of popular Mexican and Spanish melodies such as ''

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'', ''

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'' (English version of ''Solamente una Vez''). In 1936, his song "

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" ("There on the Big Ranch") launched the singing ''

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'' in Mexico after appearing in the film of the same name, succeeding as well in the United States. Guízar made numerous television appearances, toured in most of

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countries, recorded a significant number of songs, and had his own radio show in Los Angeles, ''Tito Guízar y su Guitarra'' ''(Tito Guízar and his Guitar)''.

Films

He also appeared in dozens of films, including ''

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'' (1938), ''

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'' (1938), ''

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'' (1939), '' The Llano Kid'' (1939), ''

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'' (1944), and ''

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'' (1948), playing with such stars as

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and

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. In the 1990s, he continued playing series parts in Mexican television.

Death

Guízar died from natural causes in

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, Texas at the age of 91.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1935) - Café Singer * ''

'' (''There on the Big Ranch'') (1936) - José Francisco Ruelas * ''Amapola del camino'' (1937) - Antonio Rosales * ''

'' (1938) - Specialty * ''

'' (1938) - Ramón * ''

Mis Dos Amores ''Mis dos amores'' is a 1938 American Spanish-language drama film. Directed by Nick Grinde, the film stars Tito Guízar, Blanca de Castejón, and Emilia Leovalli. It was previewed in New York City on August 11, 1938, and opened in San Juan, Puert ...

'' (''My Two Loves'') (1938) - Julio Bertolin * ''El trovador de la radio'' (1938) - Mario del Valle * ''

'' (1939) - Rafael San Ramos * '' Bachelor Father'' (1939) - Carlos del Rio *'' The Llano Kid'' (1939) - Enrique Ibarra aka The Llano Kid * ''El rancho del pinar'' (1939) - Alberto Galindo * '' Allá en el Trópico'' (''Back in the Tropics'') (1940) - José Juan García * '' De México llegó el amor'' (1940) - Tito * '' Blondie Goes Latin'' (1941) - Manuel Rodríguez * ''

Beautiful Michoacán ''Beautiful Michoacán'' (Spanish: ''¡Qué lindo es Michoacán!'') is a 1943 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Tito Guízar, Gloria Marín and Víctor Manuel Mendoza.Hellier-Tinoco p.282 A wealthy woman trave ...

'' (1943) - Ernesto * '' Amores de ayer'' (1944) - Tito * ''

'' (1944) - Miguel Soares * ''Adiós, Mariquita linda'' (1944) * ''

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'' (1945) - Jorge * Como México no hay dos'!'' (1945) * '' Mexicana'' (1945) - 'Pepe' Villarreal * '' The Thrill of Brazil'' (1946) - Himself * ''

On the Old Spanish Trail ''On the Old Spanish Trail'' is a 1947 American Trucolor Western film starring Roy Rogers and directed by William Witney. Plot Cast *Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers *Trigger as Trigger, the Smartest Horse in the West *Tito Guízar as Rico / Th ...

'' (1947) - Rico - aka The Gypsy * ''

'' (1948) - Nicci Lopez * '' El Gallero'' (1948) - Gabriel * '' En los Altos de Jalisco'' (''In the Highlands of Jalisco'') (1948) - Juan Chávez * ''Ahí viene Vidal Tenorio'' (1949) * ''De Tequila, su mezcal'' (1950) - Tito * ''Sindicato de telemirones'' (1954) - Luis Manrique * ''De ranchero a empresario'' (1954) - Tito * ''El plagiario'' (1955) * '' The Sin of Being a Woman'' (1955) - Javier Morales * ''Los hijos de Rancho Grande'' (1956) - José Francisco * ''Locura musical'' (1958) - Himself * ''

Music and Money ''Music and Money'' (Spanish:''Música y dinero'') is a 1958 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Rafael Portillo and starring Tito Guízar, Luis Aguilar and Pedro Vargas.Agrasánchez p.63 The film's sets were designed by the art director Ma ...

'' (1958) * ''Música en la noche'' (1958) * ''The Time and the Touch'' (1962) - Max * ''Allá en el rancho de las flores'' (1983) * ''Reclusorio'' (1997) - Tito Iriarte (segment "Eutanasia o asesinato") * ''La Usurpadora'' (1998) - Don Panchito

References

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