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Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés y Castillo (19 September 1915 – 29 June 1973), known professionally as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, singer and comedian who was born in
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but was raised and began his career in
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, Chihuahua. He often displayed the
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dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothers Manuel "El Loco" Valdés and
Ramón Valdés Ramón Antonio Esteban Gómez Valdés y Castillo (2 September 1923 – 9 August 1988) was a Mexican actor and comedian. He is best remembered for his portrayal of Don Ramón. He is also recognized as one of Mexico's best comedians. Born in Mexi ...
. He made the language of the border Mexican, known in Spanish as ''fronterizos
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s'', famous in Mexico. A " caló" based in
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, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexicans on the Mexican side of the border, specifically Ciudad Juarez.


Origin of name

Tin Tan began his career by calling himself ''Topillo'' (slang for the trickster), which a friend of his stated sounded too vulgar and uncouth for a comedian. He suggested instead the nickname Tin Tan (based on the phonetic sound of bells ringing), which Tin Tan originally disliked but grew to like and use professionally for his whole career.


Career

His movie career came as a complete surprise to everyone. He used to work as a sweeper for the XEJ station in
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when he decided to try and mimic the Radio Announcers for fun. Unbeknownst to him, the actual announcer had left the microphone on. His quick wit and funny personality garnered him acclaim and he was quickly promoted to the main radio announcer himself. It was under these circumstances that legendary
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Paco Miller contacted him to act in films, and his career began. He usually acted alongside his "
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" (blood brother),
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, 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 ''Tender Pumpkins'' or ''Tender Little Pumpkins'' (Spanish: ''Calabacitas tiernas'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Rosita Quintana and Nelly Montiel.Mora, pg. 84 This film marke ...
'', a comedy, was chosen as one of the best in Mexican cinema . He has the record of having kissed the most actresses in his career , some of them the beauties of their day. Some of his co-stars were
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and many more. He also collaborated closely with actress and comedian
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, who was also known as Vitola, during their careers. He was also one of several people who were originally intended to be on the front cover of
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' '' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' but declined the invitation. He requested that Ringo swap him for a Mexican Tree known as "El Arbol de la Vida", the Tree of Life, and he did. He was the voice of Baloo the bear and Thomas O'Malley the cat in the Mexican Spanish dubbing of the Disney films ''
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'' and ''
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''; both roles were originally voiced by
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. 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. He left behind a legacy of over 100 movies, 11 records, two short films, and 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"(Virginia Fábregas Medal), a medal given for 25 years of professional service by the "Asociación de Actores de México" (Association of Actors of México).


Quotes

An illustration of
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: ''Hey Vato, how do you say "window" in English?'' (window appears verbatim in the original quote in Spanish).


Legacy

On 19 September 2019, the 104th anniversary of his birth, he was honored with a Google Doodle that reached Central America, Iceland, Italy and Sweden.


Selected filmography

* '' El que la traga, la paga'' (1943) * '' Summer Hotel'' (1944) * ''
The Disobedient Son ''The Disobedient Son'' (Spanish:''El hijo desobediente'') is a 1945 Mexican comedy film directed by Humberto Gómez Landero and starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Delia Magaña.Herrera-Sobek p.1080 Cast * Germán Valdés as Germán Ric ...
'' (1945) as Germán Rico / Tin Tan * ''
Song of Mexico ''Song of Mexico'' is a 1945 American musical film written and directed by James A. FitzPatrick and starring Adele Mara, Edgar Barrier, George J. Lewis, Jacqueline Dalya, José Pulido and Raquel De Alva. It was released on December 28, 1945, by ...
'' (1945) as Tin Tan (uncredited) * ''
The Noiseless Dead ''The Noiseless Dead'' (Spanish: ''Hay muertos que no hacen ruido'') is a 1946 Mexican comedy horror film directed by Humberto Gómez Landero and starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Amanda del Llano.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.113 Cast * ...
'' (1946) * ''
Music Inside ''Music Inside'' (Spanish:''Con la música por dentro'') is a 1947 Mexican musical comedy film directed by Humberto Gómez Landero, starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Marga López.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.113 Cast * Germán Valdés ...
'' (1947) as Tin Tán / Hortensia * '' The Lost Child'' (1947) as Agustín peón Torre y Rey; Tincito * ''
Music, Poetry and Madness ''Music, Poetry and Madness'' (Spanish title:''Músico, poeta y loco'') is a 1948 Mexican comedy film directed by Humberto Gómez Landero and starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Meche Barba.Hershfield & Maciel p.73 Cast * Germán Valdé ...
'' (1948) as Tin Tan * ''
Tender Pumpkins ''Tender Pumpkins'' or ''Tender Little Pumpkins'' (Spanish: ''Calabacitas tiernas'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Rosita Quintana and Nelly Montiel.Mora, pg. 84 This film marked ...
'' (1949) as Tin tan * ''
Rough But Respectable ''Rough But Respectable'' or ''I Am a Chic Charro'' (Spanish: ''Soy charro de levita'') is a 1949 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Rosita Quintana.Holmstrom, p. 225 Parti ...
'' (1949) as Tin Tan * '' No me defiendas, compadre'' (1949) as Tin Tan * ''
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad ''The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad'' is a 1949 American animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures and directed by Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney and James Algar with Ben Sharpsteen as production ...
'' (1949) (Latin Spanish dub) * ''
El rey del barrio ''The King of the Neighborhood'' (''El rey del barrio'') is a 1950 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares. Synopsis Tin Tan is a highly popular inhabitant of his neighborhood, where he has a faithful band of followers. He's ...
'' (1950) as Tin Tan * ''
The Mark of the Skunk ''The Mark of the Skunk'' (Spanish:''La marca del zorrillo'') is a 1950 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Silvia Pinal and Marcelo Chávez.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117 The film's sets were ...
'' (1950) as Tin / El vizconde de Texmelucan * ''
También de dolor se canta ''También de dolor se canta'' (''You also sing because of sadness'') is a Mexican film of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. It stars Pedro Infante, Irma Dorantes and Guillermina Grin. It also features a number of cameo roles from Mexican actors f ...
'' (1950) as Tin Tan * ''
Sinbad the Seasick ''Sinbad the Seasick'' (Spanish:''Simbad el mareado'') is a 1950 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Marcelo Chávez and Famie Kaufman.Agrasánchez p.34 Main cast * Germán Valdés as Simbad ...
'' (1950) as Simbad * '' El revoltoso'' (1951) as Tin Tan * ''
Oh Darling! Look What You've Done! ''Oh Darling! Look What You've Done To Me!'' (Spanish:''¡Ay, amor, cómo me has puesto!'') is a 1951 Mexican romantic comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Rebeca Iturbide and Marcelo Chávez.Monsiváis ...
'' (1951) as Tin Tan * ''
Kill Me Because I'm Dying! ''Kill Me Because I'm Dying!'' (Spanish: ''¡¡¡Mátenme porque me muero!!!'') is a 1951 Mexican comedy film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Germán Valdés, Óscar Pulido and Yolanda Montes.Agrasánchez p.40 Cast * Germán Valdés as ...
'' (1951) as Tin-Tan * ''
When Women Rule ''When Women Rule'' (Spanish: ''Cuando las mujeres mandan'') is a 1951 Cuban musical comedy film directed by Joseph P. Mawra and starring Federico Piñero, Alberto Garrido (comedian), Alberto Garrido and Germán Valdés. The Mexican star Valdés, a ...
'' (1951) * ''
Las locuras de Tin-Tan ''Las locuras de Tin-Tan'' ("The Follies of Tin-Tan") is a 1952 Mexican film. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes. Cast * Germán Valdés - Tin-Tan * Carmelita González - Lolita * Marcelo Chávez - Marcelo * Evangelina Elizondo - Paloma * ...
'' (1952) as Tin-Tan * ''
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'' (1952) as Valentín Gaytán * ''
Chucho the Mended ''Chucho the Mended'' (Spanish:''Chucho el remendado'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Alicia Caro and Perla Aguiar.Espinoza p.231 Partial cast * Germán Valdés as Tin Tan / Val ...
'' (1952) as Tin Tan / Valentín Gaytán * ''
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'' (1952) as Tin Tan * ''
The Beautiful Dreamer ''The Beautiful Dreamer'' (Spanish: ''El bello durmiente'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Lilia del Valle and Wolf Ruvinskis.Schroeder Rodríguez p.117 The film's sets were desi ...
'' (1952) as Triquitrán * ''
You've Got Me By the Wing ''You've Got Me By the Wing'' (Spanish: ''Me traes de un ala'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Silvia Pinal and Aurora Segura.Amador, p. 116. Cast * Germán Valdés as Tin Tan * ...
'' (1953) as Tin Tan * ''
The Island of Women ''The Island of Women'' (Spanish: ''La isla de las mujeres'') is a 1953 Mexican film directed by Rafael Baledón and starring Germán Valdés, Lilia del Valle and The Julian Sisters.Baugh, p. 249. A man is stranded on a desert island which is ru ...
'' (1953) as Tin Tan * '' The Vagabond'' (1953) as La Chiva * '' God Created Them'' (1953) as Tin Tan * ''
The Unknown Mariachi ''The Unknown Mariachi'' (Spanish:''El mariachi desconocido'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Rosa de Castilla and Gloria Mange.Agrasanchez p.26 The film's sets were designed by t ...
'' (1953) as Agustín / Tin Tan * ''
Reportaje ''Reportaje'' ("Report News") is a 1953 Mexican film. The film brought together an extraordinary ensemble cast of the most important stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and was held for charitable purposes for the A.N.D.A ''(Asociación N ...
'' (1953) as Pachuco composer * '' El vizconde de Montecristo'' (1954) as Inocencio Dantés * '' El hombre inquieto'' (1954) as Germán Valdés / Abel Caim * ''
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'' (1955) as Ricardo * ''
Look What Happened to Samson ''Look What Happened to Samson'' (Spanish:''Lo que le pasó a Sansón'') is a 1955 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Ana Bertha Lepe and Yolanda Varela.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117 Main cas ...
'' (1955) as Tin Tan / Sansón * ''
Barefoot Sultan ''Barefoot Sultan'' (Spanish:''El sultán descalzo'') is a 1956 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Yolanda Varela and Óscar Pulido.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.116 Main cast * Germán Valdés as ...
'' (1956) as Sultán Casquillo * '' El vividor'' (1956) as Atliano Valadez * '' El médico de las locas'' (1956) as Apolonio Borrego * '' Teatro del crimen'' (1957) as Germán Valdés, cantante * '' Las aventuras de Pito Pérez'' (1957) as Pito Pérez; Jesús Pérez Gaona * '' El campeón ciclista'' (1957) as Cleto García * ''
Puss Without Boots ''Puss Without Boots'' (Spanish:''El gato sin botas'') is a 1957 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Germán Valdés, Martha Valdés and Nono Arsu.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117 Cast * Germán Valdés as Agustín Tancre ...
'' (1957) as Agustín Tancredo (El Gato) / Don Victorio Tancredo * ''
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'' (1957) as Federico * '' Los tres mosqueteros y medio'' (1957) as Federico * ''
Escuela para suegras ''Escuela para suegras'' ("School for Stepmothers") is a 1958 Mexican film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares. It was produced by Fernando de Fuentes and adapted from the play by Sixto Pondal Ríos. Cast * Germán Valdés - (as Tin Tan Germa ...
'' (1958) as Tin Tan * '' Refifi entre las mujeres'' (1958) as Refifí * '' Viaje a la luna'' (1958) * '' Quiero ser artista'' (1958) as Tin Tan * ''
Música de siempre Música de siempre is a 1958 film produced by the A.N.D.A. that provided work for hundreds of union members at a time when the Regent of Mexico City Ernesto P. Uruchurtu cracked down on the entertainment business. The film is a combination of acts ...
'' (1958) * '' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1958) as Ven Aquí * ''
La odalisca No. 13 ''La odalisca No. 13'' ("Odalisque Number 13") is a 1958 Mexican comedy film starring Germán Valdés, María Antonieta Pons, and Viruta and Capulina (Marco Antonio Campos and Gaspar Henaine Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 – 30 September 2 ...
'' (1958) as Quintín * '' Paso a la juventud'' (1958) as Casimiro * '' Tres lecciones de amor'' (1959) as Germán Valadez * '' Vagabundo y millonario'' (1959) as Antonio García / Andrés Aguilar * '' El cofre del pirata'' (1959) * '' Ferias de México'' (1959) * '' El que con niños se acuesta'' (1959) as Chon / Encarnación Bernal * '' Dos fantasmas y una muchacha'' (1959) as Germán Pérez * '' Escuela de verano'' (1959) as Casimiro Bellavista y Manduriano * '' Vivir del cuento'' (1960) as Crisoforo Pérez (Choforo) * '' La casa del terror'' (1960) as Casimiro * '' Variedades de medianoche'' (1960) as Germán Gómez * ''
Rebel Without a House ''Rebel Without a House'' (Spanish:''Rebelde sin casa'') is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Benito Alazraki and starring Germán Valdés, Ana Bertha Lepe and Óscar Ortiz de Pinedo.Monsiváis & Kraniauskas p.117 Cast * Germán Valdés as Te ...
'' (1960) as Teodoro Silva * '' La tijera de oro'' (1960) as Pablo Emilio Campos * '' Tin-Tan y las modelos'' (1960) as Marcos Alonso Chimalpopoca * '' Una estrella y dos estrellados'' (1960) as Tin Tán * '' El violetero'' (1960) as Lorenzo Miguel * '' The Phantom of the Operetta'' (1960) as Aldo / Baldomiro Valdes * '' El pandillero'' (1961) as Pepe Álvarez del Monte * '' El duende y yo'' (1961) as Modesto Fauno * '' Locura de terror'' (1961) as Pacifico otero * '' ¡Suicídate, mi amor!'' (1961) as Raúl González * '' Viva Chihuahua'' (1961) * '' Pilotos de la muerte'' (1962) as Octano Pérez y Pérez * '' ¡En peligro de muerte!'' (1962) as Marshall Nylon * '' El tesoro del rey Salomón'' (1963) as Tin Tan * '' Fuerte, audaz y valiente'' (1963) * '' Tin-Tan el hombre mono'' (1963) as Tin Tan * ''
Face of the Screaming Werewolf ''Face of the Screaming Werewolf'' is a 1965 horror film created by low budget film maker Jerry Warren. The film was created by combining parts of two unrelated Mexican horror films, '' La Casa del Terror'' (1960), and ''La Momia Azteca'' (1957 ...
'' (1965)Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co., Inc. . Page 148 as Man Who Sleeps in Wax Museum and Saves Woman in Apartment * '' Tintansón Crusoe'' (1965) as Tin-Tan Cruz / Guaraní * '' Los fantasmas burlones'' (1965) as Cyril Ludovico Churchill * '' Especialista en chamacas'' (1965) as Don Guille * '' Puerto Rico en carnaval'' (1965) * '' Loco por ellas'' (1966) as Ángel Macías / Alberto Macías / Padre de Ángel y Alberto * '' El ángel y yo'' (1966) as Rito * '' Detectives o ladrones'' (1967) as Harry * '' Seis días para morir'' (1967) as José - Globero * '' Chanoc'' (1967) * ''
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'' (1967) (Latin Spanish dub) * '' Duelo en El Dorado'' (1969) as Compadre Barrera * '' Gregorio y su ángel'' (1970) as Devil * '' El capitán Mantarraya'' (1970) as Capitán Mantarraya * '' Chanoc en las garras de las fieras'' (1970) as Tin Tan / Tsekub Baloyán * ''
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'' (1970) as Proculo * ''
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'' (1970) (Latin Spanish dub) * '' Trampa para una niña'' (1971) * ''
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'' (1971) * ''
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'' (1971) as Sabas * '' Caín, Abel y el otro'' (1971) * '' Chanoc contra el tigre y el vampiro'' (1972) as Tsekub Baloyán * '' The Incredible Professor Zovek'' (1972) as Chalo * '' Los cacos'' (1972) * '' Las tarántulas'' (1973) as Tsekub Baloyán * ''
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'' (1973) (Latin Spanish dub) * '' La Disputa'' (1974) * '' Acapulco 12-22'' (1975) as Pirata * '' La mafia amarilla'' (1975) as Germán * '' Noche de muerte'' (1972) as Germán (final film role)


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Documentary film contents
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at SuperMexicanos, Guillermo Aguilera. {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdes, German 1915 births 1973 deaths Golden Age of Mexican cinema Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors Mexican people of Spanish descent Mexican people of Italian descent Male actors from Mexico City Singers from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican male actors 20th-century comedians 20th-century Mexican male singers