Ángel Infante Cruz (
Acaponeta
Acaponeta is both a municipality and a town in the northern part of the Mexican state of Nayarit. The town is located at the geographical coordinates of . The population of the municipality was 34,665 in the 2005 census, living in a total area of ...
,
Nayarit
Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...
, México; 1 October 1914 –
Ciudad de México
Mexico City is the capital and largest city of Mexico, as well as the most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world, and is classified as an Alpha world city according to the ...
15 December 1987) was a popular Mexican actor and singer of the
Golden Age of Mexican cinema
The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema (Spanish: la Época de Oro del Cine Mexicano), spanning the 1930s to 1950s, was a prolific era during which Mexico emerged as the leading film producer in Latin America. Filmmakers during this period tackled themes ...
. He appeared in more than 120 films, 47 of which were great successes. In more than 30 films he appeared alongside his younger brother, the actor and singer
Pedro Infante
Pedro Infante Cruz (; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema.
Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 Apri ...
, who died in an aviation accident in 1957. Ángel Infante was known for having visited Cuba on eight occasions, and even having presented his pistols as a gift to
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban politician and revolutionary who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President of Cuba, president ...
. His daughter is the TV actress
Sonia Infante
Sonia Angélica Infante López (2 February 1944 – 16 July 2019), known as Sonia Infante, was a Mexican film and television actress.
The daughter of Ángel Infante, she followed him and her uncle Pedro into an acting career. Her film debut was ...
.
El País
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br>NECROLÓGICAS Ángel Infante, actor y cantante
17 DIC 1987 "El actor y cantante mexicano Ángel Infante falleció en Ciudad de México a los 75 años. Era hermano del también actor y cantante Pedro Infante, que murió en un accidente de aviación en 1957, y padre de la actriz Sonia Infante. El cantante, que visitó Cuba en ocho ocasiones, regaló sus pistolas a Fidel Castro. Intervino en más de 120 películas, 47 de las cuales fueron estelares y más de 30 al lado de su hermano." He appeared in films such as ''
The Two Orphans'', ''
Corner Stop'',
''Women's Prison'', ''
Here Comes Martin Corona
''Here Comes Martin Corona'' (Spanish: ''Ahí viene Martín Corona'') is a 1952 Mexican comedy western film directed by Miguel Zacarías and starring Pedro Infante, Sara Montiel and Eulalio González.Agrasánchez p.75 It was shot at the Churubusc ...
'', ''
My General's Women
''My General's Women'' (Spanish: ''Las mujeres de mi general'') is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Ismael Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Lilia Prado and Chula Prieto.Heredia p.140
The film's sets were designed by the art director ...
'',
''Full Speed Ahead'', ''
What Has That Woman Done to You?'', ''
The Atomic Fireman'', and
''Love for Sale''.
Filmography
* 1948 ''
Flor de caña
''Flor de caña'' ("Sugarcane Flower") is a 1948 Mexican film directed by Carlos Orellana. It was written by Luis Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza de la Vega (September 5, 1918 – December 3, 1992) was a Mexican screenwriter, film director, and ...
''
* 1948 ''
Ustedes los ricos'' ... Man who fights with Pepe (uncredited)
* 1948
Enrédate y verás
* 1948 ''
Esquina, bajan...!'' ... Menchaca 'Rayito de Sol'
* 1949 ''
El gran Calavera'' ... Employee of Ramiro (uncredited)
* 1949
Canta y no llores... (uncredited)
* 1949 Cara sucia
* 1949
Dicen que soy mujeriego ... Man in the cantina (uncredited)
* 1949
El abandonado ... Gambler (uncredited)
* 1949 El charro y la dama
* 1949
El gran campeón ... Friend of Jorge (uncredited)
* 1949 El seminarista ... Bus passenger (uncredited)
* 1949
En cada puerto un amor (uncredited)
* 1949 Hay lugar para... dos ... Menchaca
* 1949
La hija del penal ... Policeman (uncredited)
* 1949 ''
The Woman I Lost
''The Woman I Lost'' (Spanish: ''La mujer que yo perdí'') is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Rodríguez and starring Pedro Infante, Blanca Estela Pavón and Silvia Pinal.Riera p.56 It was shot at the Tepeyac Studios in Mexico City. ...
'' ... Marcial
* 1949 Las puertas del presidio ... Marcial, el Plegao (uncredited)
* 1949
No me quieras tanto... ... Hotel employee (uncredited)
* 1950 ''
Las dos huerfanitas'' ... Hospital employee (uncredited)
* 1950 ''
Piña madura''
* 1950
Cuatro contra el mundo
''Cuatro contra el mundo'' (Spanish: ''Four Against the World'') is a 1950 Mexican film noir crime drama film directed by Alejandro Galindo, who also wrote the screenplay alongside Gunther Gerzso, and starring Víctor Parra and Leticia Palma, a ...
... Manejador de cervecería
* 1950 Donde nacen los pobres
* 1950 ''
Duel in the Mountains'' ... Train conductor (uncredited)
* 1950 Guardián, el perro salvador
* 1950 La dama del alba ... Anselmo (uncredited)
* 1950 La posesión ... Rubén
* 1950 Nuestras vidas
* 1950 Pata de palo ... Manuel, mayordomo (uncredited)
* 1950 Pecado de ser pobre ... Factory employee (uncredited)
* 1951 ''
A.T.M. A toda máquina!'' ... Comandante
* 1951 ''
Amor vendido'' ... Waiter (uncredited)
* 1951 ''
El siete machos'' ... Don Guadalupe
* 1951 ''
Las mujeres de mi general'' ... Sarmiento, el traidor
* 1951 Noche de perdición ... Miembro criminal (uncredited)
* 1951
¡¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?! ... Comandante
* 1951 Capitán de rurales ... Rendón
* 1951
Cárcel de mujeres ... Gloria's husband (uncredited)
* 1951
Corazón de fiera ... Benjamín
* 1951
El papelerito ... Driver (uncredited)
* 1951 Ella y yo... Friend of Pedro
* 1951
La estatua de carne (uncredited)
* 1951 La marquesa del barrio ... Zacatecas
* 1951 Pecado ... Invitado (uncredited)
* 1951
Peregrina (uncredited)
* 1951 Sentenciado a muerte
* 1951 Tierra baja ... Pepe
* 1952 ''
Dancing, Salón de baile'' ... Police detective
* 1952 ''
El bombero atómico'' ... Policeman
* 1952 ''
Una mujer sin amor'' ... González (uncredited)
* 1952 ''
Ahí viene Martín Corona'' ... Lencho
* 1952 Dos caras tiene el destino ... Esbirro de Salcedo
* 1952 El beisbolista fenómeno ... Ramón
* 1952 El enamorado ... Nacho
* 1952 ''
The Lone Wolf'' ... Raymundo
* 1952 Hay un niño en su futuro (uncredited)
* 1952 Necesito dinero ... Roberto
* 1952 Por ellas aunque mal paguen ... José Manuel Campos
* 1952
Siempre tuya
* 1953
Esos de Pénjamo ... Enrique
* 1954 La sobrina del señor cura ... Tomá Rendón (el Tomasón)
* 1955 Tu vida entre mis manos ... Doctor Pérez
* 1956 Los gavilanes ... Roberto
* 1957 La justicia del gavilán vengador ... Jesús
* 1957 La ley de la sierra
* 1958 Aquí está Heraclio Bernal ... Antonio Bernal
* 1958
El gran premio ... Fernando González
* 1958 El rayo de Sinaloa: La venganza de Heraclio Bernal
* 1958 La guarida del buitre
* 1958 La rebelión de la sierra
* 1958
Los muertos no hablan ... Mayor
* 1958 Los tres vivales ... Ángel Vaca
* 1959
Yo... el aventurero ... Gregorio Carriles
* 1960 Bala de Plata ... Regino
* 1960 Dos gallos en palenque
* 1960 Me importa poco
* 1961 El gato ... Don Pedro Herrera
* 1961 Los inocentes
* 1961 Tirando a matar
* 1964 El rostro de la muerte ... Comisario
* 1964 La banda del fantasma negro
* 1964 Yo, el valiente
* 1966 La vida de Pedro Infante ... Voz de Pedro
* 1974 El desconocido ... Don Julio
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Infante, Angel
1914 births
1987 deaths
Male actors from Nayarit
20th-century Mexican male singers
Golden Age of Mexican cinema