German Valdes
| Germán Valdés | |
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Statue of Germán Valdés or Tin Tan on Génova Street in Zona Rosa of Mexico City
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| Born |
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés de Castillo 19 September 1915 Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Died |
29 June 1973 (aged 57) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Other names | Tin-Tan |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | 1944–1973 |
| Website | http://www.supermexicanos.com/tintan/ |
29 June 1973 (aged 57)
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés de Castillo (19 September 1915 – 29 June 1973), better known as Tin-Tan, was an actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. He often displayed the pachuco dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothers Manuel "El Loco" Valdés and Ramón Valdés. He made the language of the Mexican American pachucos famous in Mexico. A "caló" based in Spanglish, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexican immigrants.
He usually acted alongside his "" (blood brother), Marcelo Chávez, 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, 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 Marga López, Rosita Quintana, Silvia Pinal, Amalia Aguilar, Meche Barba, Ana Bertha Lepe, Maria Antonieta Pons, Tongolele and many more. He also collaborated closely with actress and comedian Fannie Kauffman, who was also known as Vitola, during their careers.
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