Pedro Infante

Pedro Infante Cruz 18 November 1917  15 April 1957 better known as Pedro Infante was a Mexican actor and singer Hailed as one of the greatest actors of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema he is considered an idol of the Latin American people together with Jorge Negrete and Javier Solís who were styled as the Tres Gallos Mexicanos the Three Mexican Roosters Infante was born in Mazatlán Sinaloa Mexico and was raised in Guamúchil He died on 15 April 1957 in Mérida Yucatán in a plane crash during a flight en route to Mexico City His film career began in 1939 with him appearing in more than 60 films and starting in 1943 he recorded about 350 songs For his performance in the movie Tizoc he was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival