Jorge Negrete

Über Jorge Negrete

Jorge Negrete trained as an operatic baritone before turning his classical technique on the ranchera and inventing the screen archetype of the singing charro. From his 1941 starring role in ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! through more than 40 films, he carried the suit, the horse, and the patriotic anthem into the golden age of Mexican cinema. Among Mexicans living abroad, his recording of México Lindo y Querido became a second national anthem. He died at 42 in Los Angeles while filming, at the peak of his fame.