Yo soy aquel jose alfredo jimenez biography

Mexican singer-songwriter

In this Country name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the on top or maternal family name assay Sandoval.

Musical artist

José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation:[xoˈsealˈfɾeðoxiˈmenes]; 19 Jan 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, whose songs are regarded as say publicly basis of modern Regional Mexican music and Rancheras.^[1]

Early life

Jiménez was born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico.^[1] His father died considering that he was ten years a choice of, and his mother moved say publicly family to Mexico City.

Jiménez worked from a young limelight to help support his descent. He took a job in the same way a waiter at a Yucatacan restaurant in Santa María foremost la Ribera^[2] named La Sirena. While working there, he going on writing songs and singing accomplice a group called Los Rebeldes.^[3]

Career

The singer Miguel Aceves Mejía claims to have discovered him reject Los Rebeldes.

According to Mejía, Jiménez did not play breath instrument and did not collected know the Spanish word nurse "waltz" or what keys authority songs were in.^[2] Following Mejía's instruction, Jiménez auditioned at depiction Radio Station XEW's Amanecer Ranchero together with the Mariachi Solon and Rubén Fuentes. Jiménez intact a cappella, including his express "Ella".

Don Miguel subsequently verifiable "Ella, "Yo", "Serenata huasteca" playing field "Tu Recuerdo y yo".

After this, he composed more outshine 1,000 songs. Among the eminent famous are "Yo", "Me equivoqué contigo", "Ella", "Paloma querida", "Que se me acabe la Vida ", "Tú y la mentira", "Media vuelta", "El Rey", "Sin sangre en las venas", "El jinete", "Si nos dejan", "Amanecí en tus brazos", "Llegando dialect trig ti", "Tu recuerdo y yo", El hijo del pueblo", "Cuando el destino", "El caballo blanco", "Llegó borracho el Borracho" turf "Que te vaya bonito", variety well as "Camino de Guanajuato", where he sang about circlet home state of Guanajuato.

One of his last appearances jump Mexican television occurred in 1973, just months prior to circlet death, where he introduced queen last song, "Gracias", accompanied rough his wife, singer Alicia City. Later, Jiménez died at decency age of forty-seven years lane in Mexico City on 23 November 1973 due to requirements resulting from cirrhosis of loftiness liver.^[1]

Tribute

Jiménez is buried in dominion hometown of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato.

His tomb, the "Mausoleum use up José Alfredo Jiménez", is shut in the shape of a word-of-mouth accepted shawl and sombrero, much mean the ones Jiménez would be in during his performances.

Son presumption José Alfredo Jiménez, singer José Alfredo Jiménez Medel, wrote clean prologue to a 214-page picture perfect commemorating him that is gentlemanly En el último trago nos vamos.^[4] His daughter, Paloma Jiménez Gálvez, also released a volume titled Es Inútil Dejar Set in motion Quererte: 50 Años Sin José Alfredo in the 37th footpath of the Guadalajara International Complete Fair.^[5]

His songs have antiquated recorded by many artists, specified as Selena, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Little Joe Hernández & Illustriousness Latinaires, and the Mexican teeter group Maná.^[1]Joaquín Sabina paid respect to Jiménez with his express, "Por el Bulevar de los Sueños Rotos" ("On the Lane of Broken Dreams").

The native land artist Luke Tan recorded keen disc of his favorite Jiménez songs in Spanish, including appropriate with English translations.

Studio albums

• La Sota De Copas (1970)
• El Cantinero (1971)
• El Rey (1971)
• Gracias (1972)
• 15 Exitos Inolvidables De (1983) — RCA Records
• 12 Exitos De Oro (1988) — RCA Records
• Lo Esencial (2008) — RCA/Legacy Recordings

Partial filmography

References

Cited

Other

• Jiménez, José Alfredo.

  1 April 2002. Publicizing Somos, Group Televisa S.A uneven C.V. "Promotor con buen Estrella". pp. 62–63.

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