Felipe Gil, also known by his nickname El Charro was a Mexican singer and songwriter 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 was born in
Misantla, Veracruz, in 1913, into a family of musicians and he studied the music of the area.
He worked for a time with
Álvaro Ancona and in 1936 they were joined by
Jesús "Chucho" Navarro, forming the group El Charro Gil y Sus Caporales. In 1940 Ancona was replaced by Felipe's brother
Alfredo Gil
Alfredo Bojalil Gil (August 5, 1915 – October 10, 1999), also known by his nickname El güero, was a Mexican singer and the creator and principal founding member of the musical trio, Trio Los Panchos. As a member of Los Panchos, he was the th ...
. They disbanded in 1944, when Chucho Navarro and Alfredo Gil left the group to form the
Trío Los Panchos
Originally, Trio Los Panchos were a ''trío romántico'' formed in New York City in 1944 by Alfredo Gil, Chucho Navarro, and the Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican Hernando Avilés. The trio became one of the leading exporters of the bolero and the rom ...
with
Hernando Avilés Hernando is a common Spanish given name, equivalent to Fernando and the English Ferdinand. It may refer to:
Places
;Argentina
* Hernando, Córdoba
;Canada
* Hernando Island, British Columbia
;United States
* Hernando, Florida
* Hernando County, F ...
.
In 1939, Felipe Gil married the Mexican American vocalist
Eva Garza
Eva Garza (May 11, 1917 – November 1, 1966) was a Mexican-American singer and film actress who acquired international recognition in the 1940s and 1950s during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She collaborated on live radio shows and films wit ...
after they met during Garza's concert tour in Juarez, Mexico.
[''The Strachwitz Frontera collection of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings''- Eva Garza Biography on frontera.library.ucla.edu](_blank)
/ref> The pair later relocated to New York City, where they eventually raised three children before divorcing in 1953. Felipe Gil occasionally collaborated with his wife in his performances with Sus Caporales.Felicia Garza
Felicia Garza (born September 7, 1941, in San Antonio, Texas as Felipe Gil Jr.) is a Mexican-American songwriter, musician, singer and actress. Starting her show-business career in 1961, Garza participated in movies and had a successful singing ca ...
, had a successful career performing in film, television, and theater. She was born as Felipe Gil and came out as a trans woman
A trans woman or transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Trans women have a female gender identity and may experience gender dysphoria (distress brought upon by the discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their ...
at age 74 in 2016.
Discography
Los Angeles October 7, 1938 as ''"El Charro Gil y Sus Caporales (Navarro y Alvarez)"''
* Eso Si Como No (Felipe Gil)
* Lilongo (Felipe Gil)
* Tú Dirás (Pedro Galindo)
* Ya Ves Que Si, Pos No (Guillermo Bermejo)
* El Rey Del Aire (arranged by Chucho Navarro)
* El Pejul (Felipe Gil)
* El Arreo (Lorenzo Barcelata
Lorenzo Barcelata (July 24, 1898 – July 13, 1943) was a Mexican composer and actor born in Tlalixcoyan, Veracruz. He died in Mexico City from cholera, shortly before his 45th birthday.
Biography
Barcelata came from a musically oriented fami ...
)
* El Tejoncito (S. Briceño)
* Nomás Hágame Jalón (Chucho Navarro)
* Camioncita Flecha Roja (Raful Crayen)
* Si O Si (Miguel Prado)
* La Grandota (Chucho Navarro)Huapango
is a family of Mexican music styles. The word likely derives from the Nahuatl word that literally means 'on top of the wood', alluding to a wooden platform on which dancers perform dance steps. It is interpreted in different forms, the most ...
" (1938)
* La Cucaracha
La Cucaracha (, "The Cockroach") is a popular folk song about a cockroach who cannot walk. The song's origins are Spanish, but it became popular in the 1910s during the Mexican Revolution. The modern song has been adapted using the Mexican genr ...
(arranged by Gil and Navarro)
* Hay Que Ponerse Muy Chango (Felipe Gil)/ftmp " A La Orilla De Un Palmar" (1937)
* El Parrandero (Felipe Gil)
* La Morenona (Felipe Gil)/ftpm " La Virgen De La Sierra" (1939)
* Canción Del Mar (Felipe Gil)Tito Guízar
Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino (; 8 April 1908 – 24 December 1999), known professionally as Tito Guízar, was a Mexican singer and actor. Along with Dolores del Río, Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez, as well as José Mojica, Guízar was am ...
)/ftmp " El Cantor De La Radio" (1938)
* Sueño De Amor (Tito Guízar)/ftmp "El Cantor De La Radio" (1938)
* Trobador (Tito Guízar)/ftmp "El Cantor De La Radio" (1938)
* Lejos (Felipe Gil)
* El Cantador Del Pueblo (Tito Guízar)/ftmp "El Cantor De La Radio" (1938)
* Jalando (Tito Guízar)/ftmp "Mis Dos Amores
''Mis dos amores'' is a 1938 American Spanish-language drama film. Directed by Nick Grinde, the film stars Tito Guízar, Blanca de Castejón, and Emilia Leovalli. It was previewed in New York City on August 11, 1938, and opened in San Juan, Puert ...
" (1938)
* Ya Te Voy A Dar Tu Chaquí
* El Huarache (Jesús Navarro)
* Que Me Importa ( Rafael Hernández)
* Ya Ves Que Si...Pos No!Pepe Guízar
José Guízar Morfín, better known as Pepe Guízar (February 12, 1906 – 27 September 1980), was a Mexican composer, poet and musician. He composed the song "Guadalajara", a popular mariachi song. His tune, "A Poco No", can be heard in the 1941 ...
)
* Como México No Hay Dos (Pepe Guízar)
* Traigo Un Amor (Lyrics: Ernesto E. Cortázar, Music: Manuel M. Esperón)/ftmp "Jalisco No Te Rajes" (1941)
References
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1913 births
Mexican male songwriters
Singers from Veracruz
1956 deaths
20th-century Mexican male singers
People from Misantla