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Fernando Manuel Alonso Gómez de Valdés y Castillo (21 January 1931 – 28 August 2020) was a Mexican actor and comedian. A member of the
Manuel Valdés was born on 21 January 1931 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. His parents were Rafael Gómez-Valdés Angellini and Guadalupe Castillo. Valdés had eight siblings: Rafael, Germán, Guadalupe, Pedro, Armando, Ramón, Cristóbal, and Antonio.
The Valdés-Castillo family moved to Nuevo Laredo when Manuel was seven years old because the elder Valdés worked for the Mexican customs agency and had to move frequently. Germán Valdés was already successful as "Tin-Tan." He wanted to buy the family a house, but his father turned him down and they moved to Mexico City.
At the age of 13, Manuel had his first film experience, working as an extra in ''El hijo desobediente'' and receiving pay of 12 pesos. He took up dancing and at the age of 19 became a dancer with Televicentro. His first experience as a comedian was on ''Variedades de medio día'' alongside
Valdés family
The Valdés is a Mexican family consisting of famous comedians and singers.
Some notable members are:
* Germán Valdés, a comedian ( "Tin-Tan").
**Rosalía Valdés, an actress and singer daughter of Germán.
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, he was the brother of Ramón Valdés, who portrayed "Don Ramón" on the sitcom ''El Chavo
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Religion
* El (deity), a Semitic word for "God"
People
* EL (rapper) (born 1983), stage name of Elorm Adablah, a Ghanaian rapper and sound engineer
* El DeBarge, music artist
* El Franco Lee (1949–2016), America ...
'', and Germán Valdés (a.k.a. "Tin Tan"). He was also the father of singers Cristian Castro
Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Veronica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés ...
and Marcos Valdés
Marcos Valdés Bojalil is a Mexican television actor and singer in Mexico. He is best known for his starring role in the series ''Ladrón de corazones''.
He is the son of Manuel Valdés and half-brother of Cristian Castro.
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. He died of complications of cancer
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.
Personal life
Manuel Valdés was born on 21 January 1931 in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. His parents were Rafael Gómez-Valdés Angellini and Guadalupe Castillo. Valdés had eight siblings: Rafael, Germán, Guadalupe, Pedro, Armando, Ramón, Cristóbal, and Antonio.
The Valdés-Castillo family moved to Nuevo Laredo when Manuel was seven years old because the elder Valdés worked for the Mexican customs agency and had to move frequently. Germán Valdés was already successful as "Tin-Tan." He wanted to buy the family a house, but his father turned him down and they moved to Mexico City.
At the age of 13, Manuel had his first film experience, working as an extra in ''El hijo desobediente'' and receiving pay of 12 pesos. He took up dancing and at the age of 19 became a dancer with Televicentro. His first experience as a comedian was on ''Variedades de medio día'' alongside Héctor Lechuga
Héctor Lechuga (18 April 1927 – 13 July 2017) was a Mexican actor, comedian, political commentarist and radio personality.
Lechuga died of a heart attack after suffering from Alzheimer's disease at his home in México. City, at the age of 90 ...
. "El Loco" Valdés is considered the first true television comedian.
Valdés had twelve children, including Norma, Arcelia, Manuel, Jorge, Fernando, Alejandro, Norma, Oscar, Marcos Marcos may refer to:
People with the given name ''Marcos''
*Marcos (given name)
Sports
;Surnamed
* Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century)
* Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer
* Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...
, and Christian
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. Christian
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is the son of actress Verónica Castro
Verónica Castro (), full name Verónica Judith Sáinz Castro (born 19 October 1952), is a Mexican actress, singer, producer, former model and presenter.
She started her career as a television actress, where she met comedian Manuel Valdés, f ...
.
Filmography
Films
*'' La leyenda de la Nahuala'' (2007) *'' Midnight Dolls'' (1979) *'' The Loving Ones'' (1979) *''Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood
''Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood'' ( es, Caperucita y Pulgarcito contra los monstruos) is a 1962 Mexican fantasy adventure film directed by Roberto Rodríguez. It is a sequel to two other imported films, ''Little Red Riding Hood'' (1960) an ...
'' (1962)
*'' The Phantom of the Operetta'' (1960)
*'' Dangers of Youth'' (1960)
*'' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1958)
*'' Música de siempre'' (1958)
*'' Trip to the Moon'' (1958)
*'' Look What Happened to Samson'' (1955)
*''The Cha Cha Cha Widows
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Cast
* Amalia Aguilar
* Raúl Martínez
* Chula Prieto
* Andrés Soler
* ...
'' (1955)
*''The Unknown Mariachi
''The Unknown Mariachi'' (Spanish:''El mariachi desconocido'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Rosa de Castilla and Gloria Mange.Agrasanchez p.26
The film's sets were designed by t ...
'' (1953)
*''It Is Never Too Late to Love
''It Is Never Too Late to Love'' (Spanish: ''Nunca es tarde para amar'') is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Tito Davison and starring Libertad Lamarque, Roberto Cañedo and José Elías Moreno.Amador p.132
Partial cast
* Libertad Lamarque ...
'' (1953)
*''You've Got Me By the Wing
''You've Got Me By the Wing'' (Spanish: ''Me traes de un ala'') is a 1953 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés, Silvia Pinal and Aurora Segura.Amador, p. 116.
Cast
* Germán Valdés as Tin ...
'' (1953)
*'' Oh Darling! Look What You've Done!'' (1951)
*'' Tender Pumpkins'' (1949)
Television
*'' Como dice el dicho'' (2012) *'' Amy, la niña de la mochila azul'' (2004) *''Entre el amor y el odio
''Entre el Amor y el Odio'' (English: ''Between Love and Hatred'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Salvador Mejía Alejandre for Televisa in 2002. It is based on the radionovela ''Cadena de odio'' by Hilda Morales de Allouis. It aired on Can ...
'' (2002)
*'' Siempre te amaré'' (2000)
*'' ¡Vivan los niños!'' (2002)
*'' La Carabina de Ambrosio'' (1978–1984)
Death
Valdés died on 28 August2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...
. He was wearing a jersey of Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. ...
when he was cremated the following day.
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdes, Manuel 1931 births 2020 deaths Mexican male comedians Mexican male film actors Mexican male telenovela actors Mexican male television actors Mexican people of Spanish descent Mexican people of Italian descent People from Ciudad Juárez 20th-century comedians 21st-century comedians 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors