In this way, rumors about him fathering children and having romances with various artists in show business appeared.
The fusion of songs and life, made it so that in the popular memory the composer became indistinguishable from the characters in his songs. Nevertheless, the marriage was never dissolved and the singer-songwriter always took care of his family.īy then, his fame as a womanizer, sometimes real and sometimes imagined, extended. Paloma, a patient wife, at first put up with his frequent and prolonged absences, but by 1960 the abandonment and Jos Alfredos affairs became intolerable for which they separated. He composed more than 300 songs whose diffusion and popularity continually grew, interpreted and recorded in all latitudes by the most distinguished singers of the time. The couple had two children: Paloma, born in 1954 and Jos Alfredo in 1955. In just one year Jos Alfredo conquered success, fame and fortune. The microphones where left open, and RIvera COnde heard the song and, after hanging up the phone, exclaimed: Boys, we record this one. With this group he began his artistic career and during these years he wrote, in a any scrap that was at hand, his first songs.įortune came one night at the begging of 1951, when Andrs Huesca, a singer-songwriter of the Ranchero genre, was dining at the restaurant and Jos Alfredo sang his new song Yo impressed, Huesca memorized it and added it to his repertoire.Ī few days later, during the recording of an album at RCA Victor, while Mariano Rivera Conde, then artistic director of the label, attended a telephone call, Huesca and his band rehearsed Yo, with the intention of singing it that very night at a private party. Little by little they became known in the area, delivering serenades, and performing at parties and family gatherings. Together with Jorge Ponce, the owners son, and the brothers Enrique and Valentin Ferrusca he formed the Jos Alfredo and the Rebels quartet.
The precarious economic situation provoked the dissolution of the family and Jos Alfredo was forced to leave his studies after completing primary school and realize various jobs to support himself.Ĭlose to 20 years old, he would play football as a goal keeper for the Oviedo team, from where he jumped, albeit for a short time, to the first division team Marte. His songs are considered part of the Mexican musical heritage and comparable, for instance, to w read more.Ī sensible man, who enjoyed the pleasures of literature and music, he organized evenings where musicians, poets and politicians would gather. His songs are considered part of the Mexican musical heritage and comparable, for instance, to what Woody Guthrie meant to American folk music.
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