The death of Jorg Negrete It was one of the most memorable events of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, as hundreds of people attended his funeral, including actors who paid tribute to him and showed how affected they were, as was the case with his wife María Félix. who suffered his death and wept inconsolably at all the honors bestowed on him.
Jorge Alberto Negrete Morenooriginally from Guanajuato, was educated Heroic Military School where it originated lieutenant cavalry and administration; However, he left this profession to devote himself to music and acting. in the 1937 debuted in the short film by Warner Bros “Cuban Nights”” and then began to make several films, the most memorable of which was “Oh Jalisco, don’t give in!‘, ‘Over There at Rancho Grande’, ‘Two Kinds of Grooming’ and ‘The Rock of Souls” The latter where he met Mary Felix.
María Félix and Jorge Negrete did not get along Photo: Special
The love story between Negrete and “La Dona” It didn’t start well because, according to the actress, the lead actor of the cine de oro in that 1943 film that marked her debut on the big screen made a rude gesture to her that annoyed her. However, 10 years later their relationship changed to the point where they got married 1952 at a luxurious wedding attended by artists, painters and actors of the time.
María Félix wept inconsolably over the death of Jorge Negrete
The couple might have been together for more years, but the surprising death of “singing charro“changed the fate of their love story. On December 5, 1953 Jorg Negrete He died in the US from a liver cirrhosis caused by the health problems he developed due to hepatitis C. His remains were shipped to Mexico where he received a burial.
In a documentary video, several images of homage to the protagonist of “Juan without fear‘, in it you can see how Mary Felix She is visibly affected by the death of her husband, who was only one year old. The actress accompanied the coffin United States of America and he was part of the tribute dedicated to the ranchera actor at the ANDA theater that now bears his name.
In the pictures you can see the protagonist of “Tizoc: Indian lovecomforted by her son Enrique Alvarez-Felix, who was only 18 years old. In addition, it appears Pedro Infante visibly affected Guarding the coffin that protects the remains of Jorge Negrete, with whom he only shared credits once but who had a lot of respect and admiration for him.
Mary Felix She was the second wife of the singer of “Mexico Beautiful and loved“Well, he was previously married to Elisa Christy, with whom he had his only daughter, Diana. Meanwhile, the heartthrob on the big screen was the third of four marriages “The Lady” who had previously married Enrique Alvarez Alatorre and Agustin Lara, and later with Alexander Berger.
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