Enrique Guzmán (born February 1, 1943) is a Mexican singer and actor.
He is one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll in Mexico, along with César
Costa, Angélica MarÃa, Johnny Laboriel and Alberto Vasquez, among
others. He is also the father of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán by
his former wife, actress and singer Silvia Pinal.Enrique Guzmán was
born in Venezuela to Mexican parents. They moved back to Mexico when
Enrique was 7. He studied medicine at the Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México although he did not complete his studies.Guzmán
has been a rock star in Mexico throughout the last half of the 20th
century, known primarily for his translation of 1950s rock standards,
such as "Jailhouse Rock", for Spanish-speaking listeners. In 1958 he
joined "Los Teen Tops", along with the MartÃnez brothers and piano
player, Sergio Martel. In 1959 they debuted in the US on CBS radio,
and they released their famous version of "La Plaga" (Good Golly Miss
Molly). He also wrote several hits for himself "Pensaba en tÃ", "La
Ronchita", and for other Latin stars.He also appeared in films, such
as Canta Mi Corazón in 1965. His hits include Spanish covers of "Put
Your Head on My Shoulder", "Rolly Polly", "Bonnie Moronie" as well as
the original "Dame Felicidad" ("Give Me Joy"). During the mid-1960s
Guzmán formed a motion picture company and produced some films in
Ecuador. In the late 1960s, Guzman and his wife, Silvia Pinal, starred
in a television show called Silvia y Enrique. He has continued
recording, including with his daughter Alejandra Guzmán, throughout
the 1990s and 2000s. As with his ex-wife and his daughter, he has his
handprints embedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias; he was inducted
in 1983 for his work in the recording industry.
He is one of the pioneers of Rock & Roll in Mexico, along with César
Costa, Angélica MarÃa, Johnny Laboriel and Alberto Vasquez, among
others. He is also the father of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán by
his former wife, actress and singer Silvia Pinal.Enrique Guzmán was
born in Venezuela to Mexican parents. They moved back to Mexico when
Enrique was 7. He studied medicine at the Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México although he did not complete his studies.Guzmán
has been a rock star in Mexico throughout the last half of the 20th
century, known primarily for his translation of 1950s rock standards,
such as "Jailhouse Rock", for Spanish-speaking listeners. In 1958 he
joined "Los Teen Tops", along with the MartÃnez brothers and piano
player, Sergio Martel. In 1959 they debuted in the US on CBS radio,
and they released their famous version of "La Plaga" (Good Golly Miss
Molly). He also wrote several hits for himself "Pensaba en tÃ", "La
Ronchita", and for other Latin stars.He also appeared in films, such
as Canta Mi Corazón in 1965. His hits include Spanish covers of "Put
Your Head on My Shoulder", "Rolly Polly", "Bonnie Moronie" as well as
the original "Dame Felicidad" ("Give Me Joy"). During the mid-1960s
Guzmán formed a motion picture company and produced some films in
Ecuador. In the late 1960s, Guzman and his wife, Silvia Pinal, starred
in a television show called Silvia y Enrique. He has continued
recording, including with his daughter Alejandra Guzmán, throughout
the 1990s and 2000s. As with his ex-wife and his daughter, he has his
handprints embedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias; he was inducted
in 1983 for his work in the recording industry.
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