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Manuel Esperón

Born
Aug 3, 1911 · Aged 99
Died
Feb 13, 2011
Place of birth
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Gender
Male
Movie credits
12
TV credits
1
Also known as (5)
  • Manuel Esperón González
  • Manuel Esperon
  • Esperon
  • M. Esperón
  • Los Cuatro Vagabundos

Biography

Manuel Esperón González (August 3, 1911 – February 13, 2011) was a Mexican song writer and composer. He wrote many songs for Mexican films, including Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! for the 1941 film of the same name, Cocula for El peñón de las ánimas (The Rock of Souls) (1943), and Amor con Amor Se Paga for Hay un niño en su futuro (1952). Other Esperón compositions have become Latin standards such as Yo Soy Mexicano, Noche Plateada and No Volveré which was used in the first episode of the 2001 soap opera El juego de la vida. Among other performers, Chavela Vargas, Pedro Infante, Los Panchos, and…