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Manuel 'El Loco' Valdés (21 January 1931 – 28 August 2020)^[2] was a Mexican actor and comedian. A member of the Valdés family, he was the brother of Ramón Valdés, who portrayed 'Don Ramón' on the sitcom El Chavo, and Germán Valdés (a.k.a. 'Tin Tan'). He was also the father of singers Cristian Castro and Marcos Valdés. He died of complications of cancer.^[3][4]

Personal life[edit]

Manuel Valdés was born on 21 January 1931 in Ciudad Jarez, Chihuauhua.^[1] His parents were Rafael Gómez-Valdés Angellini and Guadalupe Castillo. Valdés had eight siblings: Rafael, Germán, Guadalupe, Pedro, Armando, Ramón, Cristóbal, and Antonio.^[1]

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.^[1]

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. 'El Loco' Valdés is considered the first true television comedian.^[1]

Valdés had twelve children: Norma, Arcelia, Manuel, Jorge, Fernando, Alejandro, Norma, Oscar, Marcos, and Cristian.^[1] The last is the son of actress Verónica Castro.^[5]

Filmography[edit]

Films[edit]

• La leyenda de la Nahuala (2007)
• Midnight Dolls (1979)
• The Loving Ones (1979)
• Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood (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 (1955)
• The Unknown Mariachi (1953)
• It Is Never Too Late to Love (1953)
• You've Got Me By the Wing (1953)
• Oh Darling! Look What You've Done! (1951)
• Tender Pumpkins (1949)

Television[edit]

• Como dice el dicho (2012)
• Amy, la niña de la mochila azul (2004)
• Entre el amor y el odio (2002)
• Siempre te amaré (2000)
• ¡Vivan los niños! (2002)
• La Carabina de Ambrosio (1978–1984)

Death[edit]

Valdés died on August 28, 2020. He was wearing a jersey of Club América when he was cremated on August 29.^[6]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdef'Manuel 'El Loco' Valdés fallece a los 89 años de edad'. El Siglo (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreon. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
2. ^'Mexican actor Manuel 'El Loco' Valdés passes away'. El Universal. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
3. ^'Muere 'El Loco' Valdés a los 89 años, tras lucha contra el cáncer'. www.milenio.com. Retrieved Aug 28, 2020.
4. ^'Mexican comic Manuel 'El Loco' Valdés dies at 89'. NBC News. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
5. ^'¿Cómo nació el romance entre Manuel 'El Loco' Valdés y Verónica Castro?'. El Siglo (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreon. August 28, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
6. ^''Loco' Valdés es incinerado; llevaba playera del América en su funeral'. www.msn.com. UNO TV. Retrieved August 30, 2020.

External links[edit]

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• Manuel Valdés on IMDb

Mapita Cortés (August 4, 1939 – January 1, 2006 born Maria del Pilar Mercado Cordero in 1939 in the Santurce barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico – died in Mexico City),^[1] was a Puerto Rican actress of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican actor Luis Gatica,^[2] the wife of Lucho Gatica,^[3] the niece of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés,^[3] and the niece in law of Mexican actor Fernando Cortés. Mapita Cortés is also the cousin of famous Paquito Cordero, two years her junior.

Biography[edit]

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Cortés was Miss Puerto Rico in the 1957 Miss Universe pageant and finished as one of the top five finalists.^[4]

Mapita Cortés had demonstrated desire to become an actress since she was a child. As she and her cousin grew, her cousin became a known personality in Puerto Rico. Mapita Cortés, however, tried her luck in Mexico, since her aunt had adopted her^[2] and was a celebrity there. Mapita Cortés took her last name from her uncle and aunt.

Cortés became a sensation in the Mexican film industry during the 1950s, when she appeared in 1958's Misterios de Ultratumba ('Mysteries of the Afterlife', aka The Black Pit of Dr. M).^[1] This movie became a contemporary Mexican classic.^[5]

Cortés then starred or played important roles in a number of films, following her uncle and aunt's footsteps by becoming a celebrity on her own in Mexico. She decided to establish herself in the North American country permanently after enjoying success there.

While she was doing films, another celebrity, Chilean singer Lucho Gatica, fell in love with her and the two began a romance that would lead to a marriage on May 21, 1960.^[2] They had five children:^[6] Luis, Mapy (Maria del Pilar), Aída, Juanita, and Alfredo.^[4][7] Their son Luis Gatica (born in 1961), would eventually also become a celebrity as a telenovela actor and rock music singer during the 1980s.^[2] Mapita Cortés and Lucho Gatica divorced after 18 years of marriage.^[8]

After marrying Lucho Gatica, Mapita Cortés semi-retired from the world of show business, becoming a housewife instead and attending to her children. But she returned to activity sporadically, becoming what is known as a character actress in some of Mexico's most famous telenovelas. In 1989, she participated alongside Verónica Castro in Televisa's Mi pequeña Soledad,^[2] which became a major hit across Mexico, the United States and even Europe, giving Mapita Cortés a degree of celebrity in countries like Russia and others. Mapita Cortés also had the opportunity to work alongside Mariana Levy, who died in 2005.

Films[edit]

• Vacaciones en Acapulco (1961)^[9]
• Poker de reinas (1960)^[9]
• Dormitorio para señoritas (1960)
• Variedades de medianoche (1960)
• Escuela de verano (1959)
• Misterios de ultratumba (1959) as Patricia Aldama^[9]
• Señoritas (1959)^[9]
• La edad de la tentación (1959)^[9]
• Tres lecciones de amor (1959)^[9]
• A Thousand and One Nights (1958)^[9]
• Los tres vivales (1958)^[9]

Telenovelas[edit]

• Mi pequeña Soledad (1990) as Blanquita
• Marionetas (1986)
• Yo no pedí vivir (1977)
• Pensión de mujeres (1960)

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Recuerdan a Mapita Cortés'. El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-28.
2. ^ ^abcde'Luis Gatica llora la muerte de su madre, Mapita Cortés La Crónica de Hoy'. www.cronica.com.mx. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
3. ^ ^ab'Recordando a Miss Puerto Rico 1957, quien fuera esposa del cantante chileno Lucho Gatica'. Chilean Charm. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
4. ^ ^ab'Dan último adiós a Mapita Cortés'. vLex (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-28.
5. ^'Es considerada Mapita Cortés gran belleza del cine mexicano'. Uniradio Informa. 1969-12-31. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
6. ^'Fallece Lucho Gatica'. Multimedios (in Spanish). 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
7. ^Vergara, Claudio (2018-11-15). 'Mi papá Lucho Gatica'. La Tercera. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
8. ^'¿Quién es Alfie Gatica el yerno de Carlos Salinas?'. Clase (in Spanish). 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2020-07-28.
9. ^ ^abcdefghSDPnoticias.com. 'Destacó Mapita Cortés por su belleza y actuación en cine y televisión'. SDPnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-07-28.

External links[edit]

• Mexican stars page at the University of Maryland, College Park
• Mapita Cortés on IMDb
• (in Spanish)Fallece Mapy Cortés, madre de Luis Gatica ('Mapy Cortés dies, the mother of Luis Gatica'), article on El Universal

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