Germán Valdés

(1915-1973)

Mexican actor, comedian and singer

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Germán Genaro Cipriano Teodoro Gómez Valdés y Castillo (19 September 1915 – 29 June 1973), known professionally as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. He often displayed the pachuco dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothers Manuel "El Loco" Valdés and Ramón Valdés. He made the language of the border Mexican, known in Spanish as fronterizos pachucos, famous in Mexico. A "caló" based in Spanglish, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexicans on the Mexican side of the border, specifically Ciudad Juarez.

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Born	Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez de Valdés y Castillo 19 September 1915 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died	27 June 1973 (aged 57) Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Zodiac	Virgo
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Cristóbal Valdés · Brother edit info

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Ramón Valdés · Brother · 1924-1988 · Mexican actor and comedian edit info

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Antonio Valdés · Brother · 1930-2021 · Mexican actor edit info

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Manuel 'Loco' Valdés · Brother · 1931-2020 · Mexican actor and comedian edit info

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Araceli Julián · Sister In Law · 1929-1993 edit info

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Verónica Castro · Sister In Law · 1952- · Mexican actress and singer edit info

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