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Germán Valdés Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1915-09-20

Birthplace:
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Credits:
104 Total Roles

Germán Valdés

Acting

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Biography

Better known as Tin Tan, was an 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" Valdésand Ramón Valdés. He made the language of the Mexican American pachucos famous in Mexico. A "caló" based in Spanglish, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexican immigrants.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2021 Un día para vivir TV Cristian
2015 Tanto Amor TV René Lombardo Méndez
2010 Tin Tan MOVIE Himself (Archive Footage)
2010 Drenaje Profundo TV Diego
2005 Ni Muy, Muy... ni Tan, Tan... simplemente Tin Tan MOVIE Himself
1975 Noche de muerte MOVIE Tin Tan
1975 La mafia amarilla MOVIE Germán
1975 Acapulco 12-22 MOVIE Self
1974 La disputa MOVIE Self
1973 Las tarántulas MOVIE Self

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