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Germán Valdés

Germán Valdés

Director & actor · born 20 September 1915 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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.

Where to start: El capitán Mantarraya (1970).

As director 1

As actor 102

TV shows 2

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Germán Valdés movie?

By viewer score, El capitán Mantarraya (1970) at 5.9/10.

What are Germán Valdés’s most popular movies?

The King of the Neighborhood, The Sleeping Beauty.

How many movies has Germán Valdés made?

103 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 102 as actor.

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