Pedro Infante

Pedro Infante
Infante, c. 1950s
Born	Pedro Infante Cruz (1917-11-18)18 November 1917 Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
Died	15 April 1957(1957-04-15) (aged 39) Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Spouses	Maria Luisa León ​ ​ (m. 1937; div. 1942)​ Irma Dorantes ​ (m. 1953)​
Partners	Guadalupe López Lupita Torrentera [es]
Children	6, including Pedro Infante Torrentera [Wikidata]
Relatives	Lupita Infante (granddaughter)
Musical career
Occupations	Singer actor
Instruments	Classical guitar piano violin trumpet drums
Years active	1939–1957
Musical artist

Pedro Infante Cruz (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo jɱˈfante]; 18 November 1917 – 15 April 1957) was a Mexican ranchera singer and actor whose career spanned the golden age of Mexican cinema.

Infante was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, and raised in nearby Guamúchil. He died on 15 April 1957 in Mérida, Yucatán, while en route to Mexico City when his plane crashed due to engine failure.

From 1939 until his death, Infante acted in over 60 films (30 of them with his brother Ángel) and recorded over 350 songs. His 1952 ranchera album Cuando sale la luna was rated No. 56 in a 2024 ranking of the 600 greatest Latin music albums of all time. For his performance in the movie Tizoc, he was posthumously awarded the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival.