José Ángel Espinoza Aragón (2 October 1919 – 6 November 2015), also known as Ferrusquilla, was a Mexican singer-songwriter and film actor.[1] He was the father of actress Angélica Aragón.[2] There is a statue of him along Olas Altas Promenade in Mazatlán, Mexico.[3] He also was a composer affiliated to the SACM (Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico).[4]
José Ángel Espinoza | |
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| Born | José Ángel Espinoza Aragón 2 October 1919 |
| Died | 6 November 2015 (aged 96) Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico |
| Other names | Ferrusquilla |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter and film actor |
| Children | |
| Relatives | Martha Ofelia Galindo |
Espinoza was born in Choix, Sinaloa on 2 October 1919, though the family moved to El Guayabo after the death of his mother.[5] The family moved once again to Los Mochis, where Espizona attended secondary school.[5] He went to Mazatlán in 1935 to continue his studies before going to Mexico City two years later to pursue a medical degree.[5] However, Espinoza became enamored by the radio industry and began working at XEQ-AM in 1938.[5]
Selected filmography
edit- ¡Ya tengo a mi hijo! (1946) – Gitano (uncredited)
- A media luz (1947)
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) – Vendedor de paraguas (uncredited)
- The Newlywed Wants a House (1948) – José Conejo
- Hijos de la mala vida (1949)
- Midnight (1949) – Profesor Florentino Mendizábal
- The Perez Family (1949) – Narrator
- Carta Brava (1949) – Gilberto
- Las puertas del presidio (1949) – Zeferino Martínez 'El Ciengramos'
- La liga de las muchachas (1950) – Mario
- Mariachis (1950)
- Quinto patio (1950) – Javier
- Pata de palo (1950) – Ferruco
- La tienda de la esquina (1951) – Cristóbal
- La hija de la otra (1951) – Picot
- Retorno al quinto patio (1951) – Javier
- Mátenme porque me muero (1951) – Narrator
- Por el mismo camino (1953) – Fritas
- The Strange Passenger (1953) – Lucas Soriano
- Reportaje (1953) – Young doctor from Yucatán
- The Rapture (1954) – Don Cándido
- Madame X (1955) – Ruperto Sánchez (Sanchitos)
- Amor de lejos (1955) – El enchufe
- Fury in Paradise (1955)
- The Littlest Outlaw (1955) – Señor Garcia
- Massacre (1956) – Vincent
- Comanche (1956) – Scalphunter (uncredited)
- Bandido (1956) – Driver
- Mi influyente mujer (1957)
- Tres desgraciados con suerte (1958)
- Aquí está Heraclio Bernal (1958) – Vicente Bernal
- El rayo de Sinaloa (La venganza de Heraclio Bernal) (1958) – Vicente Bernal
- Sierra Baron (1958) – Felipe
- La rebelión de la sierra (1958) – Vicente Bernal
- Qué noche aquella (1959)
- Pa' qué me sirve la vida (1961)
- Dos Alegres Gavilanes (1963) – Tito
- Qué bonito es querer (1963)
- El hombre de papel (1963) – Torcuato
- El amor llegó a Jalisco (1963)
- El norteño (1963)
- Dos alegres gavilanes (1963) – Titote
- Vuelve el Norteño (1964) – Chimino
- Dos inocentes mujeriegos (1964)
- Los hermanos Barragán (1964) – Figaro
- Cuatro balazos (1964) – Borracho
- La sombra del mano negra (1964)
- La nueva Cenicienta (1964)
- El niño y el muro (1965) – Hombre que escapa del muro
- Las tapatías nunca pierden (1965) – Casio
- El dengue del amor (1965)
- Viva Maria! (1965) – The Dictator of San Miguel
- El tragabalas (1966) – Viejo preso
- Gigantes planetarios (1966) – Rey Taquito
- El planeta de las mujeres invasoras (1966) – Taquito
- Los jinetes de la bruja (En el viejo Guanajuato) (1966) – Don Manuelito
- Rage (1966)
- La guerrillera de Villa (1967)
- The Bandits (1967)
- El centauro Pancho Villa (1967) – Miguelito
- Guns for San Sebastian (1968) – Luis
- House of Evil (1968) – Dr. Emery Horvath
- The Candy Man (1969) – The Vagabond
- Faltas a la moral (1970) – Filarmonico
- Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) – French Officer
- Chisum (1970) – Governor's Aide (uncredited)
- El hermano Capulina (1970) – Carlos Gutiérrez
- The Bridge in the Jungle (1970) – Garcia
- El tunco Maclovio (1970) – The Gunfighter
- Rio Lobo (1970) – (uncredited)
- Big Jake (1971) – Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Chico Ramos (1971)
- Something Big (1971) – Emilio Estevez
- Los Beverly de Peralvillo (1971) – El Padrino, abogado
- The Doubt (1972) – Don Pío
- Pobre, pero honrada (1973) – Chimino
- El extraño caso de Rachel K (1973)
- En busca de un muro (1974) – Dr. Atl
- El desconocido (1974) – Sanchito
- Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)
- El padrino... es mi compadre (1975)
- El alegre divorciado (1976) – Gonzalitos
- Cuartelazo (1977) – Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
- Mariachi – Fiesta de sangre (1977) – Don Nico
- Ratero (1979) – Profe
- El Bronco (1982) – Manager
- To Kill a Stranger (1984) – Gas attendant
- Guantanamera (1995) – Justo
- Sabor latino (1996) – Comisario René
- Mambí (1998) – Parroquiano (final film role)
Selected songs
edit- "Échame a mi la culpa"
- "La ley del monte"
- "El tiempo que te quede libre"
- "Cariño nuevo"
- "Silencio Corazón"
- "Sufriendo a solas"
References
edit- ^ "Muere el compositor y actor José Ángel Espinoza 'Ferrusquilla'" (in Spanish). Excélsior Televisión. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ Biographical Dictionary "E", retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ^ "Daily Photos & Frugal Travel Tips » Blog Archive » Jose Angel Espinoza Aragon Statue, Mazatlan, Mexico". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Biography José Ángel Espinoza Aragón
- ^ a b c d Butrón, Jesús (23 September 2022). "José Ángel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla"". El Sol de Hidalgo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.