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Silvestre Vargas(1901-1985)

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  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Silvestre Vargas was born on 31 December 1901 in Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico. He was an actor, known for Man on Fire (2004), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) and Y tu mamá también (2001). He died on 7 October 1985 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
BornDecember 31, 1901
DiedOctober 7, 1985(83)
BornDecember 31, 1901
DiedOctober 7, 1985(83)
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Known for

Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
Man on Fire
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, and Salma Hayek in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
6.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2003
Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú in Y tu mamá también (2001)
Y tu mamá también
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2001
Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
Tangerine
7.1
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015

Credits

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Music Department

  • Alla en la plaza Garibaldi (1981)
    Alla en la plaza Garibaldi
    6.0
    • composer: song "Son de la negra"
    • 1981
  • Fernando Almada, Mario Almada, Rosa Gloria Chagoyán, and David Reynoso in Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre (1977)
    Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre
    6.0
    • composer: songs "Son de la negra", "Son de las Olas", "Son de la culebra"
    • 1977
  • Un hombre peligroso (1965)
    Un hombre peligroso
    5.7
    • composer: songs "Las Olas" and "La Culebra"
    • 1965
  • Pedro Paramo (1967)
    Los hermanos Muerte
    6.3
    • composer: song "La Vaquilla" (as Vargas Fuentes)
    • 1964
  • Marga López in La edad de la inocencia (1962)
    La edad de la inocencia
    7.8
    • composer: song "Son de la negra"
    • 1962
  • Tres tristes tigres (1961)
    Tres tristes tigres
    6.7
    • composer: song "La Negra"
    • 1961
  • El jinete solitario' en El valle de los desaparecidos: La venganza del jinete solitario (1960)
    El jinete solitario' en El valle de los desaparecidos: La venganza del jinete solitario
    6.5
    • music performers (as Mariachi de Silvestre Vargas)
    • 1960
  • El jinete solitario (1958)
    El jinete solitario
    • music performers (as Mariachi de Silvestre Vargas)
    • 1958
  • El jinete solitario en el valle de los buitres (1958)
    El jinete solitario en el valle de los buitres
    3.7
    • music performers (as Mariachi de Silvestre Vargas)
    • 1958
  • Los amantes (1956)
    Los amantes
    8.0
    • composer: song "Madrugada, La"
    • 1956

Actor

  • San Juan de Dios es Jalisco (1982)
    San Juan de Dios es Jalisco
    • 1982
  • Cuarto de hotel
    7.4
    • (uncredited)
    • 1953

Soundtrack

  • Tuya, mía... te la apuesto (2018)
    Tuya, mía... te la apuesto
    3.9
    • writer: "El son de la negra"
    • 2018
  • Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez in Tangerine (2015)
    Tangerine
    7.1
    • writer: "Cumbias Con Mariachi"
    • 2015
  • Diego Luna and Zoe Saldaña in The Book of Life (2014)
    The Book of Life
    7.2
    • writer: "La Negra"
    • 2014
  • Good Day, Ramon (2013)
    Good Day, Ramon
    7.6
    • writer: "La Negra"
    • 2013
  • Jaime Camil, Laura Ramsey, and Omar Chaparro in Pulling Strings (2013)
    Pulling Strings
    6.1
    • writer: "La negra"
    • 2013
  • George Miller in The Filthy Frank Show (2011)
    The Filthy Frank Show
    9.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Jarabe Tapatio"
    • 2012
  • Kate del Castillo in Under the Same Moon (2007)
    Under the Same Moon
    7.3
    • writer: "La Negra"
    • 2007
  • Alejandra Barros, Galilea Montijo, Gabriel Soto, and Eduardo Yáñez in La verdad oculta (2006)
    La verdad oculta
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "La Negra"
    • 2006
  • Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Man on Fire
    7.7
    • writer: "La Negra"
    • 2004
  • Antonio Banderas, Johnny Depp, and Salma Hayek in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
    Once Upon a Time in Mexico
    6.3
    • performer: "La Culebra"
    • 2003
  • Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú in Y tu mamá también (2001)
    Y tu mamá también
    7.7
    • writer: "La Negra (Son de la Negra)"
    • 2001
  • George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in Full Tilt Boogie (1997)
    Full Tilt Boogie
    6.6
    • writer: "La Negra"
    • 1997
  • Lorenzo Lamas in Black Dawn (1997)
    Black Dawn
    4.2
    • writer: "Son de la Marikita"
    • 1997
  • Edward James Olmos, Jimmy Smits, and Esai Morales in My Family (1995)
    My Family
    7.3
    • writer: "La Negra"
    • 1995
  • Crossover Dreams (1985)
    Crossover Dreams
    6.0
    • writer: "Yiri Yiri Bon"
    • 1985

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Vargas Fuentes
  • Born
    • December 31, 1901
    • Tecolotlan, Jalisco, Mexico
  • Died
    • October 7, 1985
    • Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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