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Tin Tan (German Valdes)

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Comedian

The Resume

    (September 19, 1915-June 29, 1973)
    Born in Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico
    Birth name was German Genaro Cipriano Gomez Valdes y Castillo
    Appeared in more than 100 Mexican films
    Recorded 'Contigo,' 'Ya Tu Veras,' 'Bonita,' and 'Soy Feliz'
    Select filmography includes 'Calabacitas Tiernas (1948),' 'The Adventures of Pito Perez (1957),' 'Capitan Mantarraya (1970),' and 'Chanoc en las garras de las fieras' (1972)'
    Popularized the 'Pachuco' style and slang

Why he might be annoying:

    He married three times.
    He ripped off Cab Calloway's look.
    He had a rivalry with Cantinflas.
    He cast his two brothers in his movies.
    Legend claims he kissed more leading ladies than any actor in history.
    Movie posters made him look like a Mexican Pete Davidson.
    His zoot suit style became popular with Mexican youths - angering American servicemen and leading to a race riot in 1943 (admittedly they probably would have found another excuse).
    He turned down The Beatles’ offer to appear on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His break came when he was working as a janitor at a radio station.
    Legend has it he adlibbed into the microphone in an empty studio not knowing it was on (he was discovered and promoted to radio announcer).
    He worked very well opposite Mexican comedienne Vitola.
    He provided the Mexican Spanish dubbing for the Disney films The Jungle Book and The Aristocats in the Phil Harris voice parts.
    He suggested that Ringo insert a Mexican Tree of Life in his place for the Sgt. Pepper cover and it appears on the print.
    He became ill with hepatitis, which degenerated into cancer (he fell into a hepatic coma and died soon after).
    He made the language of the border Mexican (fronterizos pachucos) and the calo (Spanish-English dialect), famous in his home country and in America.
    He was immortalized with a statue of his likeness that stands in the Zona Rosa neighborhood of Mexico City.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying