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 | 
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]
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
- ¡Ya tengo a mi hijo! (1946) – Gitano (uncredited)
 - A media luz (1947)
 - The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) – Vendedor de paraguas (uncredited)
 - El casado casa quiere (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
- "Échame a mi la culpa"
 - "La ley del monte"
 - "El tiempo que te quede libre"
 - "Cariño nuevo"
 - "Silencio Corazón"
 - "Sufriendo a solas"
 
References
- ↑ "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
 - 1 2 3 4 Butrón, Jesús (23 September 2022). "José Ángel Espinoza "Ferrusquilla"". El Sol de Hidalgo (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
 
