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Also known as El Principe De La Cancion el chingon, Jose Jose, El Príncipe De La Canción, Jose Rómulo Sosa Ortiz

Mexican singer (1948–2019)

Person · Open Library

Born
19 Jun 1861
Died
30 Dec 1896
Works
170

Top works

  • Publications
  • Noli me tangere
  • Lolo José
  • The social cancer
  • Huling pahimakas

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Film & TV

Acting · Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico

José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (February 17, 1948 - September 28, 2019), known by his stage name José José, was a Mexican singer, musician and occasional actor. Born and raised in Mexico City into a family of musicians, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and singing in serenades. He later joined a jazz and bossa nova trio where he sang and played bass and double bass. José…

Known for

  • Carlos Rivera: leyendas — Self (archive footage)2022
  • Los lunes a las 9 — Self (Archive Footage)2022
  • Juan Carlos coronel: De un Coronel a un Príncipe — Self2017
  • La fea más bella — Don Erasmo Padilla García2006
  • Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar! — Self2004
  • Las Lunas del Auditorio — Self2002
  • De pé a pá — Self1996
  • Perdóname Todo — Ricardo Alfaro1995
  • Sabor a mí1988
  • Mala Noche... ¡No! — Self1988

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Mexico
Active from
1948
Active to
2019
canción melódicacroonerlatin balladlatin poppop

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
362,844
Total plays
17,593,192

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José José (José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, Mexico City, Mexico, February 17, 1948 — September 28, 2019) was a Mexican singer, musician and occasional actor. Born into a family of musicians and raised in Mexico City, José began his musical career in his early teens playing guitar and singing in serenades. He later joined a jazz and bossa nova trio where he sang and played bass and double bass. José found success as a solo artist in the early 1970s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jos%C3%A9+Jos%C3%A

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Mexico
Place of birth
Mexico City
Place of death
Homestead
Spouse
Anel
Occupation
screenwriter
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
Spanish
Instrument
voice
Image
José José y Lee Taylor en 1970 (cropped).webp
Number of children
3
Voice type
baritone
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Commons category
José José
second family name in Spanish name
Ortiz
birth name
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz
pseudonym
José José
nickname
El rey sin corona
date of death
2019-09-28
start of work period
1963-00-00
end of work period
2012-00-00
date of birth
1948-02-17
cause of death
pancreatic cancer
manner of death
natural causes
social media followers
3930000
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