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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-09-01

Place of Birth

Mexico City, Mexico

Javier Solís

Biography

Javier Solís (September 1, 1931 – April 19, 1966) was a popular Mexican singer of boleros and rancheras as well as a movie actor. Javier Solís was born Gabriel Siria Levario, the first of three children of Francisco Siria Mora, a baker/butcher, and Juana Levario Plata, a trader. Solís began his acting career in 1959 and appeared in more than 20 films, working with such artists as Pedro Armendáriz, María Victoria, Antonio Aguilar, and Lola Beltrán. His last movie, Juan Pistolas, was finished in 1965, the same year that his film, Sinful, was released. During his lifetime, he was considered a better singer than actor by his public, who rated him alongside such accomplished artists as Jorge Negrete and Pedro Infante who with Solis, made up the "Three Mexican Roosters" of Mexican music and cinemas.

Known for

Agarrando parejo

Agarrando parejo

Two young ladies hire bodyguards. Romance blooms.

Un callejón sin salida

Un callejón sin salida

A shady character takes over as owner/manager of a nightclub, conflicts evolve.

México de mi corazón

México de mi corazón

Two Mexican-American gals in LA win a vacation in Mexico City in a talent show.

Diablos en el cielo

Diablos en el cielo

Buddy movie about aviators.

Los Sánchez deben morir

Los Sánchez deben morir

An anxious father wants to trap the Sanchez brothers into marrying his two daughters.

Los hermanos Muerte

Los hermanos Muerte

Woman swears to avenge her brother's murder.. Then she falls in love with the murderer, before discovering that he's the one.

El jinete enmascarado

El jinete enmascarado

Horseman. With a mask on. First in a series, "El Norteño."

Los tres salvajes

Los tres salvajes

Ranchera comedy: three guys compete for the farmer's daughter.

El hombre de la furia

El hombre de la furia

Adventure story,. set in the Venezuelan jungles.

Campeón del barrio

Campeón del barrio

A young man eagerly prepares for triumph as a boxer in a neighborhood gym with the firm intention of escaping poverty to marry his girlfriend, who sings in a nightclub.

Los bárbaros del norte

Los bárbaros del norte

Townsfolk expect that when the dead sheriff's son comes home, people will quit doing crimes... but he turns out to be an inept comedian type bozo guy.

Hour of the Assassin

Hour of the Assassin

Fiero is hired to assassinate the newly-elected civilian president of San Pedro. His employers are a group of generals, threatened by the liberal sympathies of the new president-elect. The generals, having killed Fiero's father years ago, trick Fiero into thinking he is working for the leftist People's Party. Meanwhile, a CIA agent is sent stop to the assassination. It's a race against time as the agent must stop the HOUR OF THE ASSASSIN.

Fuerte, audaz y valiente

Fuerte, audaz y valiente

Western comedy: two medicine-show guys vs. badhats.

Un tipo a todo dar

Un tipo a todo dar

Romanticized version of Javier Solis' biography, from working-class roots to boxer to musician.

Los que nunca amaron

Los que nunca amaron

A story of teenage love set against the backdrop of the 60's, filmed on the picturesque tropical beaches of Puerto Rico. A classic Latino love story, asking the timeless question -- whether it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all.