Acting
José José
Born — Died
1948-02-17 — 2019-09-28
Place of birth
Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico
Known for
Acting
Credits
17 titles
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 found success as a solo artist in the early 1970s. Demonstrating his vocal ability with a stunning performance of the song "El Triste" in a Latin music festival held in Mexico City in 1970, he climbed the Latin charts during the decade. Having achieved recognition as a balladeer, his singing garnered u…
Known for
8.0Leticia Padilla Solís, “Leti”, is an intelligent but unattractive girl, rather ugly. She graduated with honors in economics, speaks several languages, is fluent in computers, and is a financial genius. Only, because of his physique, she can't find work. Desperate to find a job, “Lety” decides to accept being hired below her level and takes a job as a secretary at Conceptos, a famous video production company, where ugliness is taboo. The production company “Conceptos” was founded by two good friends: Don Humberto Mendiola, and Julián Villaroel. Unfortunately, shortly after, the Villaroels die in an accident and Don Humberto and his wife Teresita take care of the Villaroels' orphaned children: Ariel, Marcia and Ana Leticia and the successful company.
La fea más bella
2006
7.0No synopsis available yet.
De pé a pá
1996
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Mala Noche... ¡No!
1988
5.3Hosted by Pop and Latin singing sensations Gloria Estefan and Marc Anthony, this all-star tribute honors the undisputed Queen of Salsa, Celia Cruz, an artist of immeasurable standing whose career has spanned more than five decades. Her music and incomparable charisma have touched the hearts and souls of millions of people from every race, nationality, and culture throughout the world. The Queen of Salsa has carried her title with class and distinction; her powerful voice and electrifying rhythm have garnered more than 60 worldwide recognitions, multiple gold and platinum records, and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Her boundless enthusiasm, genuine warmth, and deep-seated humanitarianism have made Celia Cruz the music industry's most accomplished and revered performer and the world's most notable ambassador of Hispanic culture.
Celia Cruz | ¡Azúcar!
2004
NRHybrid documentary about one of the most successful shows in Puerto Rican television history: ‘No te duermas’
Los lunes a las 9
2022
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
1980s · 4 titles
6.4Music execs find out their songs are being pirated, so a detective and his assistant are hired to catch the culprits.
Discotheque of love
1980
6.6A biopic on the life of Mexican composer Álvaro Carrillo Morales.
Sabor a mí
1988
Behind the scenes at a popular TV variety show, highly fictionalized.
Siempre en domingo
1984
6.5A musical biopic about José José that turns his rise to stardom into a portrait of fame, desire, and their intimate fractures.
Hawk or Dove
1985
1970s · 3 titles
6.2Father and uncle have conflicting ideas about who a young woman should marry, so they set up an elaborate, wacky contest to resolve their disagreement.
La carrera del millón
1974
5.6The story of a man who cannot erase the memory of his dead girlfriend drowned in the sea.
Un sueño de amor
1972
6.0The cartoonist and engineering student José plays bowling with a hippie friend when he is told that his mother, a jewelry employee, died in an accident. After burying it he remembers that on the beach he fell in love with the blonde Carla, and that he stopped seeing her when he learned that she was very rich and when he saw that he paid a traffic ticket that he could not cover. Now José wanders around the city and plans to kill himself but is almost run over by a car that Carla gets off. Both embrace.
Buscando una sonrisa
1972
1960s · 1 titles
Series credits
8.0Leticia Padilla Solís, “Leti”, is an intelligent but unattractive girl, rather ugly. She graduated with honors in economics, speaks several languages, is fluent in computers, and is a financial genius. Only, because of his physique, she can't find work. Desperate to find a job, “Lety” decides to accept being hired below her level and takes a job as a secretary at Conceptos, a famous video production company, where ugliness is taboo. The production company “Conceptos” was founded by two good friends: Don Humberto Mendiola, and Julián Villaroel. Unfortunately, shortly after, the Villaroels die in an accident and Don Humberto and his wife Teresita take care of the Villaroels' orphaned children: Ariel, Marcia and Ana Leticia and the successful company.
La fea más bella
2006
7.0No synopsis available yet.
De pé a pá
1996
7.3No synopsis available yet.
Las Lunas del Auditorio
2002
5.0No synopsis available yet.
Mala Noche... ¡No!
1988