Enrique Guzmán

Enrique Guzmán born 1 February 1943 is a Mexican singer He is one of the pioneers of Rock amp Roll in Mexico He along with Cesar Costa Angelica Maria Johnny Laboriel and Alberto Vasquez among others were the pioneers of Rock amp Roll in Mexico He is also the father of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán by his former wife actress and politician Silvia Pinal Enrique Guzmán was born in Venezuela to Mexican parents They moved back to Mexico when Enrique was 12 He studied medicine at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México although he did not complete his studies Guzmán has been a rock star in Mexico throughout the last half of the 20th century known primarily for his translation of 1950s rock standards such as Jailhouse Rock for Spanishspeaking listeners In 1958 he joined Los Teen Tops along with the Martínez brothers and piano player Sergio Martel In 1959 they debuted in the US on CBS radio and they released their famous version of La Plaga Good Golly Miss Molly He also wrote several hits for himself Pensaba en tí La Ronchita and for other Latin stars He also appeared in films such as Canta Mi Corazón in 1965 His hits include Spanish covers of Put Your Head On My Shoulder Rolly Polly Bonnie Moronie as well as the original Dame Felicidad Give Me Joy During the mid1960s Guzmán formed a motion picture company and produced some films in Ecuador In the late 1960s Guzman and his wife Silvia Pinal starred in a television show called Silvia y Enrique He has continued recording including with his daughter Alejandra Guzmán throughout the 1990s and 2000s As with his exwife and his daughter he has his handprints embedded onto the Paseo de las Luminarias he was inducted in 1983 for his work in the recording industry