Juan Arvizu | |
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![]() Arvizu in 1944 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Juan Nepomuceno Arvizu Santelices |
Also known as | Juan Arvizu |
Born | Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico | May 22, 1900
Died | November 19, 1985 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 85)
Genres | Opera, Bolero, Vocalist |
Occupation(s) | Lyric tenor |
Years active | 1924–1967 |
Juan Nepomuceno Arvizu Santelices (known as Juan Arvizu; May 22, 1900 – November 19, 1985), was an acclaimed lyric tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter of the Latin American bolero and tango on the international concert stage, on the radio and in film. He was widely noted for his interpretations of the works of Agustin Lara and María Grever and was nicknamed "The Tenor With the Silken Voice".