Joselito (singer)
José Jiménez Fernández (born 11 February 1943), commonly known as Joselito, was a child star in Spain during the 1950s and 1960s.
| Joselito | |
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| Born | José Jiménez Fernández 11 February 1943  New York, US) |
| Years active | 1950s-1960s |
Joselito was born in Beas de Segura, Jaén, northeast Andalucia in Spain. Joselito made his film debut at the age of 13 and began making other films, including "El Pequeño Ruiseñor", "Saeta del Ruiseñor", "El Ruiseñor de las Cumbres", "Escucha mi Canción", "El Pequeño Coronel", "Aventuras de Joselito en America", "Los Dos Golfillos", "Bello Recuerdo", and El caballo blanco (The White Horse) with Antonio Aguilar. Besides acting, Joselito was a popular juvenile singer with notable voice and songs such as "La Campanera", "Dónde estará mi vida", "Gorrioncillo pecho amarillo", "En un pueblito español", "Clavelitos", "Doce Cascabeles", "Las Golondrinas", "El Pastor", "Granada" and "Ave María". He toured several countries as a juvenile singer.
He was out of the public eye until his adulthood, when he became a media entrepreneur. In 1990, he was arrested by the Angolan authorities on charges of gun and drug trafficking. Subsequently, he was deported to Spain, where he was jailed. Later Joselito wrote in his biography ("La jaula del Ruisenor" ) that jail was the best thing that had happen to him, helped him overcome drug addiction as well as gave him a different outlook on life http://en.todocoleccion.net/joselito-the-authorized-biography-of-the-cage-ruisenor-additional-photo~x21363613
Upon his release, he has participated in the Spanish version of Survivor, and collaborated in the movie "Spanish Movie", he is currently living in Utiel (Valencia)
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Joselito Jiménez at the Internet Movie Database
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