Pedro Septién
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| Born | March 21, 1916 |
| Died | December 19, 2013 (aged 97) |
| Occupation | Sportscaster |
| Title | Baseball Commentator |
Pedro Septién (March 21, 1916 – December 19, 2013) was a Mexican sports broadcaster. He was nicknamed El Mago (Spanish for "The Wizard"). Septien was famous in México due to his vast knowledge about Major League Baseball. He worked for Televisa during most of his career in TV. He was also known as the play-by-play announcer for the Tigres del México baseball team.[1]
Pedro Septién died at his home in Mexico City, of pneumonia.[2][3]
Movies
Septién acted in several movies, as a sports broadcaster:
- La venganza de Huracán Ramirez (1967)
- El hijo de Huracán Ramírez (1966)
- Juventud sin Dios (1962)
- Piernas de oro (1958)
- Pepito as del volante (1957)
- Huracán Ramírez (1953)
- Una calle entre tú y yo (1952)
- El luchador fenómeno (1952)
- El beisbolista fenómeno (1952)
- Campeón sin corona (1946)
External links
- IMDb article on Pedro "El Mago" Septién
- Mexican Baseball Hall of the Fame, page dedicated to Pedro Septién
- Dialogo Queretano article dedicated to Pedro Septién
References
- ^ Hernandez, Rafael. "Las Noches del Beisbol". NotiSur. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Muere Pedro "Mago" Septién" (in Spanish).
- ^ "Fallece Pedro "El Mago" Septién" (in Spanish).
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