As this goes on, Jose became fascinated by what he sees and listens to. While growing up his father’s love for the art of music and literature was so much that he would invite musicians, poets, and politicians to enjoy it most evenings. His father plied his trade in pharmacy and owned a pharmaceutical store called ‘San Vicente’, the first to be established in Dolores Hidalgo at the time. He was the third of four sons born to his parents, Agustin Tristan and Maria del Carmen Sandoval Rocha. Jose Alfredo Jimenez was born Jose Alfredo Jimenez Sandoval on the 19 th of January 1926 in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico. Life and Times of the Legendary Mexican Composer and Singer He Died at The Age of 47 From Liver Cirrhosis.Life and Times of the Legendary Mexican Composer and Singer.Even after death, his legacy lives through his music and those who recorded his songs. The highlight of his career saw the composition of more than a thousand songs including famous hits Yo, Me Equivoque Contigo, Ella, Paloma Querida, and El Rey.īorn in January 1926 in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico, ‘The King of Ranchera’ died in November 1973 at the age of 47. His musical journey began on the floor of a restaurant known as ‘La Sirena’ where providence led him to the man that would introduce his unique talent to the musical world. Jose Alfredo Jimenez is one of the icons of modern Mexican music whose musical composition and songwriting abilities inked Mexican music on the world map. Some of his best songs include Ella, Paloma Querida and El Rey.Before his untimely demise, he married two women, Paloma Galvez and Alicia Juarez, he had 2 children Jose Alfredo Jimenez Jr and Paloma with the former.Jose Alfredo Jimenez was born in January 1926 and died in September 1973 at the age of 47, due to complications from liver cirrhosis.

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