LAS ROMANTICAS DE PEDRO INFANTE

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Jorge Negrete may have been Mexico’s first cinematic ranchera hero, but perhaps because of his premature death in 1953, Pedro Infante surpassed him in the number of hit movies and recordings. And like that of Negrete, Infante’s fantastic recording output has been constantly released in new compilations. This collection has most of his signature hits, including “Cien Años,” a heartbreak tune about being abandoned, and “Paloma Querida,” an old standard reinvented by Infante when he sings with cool detachment about love’s inspiration. Infante was untrained, his approach was simple but emotive, yet he was talented enough to make unforgettable such other classics as Agustin Lara’s “Mujer” and “Amor de Mis Amores,” and the uplifting bolero “Amor a la Distancia.” Infante died in a plane crash in 1957 but is immortalized in his movies and music. –Ramiro Burr