Enrique Lizalde
Birthday: 1937-01-09 | Place of Birth: Tepic, Nayarit, MexicoEnrique Lizalde Chávez (9 January 1937 – 3 June 2013), better wknown simply as Enrique Lizalde, was a Mexicon actor of film, theatre, and television, noted for his distinctive voice and for playing leading-man roles from the 1960s onward. He originated the character Juan del Diablo in Corazón salvaje and later appeared in its 1990s remake in a different role. Born in Tepic, Nayarit, he pursued university studies in literature before turning to acting. He was the brother of Eduardo Lizalde and a cousin of Óscar Chávez. Lizalde began his screen career in the early 1960s and became a prominent presence in Mexican cinema; in popular accounts of the period he was grouped with Joaquín Cordero and Julio Alemán as part of a generation of high-profile leading men. He also worked extensively in theatre and is credited as a founder of the Sindicato de Actores Independientes. He married actress Tita Grieg in 1965. He died in Mexico City at age 76; biographies commonly report liver cancer as the cause of death. His remains were cremated and placed at Panteón Jardín.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Gonzalo San Llorente
as Armando Iturralde
as Don Rodolfo Peñarreal
as Noel Mancera
as Don Pepe Hernández
as Mariano Casablanca
as Fernando Portugal
as Santiago Sandoval
as Alejandro de la Mora
as Leonardo
as Martin
as Prior
as Cipriano Altamira
as Gabriel
as Demetrio de Santelmo
as Julio
as Luis Piñeyro
as Mario Lozano
as Fernando Chavero
as Pedro
