Enrique Guzmán

by Heather PharesOne of Latin rocks pioneers, Mexican singer/songwriter/guitarist/actor Enrique Sanchez Guzman began his career in the 50s as a singing, acting teen heart-throb along the lines of Bobby Darin. Along with translating hits like Jailhouse Rock, Blue Suede Shoes and Multiplication for a Latin audience, Guzman also wrote hits of his own, including Pensaba en Ti, and songs for other early-60s Latin-rock bands like Los Teen Tops. Movies like 1956s Canta Mi Corazon added to his prominence in the Mexican entertainment industry, and paved the way for his mid-60s television show Silvia & Enrique, which also featured his wife at the time, actres Silvia Pinal. Throughout the 70s and 80s his acting and recording careers continued, and in the 90s he worked with Alejandra Guzman, his daughter with Pinal, on some of her early albums.