José Mojica
José Mojica | |
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| Born | Crescenciano Abel Exaltación de la Cruz José Francisco de Jesús Mojica Montenegro y Chavarín 14 September 1895 San Gabriel, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | 20 September 1974 (aged 79) Lima, Peru |
| Other names | Fray José de Guadalupe Mojica, OFM |
| Alma mater | National Conservatory of Music (Mexico); National School of Agriculture (Mexico) |
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| Years active | 1919–1940 (opera singer) 1930–1966 (actor) 1947–1974 (friar) |
| Organization | Franciscan |
| Known for | Film and opera performer; design of *Hotel Villa Santa Monica*; author of *I, a sinner (Yo, pecador)* |
| Notable work | “Júrame” (recording, 1927); “Solamente una vez” (film debut 1941); autobiography *Yo, pecador* (1956) |
Fray José de Guadalupe Mojica (14 September 1895 – 20 September 1974) was a Mexican Franciscan friar and former tenor and film actor. He was known in the music and film fields as José Mojica.
Mojica joined the world of the American film industry before entering religious life. Together with Dolores del Río, Tito Guízar, Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez, he was among the few Mexican people who made history in the early years of Hollywood. Regarding his activity as a friar, singer and actor, he felt that religion and art have never been at conflict. If God gave me the grace of voice and singing skills, I use them for His glory, he explained.