Real name: Manuel Esperón González

Mexican songwriter and composer of Latin music, Mexico City, August 3, 1911 - Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, February 13, 2011. He co-wrote many songs with Ernesto M. Cortazar.
He wrote many songs for Mexican films. Several of his songs have become Latin standards such as Yo Soy Mexicano, Noche Plateada and No Volveré.
His fame in the USA derives from when his song The Three Caballeros was used in the Disney film The Three Caballeros (1944).
Among other performers, Chavela Vargas, Pedro Infante, Los Panchos, and Jorge Negrete have made his songs well-known.