Óscar Chávez
Actor · Music · Musician
Born Mar 20, 1935 · Mexico City, Mexico
Active 1965–2020 · Awards: National Prize for Arts and Sciences, Ariel Award, honorary citizenship, honorary doctorate
Óscar Chávez Fernández (20 March 1935 – 30 April 2020), better known simply as Óscar Chávez, was a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor. He was the major proponent of the Nueva Trova movement in Mexico in the 1960s and 1970s.
Filmography
The Outsiders (1967) — El EstilosDesperate (1987) — Cuban ManMexico Mexico (1968) — MusicianMaria of My Heart (1979) — Óscar ChávezThe Animals 1850 - 1950 (1995) — Singer (voice)Distant Wind (1966) — voiceBreak of Dawn (1988) — Pedro GonzalesLa Generala (1971) — MusicThe World's Oldest Profession (1970) — Padre AurelioLas cadenas del mal (1970)El cuerpazo del delito (1970) — (segment "La rebelde")Santa (1969)Peach Blossom (1970) — FabiánLas cautivas (1973) — Singer at partyThe Forbidden Chant of Mexico '68...50 Years After (2019)August Afternoon (1965) — voice