Starting in 1939 he appeared in more than 60 films, and since 1943 he recorded about 350 songs. Thanks to his performance in the movie "Tizoc", he was awarded the Silver Bear of the Berlin International Film Festival for Best Actor and the Golden Globe at Hollywood, for the Best Actor in a Leading Role, awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at Hollywood.
Ifigeño el sombrerudo
Pedro Infante Lyrics
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la historia que trae el aigre
Es una historia de amores
que empezó con un desaigre
Matilde de pila el nombre
Por apodo la chapeada
Despreciaba los amores
Ifigenio era trojero
Lo llamaban sombrerudo
En la cabeza llevaba
su sombrero como embudo
Matilde mujer coqueta
En un baile que hubo un día
Preparó una jugarreta
Aquel sombrerudo perdía
Fingió que estaba tomada
Junto al capitán Quirino
Aquí en la espalda guardaba
El Charrascas su sobrino
El capitán la abrazaba
Cuando Ifigenio llego
Se agarraron a balazos
Y el sombrerudo cayó
Y Matilde la chapeada
Nada más se carcajeó
Cuando el pobre agonizaba
El charrascas lo arrastró
De ese hombre nada ha quedado
Su tumba esta en el potrero
Arriba en la cruz colgado
Solo quedó su sombrero
The song "Ifigeño el Sombrerudo" by Pedro Infante tells a story of a man named Ifigenio who was deeply in love with a woman named Matilde. Matilde, however, did not feel the same way about Ifigenio, and instead, enjoyed playing tricks on him. One day, Matilde pretended to be drunk and was seen alongside another man, the captain Quirino. Ifigenio, feeling betrayed, shot Quirino and was killed in the process. Matilde laughed at his agony and the Charrascas, Quirino's nephew, dragged Ifigenio's body away, leaving only his sombrero behind.
The lyrics highlight themes of love, betrayal, and revenge, as well as the consequences of one's actions. Ifigenio's desperate pursuit of Matilde's affection ultimately leads to his tragic demise. Matilde's coquettish behavior and deceitful actions led to the death of the man who loved her. Additionally, the song showcases the harsh realities of life in rural Mexico during the early 1900s, where guns and violence were a part of everyday life.
Line by Line Meaning
Pongan oreja señores
Listen up, gentlemen
la historia que trae el aigre
The story that Aigre brings
Es una historia de amores
It's a love story
que empezó con un desaigre
that began with a setback
Matilde de pila el nombre
Her name was Matilde de Pila
Por apodo la chapeada
But she was known as 'La Chapeada'
Despreciaba los amores
She didn't care for the love
Que Ifigenio le rogaba
That Ifigenio begged for
Ifigenio era trojero
Ifigenio was a mule driver
Lo llamaban sombrerudo
They called him 'Sombrerudo'
En la cabeza llevaba
He wore on his head
su sombrero como embudo
His hat like a funnel
Matilde mujer coqueta
Matilde was a flirtatious woman
En un baile que hubo un día
At a dance one day
Preparó una jugarreta
She planned a trick
Aquel sombrerudo perdía
To make Sombrerudo lose
Fingió que estaba tomada
She pretended to be drunk
Junto al capitán Quirino
With Captain Quirino
Aquí en la espalda guardaba
The Charrascas kept
El Charrascas su sobrino
On his back, his nephew Charrascas
El capitán la abrazaba
The captain hugged her
Cuando Ifigenio llego
When Ifigenio arrived
Se agarraron a balazos
They started shooting
Y el sombrerudo cayó
And Sombrerudo fell
Y Matilde la chapeada
And La Chapeada Matilde
Nada más se carcajeó
Just laughed it off
Cuando el pobre agonizaba
As the poor guy was dying
El charrascas lo arrastró
The Charrascas dragged him away
De ese hombre nada ha quedado
Nothing was left of that man
Su tumba esta en el potrero
His grave is in the pasture
Arriba en la cruz colgado
Hanging on the cross above
Solo quedó su sombrero
Only his hat remained
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