José Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most… Read Full Bio ↴José Pedro Infante Cruz, better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor and singer of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and idol of the Mexican people, together with Jorge Negrete or singers like Javier Solís. He was born on November 18, 1917 at Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico. He was raised as a child in Guamúchil. He died on April 15, 1957 at Mérida, Yucatán, during a flight that he piloted himself to Mexico City.

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.

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Pedro Infante Lyrics

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Si te vienen a contar
Cositas malas de mí
Manda a todos a volar
Y diles que yo no fui

Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
Son puros cuentos que hay por ahí
Tú me tienes que creer a mí

Yo te lo juro que yo no fui

Mira, te lo juro que yo no fui
Yo no fui, no

Si te vienen a contar
Cositas malas de mí
Manda a todos a volar
Y diles que yo no fui

Todos me dicen por ahí
Que tienes cara de yo no fui
y a ti te dicen el "yo lo vi"
tú me tienes que creer a mí

Ay, mamá, que yo no fui
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
Mira, muchacho, que yo no fui
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
Tú tienes cara de pirulí
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui

Ay, mamá, que yo no fui
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
Mira, muchacho, que yo no fui
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
Mira chaparra que yo no fui
Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
A ti te dicen el "yo yo lo vi"

Si te vienen a contar
Cositas malas de mí
Manda a todos a volar
Y diles que yo no fui

Todos me dicen por ahí
Que tienes cara de yo no fui
A ti te dicen a él yo lo vi
Tú me tienes que creer a mí
No, no

No, no
Yo no fui

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Pedro Infante’s song “Yo no fui” talk about a defense mechanism that someone uses when faced with accusations or gossip. The singer says that if someone comes to tell his partner something bad about him, to just ignore them and tell them that it wasn't him. He adds that he can assure her that he did not do anything, and that all the stories out there are just lies. He points out that people are making up stories about him, but he wants her to believe only what he tells her, as he has done nothing wrong.

He further explains that everyone else might be saying bad things about him, but that she should trust him because he did not do anything. He then uses repetition to emphasize that he did not do anything wrong and that he should not be accused of something he did not do. He uses words like “mira” and “tú me tienes que creer a mí” to convince his partner that he is telling the truth. The lyrics can be interpreted as being about someone trying to defend their reputation and make sure that their partner knows the truth about them.

Line by Line Meaning

Si te vienen a contar
If they come to tell you

Cositas malas de mí
Bad things about me

Manda a todos a volar
Send them all away

Y diles que yo no fui
And tell them that it wasn't me

Yo te aseguro que yo no fui
I assure you that it wasn't me

Son puros cuentos que hay por ahí
It's just stories that exist out there

Tú me tienes que creer a mí
You have to believe me

Yo te lo juro que yo no fui
I swear to you that it wasn't me

Mira, te lo juro que yo no fui
Look, I swear to you that it wasn't me

Yo no fui, no
I didn't do it, no

Todos me dicen por ahí
Everyone tells me out there