Enrique Lizalde

Enrique Lizalde Chávez 9 January 1937 3 June 2013 better wknown simply as Enrique Lizalde was a Mexicon actor of film theatre and television noted for his distinctive voice and for playing leadingman roles from the 1960s onward He originated the character Juan del Diablo in Corazón salvaje and later appeared in its 1990s remake in a different role Born in Tepic Nayarit he pursued university studies in literature before turning to acting He was the brother of Eduardo Lizalde and a cousin of Óscar Chávez Lizalde began his screen career in the early 1960s and became a prominent presence in Mexican cinema in popular accounts of the period he was grouped with Joaquín Cordero and Julio Alemán as part of a generation of highprofile leading men He also worked extensively in theatre and is credited as a founder of the Sindicato de Actores Independientes He married actress Tita Grieg in 1965 He died in Mexico City at age 76 biographies commonly report liver cancer as the cause of death His remains were cremated and placed at Panteón Jardín