José Manuel Figueroa

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José Manuel Figueroa
Jose Manuel Figueroa en Dulce Osuna.jpg
Figueroa speaks in 2017
Born
José Manuel Figueroa González

(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active1995–present
Website www.josemanuelfigueroa.com

José Manuel Figueroa. (born May 15, 1975) is a Mexican singer, songwriter, and actor [1] who specializes in Regional Mexican music. He is the eldest of eight children of singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian.

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Personal life

José Manuel Figueroa was born on May 15, 1975, to Mexican singer Joan Sebastian and Teresa Figueroa-González in Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico. [2] He is the eldest child of that relationship. His late brothers were Juan Sebastian Figueroa(†) and Trigo de Jesus Figueroa(†). [3] His father died in July 2015. [4]

Discography

Series

In 2016 he portrayed his father Joan Sebastian in the miniseries Por Siempre Joan Sebastian .

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References

  1. Billboard - 11 Nov 1995 Vol. 107, No. 45 "Meanwhile, Jose Manuel Figueroa, son of famed troubadour Joan Sebastian, bows this week with "Expulsado Del Paraiso" (Fonovisa)."
  2. Edmundo Perez -Que me entierren con narcocorridos 2012 "... de Marco Enrique Yépez Uribe, el Jarocho o el Comandante Alex, principal testigo de la PGR, era un rancho situado en Juliantla, Guerrero, propiedad del cantante José Manuel Figueroa, conocido artísticamente como Joan Sebastian.
  3. http://www.tvnotas.com.mx/noticias-espectaculos-mexico/candente-hija-de-jose-manuel-figueroa-derrocha-sensualidad-en-instagramref%5B%5D
  4. Lia (17 December 2015). "Elenco de la serie "En la vida de… Joan Sebastian"". Más Telenovelas. Retrieved 2022-09-23.