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José Mojica

José Mojica, Mexican tenor and actor (died 1974)

Born
September 14, 1896
Died
September 20, 1974
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1896

About José Mojica

Fray José de Guadalupe Mojica was a Mexican Franciscan friar and former tenor and film actor. He was known in the music and film fields as José Mojica. Prokofiev attended Mojica's rehearsals where Mojica performed his first performance on 30 December, singing in French. The versatility of Mojica is reflected in his extensive discography, which he recorded for Edison and the Victor Talking Machine Company. By the time Mojica recorded for Edison in 1925, he had become an important figure at the Chicago Opera, moving into principal roles. His popular musical recordings show an attractive lyrical voice being used with skill and imagination in songs such as Júrame, composed for Mojica by María Grever, released by Victor in 1927.

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José Mojica timeline

  1. By the time Mojica recorded for Edison in 1925, he had become an important figure at the Chicago Opera, moving into principal roles.
  2. His popular musical recordings show an attractive lyrical voice being used with skill and imagination in songs such as Júrame, composed for Mojica by María Grever, released by Victor in 1927.

The world when José Mojica was born

José Mojica was born in 1896. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in José Mojica's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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