César Costa

César Costa

Born: August 13, 1941
in Mexico City, Mexico
Singer, actor, record producer, lawyer, television actor, film actor and composer. Member of the Advisory Board of UNICEF Mexico and Goodwill Ambassador. The Black Jeans are the pioneers of rock and roll in Mexico, having been founded in 1956 by Diego de Cossío. César Roel began his musical career under that name in 1958 as the lead singer in the group Los Black Jeans, which also included Juan Manuel de Cossío, Diego de Cossío and Carlos Loftus, singing Spanish versions of English hits. In 1958, they recorded for the Peerless record company "La Batalla de Jericho" and "La Cucaracha", being one of the pioneers in rock and roll recordings in Mexico.

When the group signed with the Musart label, they changed their name to Los Camisas Negras, and César Roel became César Costa (in honor of bandleader Don Costa) and they were reinforced with Javier de la Cueva on piano. Their first and only LP was released in 1960.

Soon after, the group disintegrated and César Costa began a successful solo career. Rewriting and singing into Spanish adaptations of English melodies, mainly by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka, he developed his own style, competing with Enrique Guzmán, in the "crooner" style, emulating Frank Sinatra. His main characteristic in his presentations was to appear wearing greca sweaters, many of them given to him by his female fans.

He was host of the program La carabina de Ambrosio (from 1978). From 1987 to 1994 he participated in the comedy show Papá soltero, which became a great success throughout Latin America and later in its movie version in 1995. He also hosted the variety shows Un nuevo día (with Rebecca de Alba, Evelio "with a v" and later with Luz Blanchett) and Al fin de semana.

In 2017 he participated in the Latin American dubbing of Disney Pixar's Coco.

Movies for César Costa...

Me tengo que casar
Title: Me tengo que casar
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Mexican movie
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Title: Papá soltero
Character: Cesar
Released: February 11, 1987
Type: TV
Papá soltero was a series on the Televisa network that began on February 11, 1987 and ended on July 6, 1994. It was produced by Luis de Llano Macedo and broadcast on Canal de las Estrellas It was starred by César Costa, along with Luis Mario Quiroz, Edith Márquez, Gerardo Quiroz, with stellar performances by José Luis Cordero, Aurora Alonso and Octavio Galindo.
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Title: La Carabina de Ambrosio
Released: January 1, 1978
Type: TV
La Carabina de Ambrosio was a variety television program broadcast between 1978 and 1987 presented as a Comic-Magical-Musical Show. It was produced by Humberto Navarro. It was hosted by figures such as Gualberto Castro, César Costa, Fito Girón and Manolo Muñoz. Some of the sketches of the broadcast were Guillo and the altar boy (Chabelo and the host in turn), La escuelita (Gualberto Castro, La pájara Peggy, Guillo, el Vulgarcito), the ventriloquist and Pujitos (César Costa and Chabelo), La Palabra Canta (Alejandro Suárez) and Mercado de Lágrimas (parody of Valle de Lágrimas and soap operas of the time) and parodies of the musical hits of the moment.
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Bang bang al hoyo
Title: Bang bang al hoyo
Released: September 30, 1971
Type: Movie
Parody western about a poofy gunslinger and his brothers.
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Caín, Abel... y el Otro
Title: Caín, Abel... y el Otro
Character: Cesar Mosca
Released: September 16, 1971
Type: Movie
Three early twenties guys in Acapulco competing for women... they end up marooned on a desert island together...
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Al fin a solas
Title: Al fin a solas
Released: December 11, 1969
Type: Movie
Every time the newlyweds think they'll be able to consummate their marriage, some obstacle comes up. Months go by... Sequel to "Adios, cunado."
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Romance sobre ruedas
Title: Romance sobre ruedas
Released: September 10, 1969
Type: Movie
A sporty new car is gifted to two young men who work at an auto factory, and they have to time-share it between them.
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El mundo loco de los jóvenes
Title: El mundo loco de los jóvenes
Released: December 8, 1967
Type: Movie
Pop-star who performs incognito is pressed into service to seduce a young woman who has rejected four childhood friends of his.
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Arrullo de Dios
Title: Arrullo de Dios
Released: September 28, 1967
Type: Movie
Motherhood-and-martyrdom melodrama.
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Adios cuñado
Title: Adios cuñado
Character: Víctor
Released: February 16, 1967
Type: Movie
The classic family with more sisters and one brother who has to deal with all the naughty words about being the brother in law of many.
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¿Qué haremos con papá?
Title: ¿Qué haremos con papá?
Released: July 14, 1966
Type: Movie
The funny story of a man who loses his memory in an accident and can not remember who was married to another woman, then meets another woman he marries and starts another life and lives alternately with a family 15 days and 15 days with the another arguing that their travel is for work in the Crown Brewery, which is in Veracruz where he lives with one family and one in Mexico.
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La juventud se impone
Title: La juventud se impone
Character: Co protagonista
Released: November 5, 1964
Type: Movie
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The Age of Violence
Title: The Age of Violence
Character: Daniel
Released: April 9, 1964
Type: Movie
Daniel, the leader of a criminal youth gang, views new guy Victor first as a threat, then as possible addition to his gang. When Victor refuses, but sets his eyes on Daniel's Sister Nancy, Daniel orders her to get close to Victor so she can persuade him to join the gang. Daniel does not expect that instead the relationship with Victor makes Nancy longing for a life without crime. A juvenile-delinquent-crime-musical!
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Dile que la quiero
Title: Dile que la quiero
Character: César
Released: November 14, 1963
Type: Movie
Teenager covers for his no-count older brother. Ice-cream parlors, rock-n-roll dances, football games, jalopies and racing cars. Also tragedy.
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Heaven and Earth
Title: Heaven and Earth
Character: Mario
Released: November 15, 1962
Type: Movie
Nun interferes in the lives of a dysfunctional family.
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Si yo fuera millonario
Title: Si yo fuera millonario
Released: August 26, 1962
Type: Movie
White-collar criminals conspire to prevent a shmuck from collecting an inheritance.
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Jóvenes y rebeldes
Title: Jóvenes y rebeldes
Character: Himself
Released: November 30, 1961
Type: Movie