From the barrio to Beverly Hills

“The Dirty Dozen” opened in movie theaters nationwide on Jun. 15, 1967 with a popular Texas-born singer in his first serious role. Trinidad Lopez III inherited his musical talent and stage presence from his father, who was a singer, dancer, actor and gifted musician in his hometown of Moroleon, Mexico. He and his wife Petra crossed the Rio Grande in the mid-1930’s as undocumente...

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