Jose Mojica
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- Victor IV
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Jose Mojica
I have a couple records by opera singer Jose Mojica.He later became a Franciscan Friar.One is on Victor Scroll Red Seal,the other is on Edison Diamond Disc.Mojica also made several movies,and was considered a matinee idol.His records are quite rare.Does anyone have any?edisonplayer
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- Victor IV
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Re: Jose Mojica
I have some Edisons, including his version of Una Furtiva Lagrima. I have also several 78 rpms of him singing boleros. Great singer, ad verz popular in the 40s.
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Re: Jose Mojica
Did he not go deaf or lose his voice? I have a distant memory of a Reader's Digest article, 'The Two Lives of José Mojica', which discussed his second career as a friar and mentioned the physical calamity (whatever it was) that had led to his change of life. It must be fifty years since I read this.
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Re: Jose Mojica
Yes, he became deaf but towards the end of his life. He kept on singing and acting even after he took on the priesthood.
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Re: Jose Mojica
He was signed to Edison in part because Edison was tired of dealing with the whims of Italian tenors.CarlosV wrote:I have some Edisons, including his version of Una Furtiva Lagrima. I have also several 78 rpms of him singing boleros. Great singer, ad verz popular in the 40s.