Legend has it that during his last performance at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles, California; Pedro Infante ran into a big fan of his: Elvis Presley, who would later become the king of Rock n’ roll. What did both music icons say to each other? Find out below!
Pedro Infante He is one of the greatest icons of music and cinema in Mexico.. His talent and charisma were so astonishing that, together with the Saint, he is one of the best-known Mexicans on the planet even in modern times, more than 60 years after his tragic death.
the race of Guamuchil idol impacted and was followed by many artists of her time, especially by the new generations. His devotion to the public was total and he offered his show in all the places in the world where they wanted to enjoy “their screams of him” from him, as he said.
In 1954Pedro Infante, Mexico’s biggest star, gave what would be his last shows at the Million Dollar Theater from Los Angeles, California. That same year, a 19-year-old American boy named Elvis Presley was beginning to shake his nation with his daring steps and rebellious melodies.
Pedro Infante and Elvis Presley meet at the Million Dollar in Los Angeles
He was barely 20 years old and Elvis Presley was already known in much of the world as one of the most important phenomena in the history of society and modern music.
His movements on stage and his music was the complete opposite of what the public was used to. until that moment and was one of the first idols to oppose what was “already established”, or what could be considered “correct”.
However, and before consecrating himself as the King of Rock, a young Elvis was in the front rows of the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles California; to see the Pedro Infante show.
By 1954, Pedro Infante had already filmed around 56 films since the year 1939 and he had an endless number of songs in his repertoire that found in his voice the perfect interpretation to become unforgettable classics. The icon spent several nights giving a show at the Million Dollar Theater when, according to what they say, after one of his performances he met a young Elvis Presley.
In the brief meeting, it is said that the always nice Pedro asked Elvis “How do you say you dance?” to which the rock and roll player proceeded to teach him a few steps that Pedro imitated, they both laughed and Presley congratulated him, thanking him, as he told him that his music made him very happy.