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Germán Valdés

Germán Valdés

Actor · Died June 29, 1973, aged 57 · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Better known as Tin Tan, was an actor,singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. He often displayed the pachuco dress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothers Manuel "El Loco" Valdésand Ramón Valdés. He made the language of the Mexican American pachucos famous in Mexico. A "caló" based in Spanglish, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexican immigrants.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 20, 1915
Died
June 29, 1973 (aged 57)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 49% in 30 days

What are Germán Valdés' films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Morality
17%
Ideas
13%
Survival
11%
Self
10%
Society
8%
Power
4%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 6
Trickster
1 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Absurd
4
Tense
2
Warm
1
Melancholic
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Germán Valdés' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Germán Valdés' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

102 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Un día para vivir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Cristian

  • Tanto Amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 120 episodes · as René Lombardo Méndez

  • Drenaje Profundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 20 episodes · as Diego

  • Noche de muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Tin Tan

  • The Yellow Mafia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Germán

  • Acapulco 12-22 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • La disputa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Actor

  • Las tarántulas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Actor

  • Los Cacos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as El Muerto

  • The Incredible Professor Zovek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Chalo

  • Chanoc vs. the Tiger and the Vampire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Tsekub Baloyán

  • Caín, Abel... y el Otro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • El ogro(1971)

    as Sabas

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El Quelite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Proculo

  • Chanoc en las garras de las fieras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Tin Tan / Tsekub Baloyán

  • El capitán Mantarraya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Actor

  • Gregorio y su angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Devil

  • Seis días para morir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as José

  • Detectives o ladrones..? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Harry

  • El ángel y yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Loco por ellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Actor

  • Especialista en chamacas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • The Mocking Ghosts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Cyril Ludovico Churchill

  • Tintansón Cruzoe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Face of the Screaming Werewolf(1964)

    as Man in Wax Museum

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Puerto Rico en carnaval (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Fuerte, audaz y valiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Tin-Tán El Hombre Mono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • ¡En peligro de muerte! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Marshall Nylon

  • Pilotos de la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Octano Pérez y Pérez

  • The Treasure of King Solomon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Tin Tan

  • Viva Chihuahua(1961)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Suicídate mi amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Madness from Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Pacifico Otero

  • El duende y yo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Modesto

  • The Phantom of the Operetta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Aldo / Baldomiro Valdes

  • El Violetero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Lorenzo Miguel

  • Una estrella y dos estrellados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Tin Tan

  • Tin Tan y las modelos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • House of Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Casimiro

  • La tijera de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Pablo Emilio Campos

  • Rebelde Sin Casa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Variedades de medianoche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Dos fantasmas y una muchacha(1959)

    as Germán Pérez

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Escuela de verano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • El que con niños se acuesta... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Chon

  • Vivir del cuento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Ferias de México(1959)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El cofre del pirata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Vagabundo y Millonario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Antonio García / Andrés Aguilar

  • 3 Lessons of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Germán Valadez

  • El pandillero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • ¡Paso a la juventud..! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • School for Mothers-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • La odalisca No. 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Las mil y una noches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Music of Always (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Refifí entre las mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Refifí

  • Trip to the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Tin Tan

  • Los tres mosqueteros y medio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Locos Peligrosos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Federico

  • El gato sin botas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Producer · as Agustín Tancredo (El Gato) / Don Victorio Tancredo

  • The Champion Cyclist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Cleto García

  • The Adventures of Pito Pérez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Pito Perez

  • Teatro del crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Tin Tan

  • El vividor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • El sultán descalzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Sultán Casquillo

  • Lo que le pasó a Sansón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Sanson

  • The Doctor of the Crazy Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Los líos de Barba Azul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Ricardo

  • El hombre inquieto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Abel Caim

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Inocencio Dantes

  • Reportaje(1953)

    as Pachuco composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • El mariachi desconocido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Agustín

  • Dios los cría (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Producer · as Tin Tan

  • El vagabundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • La isla de las mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Me traes de un ala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Tin Tan

  • The Sleeping Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Triquitrán

  • Mi campeón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Tin Tan

  • Chucho El Remendado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • El Ceniciento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Valentin

  • Las locuras de Tin Tan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Tin Tan

  • Mátenme porque me muero(1951)

    as Tin-Tan

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Oh, Love… How Have You Put Me! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Tin Tan

  • The Troublemaker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Tin Tan

  • Cuando Las Mujeres Mandan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Simbad el Mareado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Simbad

  • They also sing of pain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Tin Tan

  • The Mark of the Skunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Tin

  • The King of the Neighborhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Tin-Tán

  • ¡No me defiendas, compadre! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Tin-Tan

  • Soy Charro de Levita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Tin Tan

  • Calabacitas tiernas(1949)

    as Tin-Tán

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Músico, poeta y loco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • El niño perdido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Tin Tan

  • Con la música por dentro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Actor

  • The Noiseless Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Tin Tan

  • Song of Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Tin Tan

  • The Naughty Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Germán Rico / Tin Tan

  • Hotel de verano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Actor

  • El que la traga la paga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1943)

    as Vagabundo de Playa

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 102 titles from 1943 to 2021.

Highest rated

Calabacitas tiernas (1949)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

El ogro (1971)

Film career

  • 1950Screen debut· The King of the Neighborhood
  • 1950First top-billed film· The King of the Neighborhood

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting102 of 102: 99 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 102: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 102: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

102 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1940s11 · acting1950s48 · 48 acting · 2 crew1960s26 · acting1970s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · acting2020s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Germán Valdés' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Mátenme porque me muero (1951)

73rd percentile spread · 15% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mátenme porque me muero (1951)

Midcredits 83rd · 72% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Germán Valdés work with?

People who share at least 2 of Germán Valdés' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marcelo Chávez shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors