Germán Valdés

Better known as Tin Tan, was anactor,singerandcomedianwho was born inMexico Citybut was raised and began his career inCiudad Juarez,Chihuahua. He often displayed thepachucodress and employed pachuco slang in many of his movies, some with his brothersManuel "El Loco" ValdésandRamón Valdés. He made the language of theMexican Americanpachucosfamous in Mexico. A "caló" based inSpanglish, it was a mixture of Spanish and English in speech based on that of Mexican immigrants.