Joselito
José Jiménez Fernández, known professionally as Joselito, is a Spanish singer
and actor born in Beas de Segura, Jaén, on February 11, 1943. Gaining fame as a
child prodigy under the epithet "El pequeño ruiseñor", Joselito was discovered
during early radio broadcasts by singer Luis Mariano, who arranged performances
in Paris. Director Antonio del Amo subsequently cast Joselito in the 1956
musical film El pequeño ruiseñor, featuring the signature pasodoble "Campanera".
Joselito starred in a trilogy of musical films alongside Saeta del ruiseñor
(1957) and El ruiseñor de las cumbres ...
