But I'm Still the King (1988)

Interesting facts

Pero sigo siendo el rey is a 1988 Mexican musical drama film, directed by René Cardona Jr. and starring Leonardo Daniel, Jorge Ortiz de Pinedo, Lourdes Munguía, and Sonia Infante. The film is a biopic that portrays the life of Mexican singer-songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez, and its title comes from Jiménez's song "El Rey".

Production

The film was made after the success of Sabor a mí, a biopic about the Mexican singer-songwriter Álvaro Carrillo, also directed by René Cardona Jr. The life of José Alfredo Jiménez had already been portrayed in cinema before in Que te vaya bonito (1978); however, Pero sigo siendo el rey had a bigger budget.

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