Birth Chart
José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval
Sun Capricorn
Moon Aries
Ascendant Scorpio
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Capricorn - 28°29' - in house 4
↣ Moon in Aries - 07°55' - in house 6
↣ Mercury in Capricorn - 11°23' - in house 3
↣ Venus in Aquarius - 26°02' - in house 4 - retrograde
↣ Mars in Sagittarius - 15°24' - in house 2
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 03°07' - in house 4
↣ Saturn in Scorpio - 24°20' - in house 1
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 22°33' - in house 5
↣ Neptune in Leo - 24°04' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 13°22' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ North Node in Cancer - 25°31' - in house 9 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Scorpio - 06°11' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Leo - 06°47' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Scorpio - 11°37'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 4
↣ Moon in house 6
↣ Mercury in house 3
↣ Venus in house 4
↣ Mars in house 2
↣ Jupiter in house 4
↣ Saturn in house 1
↣ Uranus in house 5
↣ Neptune in house 10
↣ Pluto in house 9
↣ North Node in house 9
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Jupiter conjunction (4°38' applying) parallel
↣ Sun and Saturn sextile (4°09' separating)
↣ Sun and Uranus sextile (5°56' separating)
↣ Sun and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Sun and North Node opposition (2°58' separating) antiparallel
↣ Sun and Midheaven opposition (8°18' separating)
↣ Moon and Mercury square (3°28' applying)
↣ Moon and Jupiter sextile (4°48' separating)
↣ Moon and Pluto square (5°27' applying)
↣ Moon and Midheaven trine (1°07' applying)
↣ Mercury and Mars parallel
↣ Mercury and Pluto opposition (2°00' applying)
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (0°15' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant sextile (5°12' applying)
↣ Venus and Saturn square (1°42' applying)
↣ Venus and Neptune opposition (1°58' applying)
↣ Jupiter and North Node opposition (7°36' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant square (3°04' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Midheaven opposition (3°41' separating)
↣ Saturn and Uranus trine (1°48' separating)
↣ Saturn and Neptune square (0°16' separating)
↣ Saturn and North Node trine (1°11' applying)
↣ Uranus and North Node trine (2°58' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant antiparallel
↣ Pluto and North Node parallel
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant trine (1°45' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval
- Chart date
- 19/01/1926
- Chart time
- 00:30
- Date and time quality
- AA Birth record cited what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Guanajuato, Mexico - Latitude and longitude
- 21°01' North · 101°15' West
- Time zone
- 07:00 West
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About
José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval was one of the most influential Mexican singers and songwriters of the 20th century and a defining voice in rancheras and modern regional Mexican music. Born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, he moved to Mexico City in his youth, where he balanced modest jobs with composing songs that soon attracted the attention of established artists such as Miguel Aceves Mejía.
Lacking formal instrumental training, he was notable for the melodic power and lyrical depth of his songs, many recorded by major performers and mariachis. He wrote more than a thousand titles, among them the emblematic “Ella,” “El Rey,” “Si nos dejan,” “Tú y la mentira,” “Paloma querida,” and “Que se me acabe la vida.” These pieces helped shape the themes, sound, and feeling of the popular Mexican repertoire.
Beyond his recording career, Jiménez appeared in films and on radio and television, broadening his cultural presence from the 1950s through the 1970s. He died in 1973, yet his work remains central to the Latin American repertoire, still influencing performers and appearing in traditional celebrations and programs in Mexico and beyond.
