Jose Gonzales-Gonzales


Jose Gonzalez-Gonzalez was an American character actor and the brother of actor Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez.

Life and career

Jose began in show business as part of his family's act called "Las Perlitas" that toured southwest Texas. He made his television debut in 1954 as Jose Gonzales de la Vega on two episodes of The Cisco Kid. In 1962 He played Joze on the S2E28 in the 'Innocents Abroad' episode of My Three Sons He had a prolific career in both television and motion pictures concluding with his final performance as Mariachi in .
Jose toured the US as both a singer and comedian his own stage shows, where he appeared at state fairs and conventions such as the Los Angeles County Fair, the Monterey County Fair and the Sacramento State Fair, as well as Cinco de Mayo celebrations in various locations.

Personal life

After suffering for many years with myeloblastic anemia, he died as a result of a brain hemorrhage brought on by the disease. Jose was survived by his wife of 55 years, Ventura; three daughters Rosalinda, Armandina, Miroslava; seven grandchildren: Jose Nicholas, Joseph Nicholas, Terry Tigner, Tessie Tigner, Miguel Reyes II, Christina Galvan, Armandina Galvan and one great-grandchild Miguel Reyes III. He was 78 at the time of his death, which occurred on December 15, 2000.

Partial filmography