Carmen Sevilla was one of the Spanish actresses who triumphed in Mexico during the Golden Age, and her beauty and talent made her one of the most successful stars in the country, so it was never doubted that Pedro Infante was one of the first to court her when she arrived in Aztec lands.After her triumph in Spain with Jorge Negrete in Jalisco sings in Seville, Carmen received several job offers to make films with other Mexican artists, among which she could not miss Pedro Infante, whom he met in 1952 to record the tape Gitana you had to be.Their first meeting was in Mexico, when production of the film began. The Idol of Guamúchil did not hesitate to become the best host, so he received his companion with many details. She, feeling such a warm welcome, put all her trust in her colleague and became one of his closest friends.Carmen se convirtió en una de las actrices españolas favoritas de los mexicanos (Foto: Facebook/Pedro Infante a color)Due to the closeness that existed between the two actors, it came to be thought and, even many people said, that the histrions had a secret affair, but this relationship was never confirmed by either of them.On the contrary, Carmen always argued that she was attracted to him, but there would have been no courtship.During an interview for The Story Behind the Myth, the Bride of Spain shared that thanks to the details that the Sinaloan had with her, she fell to him, but the friendship would not have passed on.Carmen y Pedro se habrían esforzado al máximo para hacer “Gitana tenías que ser”, inclusive, ella habría puesto en riesgo su vida en varias ocasiones, pero también se habrían fugado a Yucatán en medio de su descanso (Foto: captura de pantalla/YouTube)According to the histrionist, the friendship was completely fraternal because in her companion she found a person to trust and with whom she could talk for hours about her native Spain, while he dedicated himself to telling her secrets of Mexico.Although the protagonist of The Taming Shrew has denied that she ever had a relationship with the People’s Idol, she has also hinted that her friendship would have been very deep and that she had “many beautiful memories of him”, which made the version of her secret love take strength.One of the most famous stories among them is in which it is said that, in one of the actors’ breaks during the recordings of Gitana you had to be, Infante decided to take the Spaniard to her favorite city and, without thinking about it, they abandoned filming and ventured to Yucatan.Supposedly, the actors escaped together to Mérida, a city where Pedro claimed he felt free and where he had half of his properties.Carmen en varias ocasiones dio a entender que ella se enamoró de su compañero, pero nunca confirmó que hubo una relación amorosa (Foto: Twitter/@SevillaInsolita)For several hours, the production team didn’t know anything about their whereabouts, they didn’t even know they had left Mexico City, so they got worried and started looking for them.While the film crew were thinking about the possible whereabouts of their stars, the protagonist of Los Tres García took her friend to her trusted jeweler, who was also her close friend. Pedro would have bought with the craftsman a slave very similar to the one he always wore, as a symbol of his affection.During his walk, the singer would have taken the Spaniard to visit the Virgin of Izamal and she would have been fascinated. Noting his emotion, the Idol of Mexico would have decided to give the Virgin a jewel as well and ordered her to make a golden crown.According to the actor’s followers, the crown that this Virgin wears until now would be the one that the Sinaloa ordered her to make.KEEP READING:The tragic life of Dora Luisa, Pedro Infante’s adopted daughterWhy did Irma Dorantes not get an inheritance from Pedro InfanteWhy Irma Dorantes refused to participate in any project about Pedro Infante
