Pedro Septién

Pedro Septién (March 21, 1916 – December 19, 2013) was a Mexican sports broadcaster. He was nicknamed El Mago (Spanish for "The Wizard"). Septien was famous in México due to his vast knowledge about Major League Baseball. He worked for Televisa during most of his career in TV. He was also known as the play-by-play announcer for the Tigres del México baseball team.[1]

Pedro Septién Orozco
Born(1916-03-21)March 21, 1916
Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro
DiedDecember 19, 2013(2013-12-19) (aged 97)
Santiago de Queretaro, Queretaro
OccupationSportscaster
TitleBaseball Commentator

Pedro Septién died at his home in Mexico City, of pneumonia.[2][3]

Movies

Septién acted in several movies, as a sports broadcaster:

  • La venganza de Huracán Ramirez (1967)
  • El hijo de Huracán Ramírez (1966)
  • Juventud sin Dios (1962)
  • Piernas de oro (1958)
  • Pepito as del volante (1957)
  • Huracán Ramírez (1953)
  • Una calle entre tú y yo (1952)
  • El luchador fenómeno (1952)
  • El beisbolista fenómeno (1952)
  • Campeón sin corona (1946)
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References
  1. Hernandez, Rafael. "Las Noches del Beisbol". NotiSur. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  2. "Muere Pedro "Mago" Septién" (in Spanish).
  3. "Fallece Pedro "El Mago" Septién" (in Spanish).


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