Rolando Villaz�n Maule�n is a Mexican tenor. He settled in France and in 2007 became a French citizen. He was raised in Fuentes de Sat�lite, a suburban area of Greater Mexico City, Mexico. In an interview for Mexican television, Villaz�n told the story of how he was discovered as a tenor. He said that one day, as he was getting out of the shower in his apartment in Mexico City, somebody came knocking on his door; it was baritone Arturo Nieto, a friend of his neighbour, who had heard him singing while in the shower. He told Rolando he had an amazing voice and invited him to his music academy to develop his voice, there Rolando fell in love with opera. 

February 22nd, 1972 in Ciudad Satélite (Age 52)