Alfonso Esparza Oteo

Alfonso Esparza Oteo (Aguascalientes, 2 August 1894 - Mexico City, 31 January 1950) was a Mexican composer. Esparza first success among Mexico City music fans was a foxtrot, and his music was enormously popular in the 1920s. Álvaro Obregón was listening to "El Limoncito", one of Esparza's compositions, when he was assassinated.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 2, 1894 (Aguascalientes City), Died January 31, 1950

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, director, arranger, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 303 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E24975-E24977	10-in.	10/31/1927	Pajarillo barranqueño	Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E25766-E25767	10-in.	12/23/1927	Alma latina	Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E26645-E26646	10-in.	2/24/1928	Alma latina	Pilar Arcos	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E26735-E26736	10-in.	2/29/1928	Alma latina	Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C2053	10-in.	7/13/1928	Celos	Orquesta "El Prado"	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	C2272	10-in.	8/28/1928	Mi viejo amor	Roy Farr	Organ solo	composer
Brunswick	C2294	10-in.	9/5/1928	Celos	Genaro Veiga	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C2295	10-in.	9/5/1928	Payaso	Genaro Veiga	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C2616	10-in.	12/3/1928	Pajarillo barranqueño	S. González ; Ángel Soto	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	C2810	10-in.	1/18/1929	Orticinas	Marimba Chiapas	Marimba band	composer
Brunswick	C3779	10-in.	7/5/1929	Azares de la vida	Trío Dominguez de la Vega	Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	C5879	10-in.	June 1930	Estrellita marinera	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	C5883	10-in.	June 1930	Silenciosamente	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	C895-C896	10-in.	5/3/1927	Eres tú	Rafael García ; Román Nava ; Quinteto Mexicano de Chicago	Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	LAE191	10-in.	Apr. 1928	Triguena de mis amores	Constanza Ceballos ; Roberto Guzman	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	LAE881	10-in.	10/16/1930	Estrellita marinera	Gemelas Belasco	Female vocal duet, with guitar	composer
Brunswick	LA167-LA168	10-in.	November 1926	Deja morena mia	Roberto Guzman	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	SA156	10-in.	March 1929	La huérfanita	L. Rodriguez ; B. Vasquez	Male vocal duet, with guitars	composer
Brunswick	EP252	10-in.	Mar. 1928	Eres tú?	Jose Ignacio Bañuelos	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	SA2689	10-in.	12/1/1936	Déjame llorar : Canción	Hermanas Barraza ; Orquesta de Francisco Hernández	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	861W-863W	10-in.	6/17/1925	Su mama tuvo la culpa	José Moriche	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	arranger
Brunswick	1199W-1202W	10-in.	8/21/1925	Mi gusto es	José Moriche	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	MX564	10-in.	May 1928	Me importa poco	César Dávila ; José Rubio	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	leader
Brunswick	MX565	10-in.	May 1928	El coco	César Dávila ; José Rubio	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	leader, arranger
Brunswick	MX566	10-in.	May 1928	El celoso	César Dávila ; José Rubio	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	leader

(Results 226-250 of 303 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Esparza Oteo, Alfonso," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109181.

Esparza Oteo, Alfonso. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109181.

"Esparza Oteo, Alfonso." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

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