Pedro Vargas

Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel de Allende, 29 April 1906 – Mexico City, 30 October 1989) was a Mexican tenor and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema, participating in more than 70 films. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Americas", "Song Samurai" or "Continental Tenor". Despite his training in opera, he dedicated his career to popular song, reaching international recognition and becoming one of the main interpreters of Agustín Lara.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 29, 1904 (San Miguel de Allende), Died October 30, 1989 (Mexico City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1954

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, piano, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, translator

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 210 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MBS-90539	10-in.	1935 or earlier	Ya no quero que me queras	Ana María Fernández ; Orquesta Tipica Edgardo Donato ; Pedro Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90545	10-in.	1935 or earlier	Me dejaste	Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90546	10-in.	1935 or earlier	Una lágrima tuya	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90559	10-in.	1935 or earlier	Valencia	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90568	10-in.	1935 or earlier	Navarra	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90578	10-in.	February 1936 or earlier	Arrullo	Pedro Vargas ; Eduardo Vigil y Robles	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90579	10-in.	February 1936 or earlier	Cosas que suceden	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90588	10-in.	February 1936 or earlier	Reto	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90589	10-in.	February 1936 or earlier	Dime que no	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90590	10-in.	February 1936 or earlier	No me digas nada	José Sabre Marroquín ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90591	10-in.	February 1936 or earlier	Enigma	José Sabre Marroquín ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90687	10-in.	April 1936 or earlier	Entonces	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90688	10-in.	April 1936 or earlier	Dadiva	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90689	10-in.	April 1936 or earlier	Muchacha del alma	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90690	10-in.	April 1936 or earlier	Dueña mia	Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90691	10-in.	April 1936 or earlier	Inutil	Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90692	10-in.	April 1936 or earlier	Casualidad	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90950	10-in.	before 8/23/1937	Flores negras	Orquesta Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90951	10-in.	before 8/23/1937	Noche de ronda	Orquesta Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90971	10-in.	before 8/24/1937	Quién si no tú?	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90972	10-in.	before 8/24/1937	Quién te quiere más?	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90973	10-in.	before 8/24/1937	Nomás	Orquesta RCA Victor ; Pedro Vargas ; Eduardo Vigil y Robles	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90974	10-in.	before 8/24/1937	Entre tú y yo	Orquesta RCA Victor ; Pedro Vargas ; Eduardo Vigil y Robles	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90995	10-in.	before 9/7/1937	Lorenzo Garza	Orquesta Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-90996	10-in.	before 9/7/1937	Janitzio	Orquesta Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vargas, Pedro," accessed September 26, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

Vargas, Pedro. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

"Vargas, Pedro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 26 September 2023.