Pedro Vargas

Pedro Vargas Mata (29 April 1906 – 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 Guanajuato (state of Mexico) , Died October 20, 1989 (Mexico City (capital and largest city of Mexico) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1956

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

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

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 267 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor MBS-092374 10-in. before 10/3/1950 Bolero Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, composer  
Victor MBS-092375 10-in. before 11/28/1950 Fúlgida luna Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-092376 10-in. before 10/23/1950 Acércate más Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-092377 10-in. before 2/6/1951 Rosa Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-092378 10-in. before 11/28/1950 Mujer Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-092642 10-in. before 2/27/1951 Jurar por ti Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-092643 10-in. before 2/27/1951 Qué será Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, composer  
Victor S-092811 10-in. before 2/6/1951 Vanidad Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor S-092812 10-in. approximately 1951 Canta comigo Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-092990 10-in. before 5/29/1951 La negra noche Mariachi Pulido ; Jorge Negrete ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-092991 10-in. before 5/29/1951 Amor con amor se paga Mariachi Pulido ; Jorge Negrete ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093126 10-in. before 3/11/1952 Un problema Orquesta Chucho Zarzosa ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093208 10-in. before 12/24/1951 La traidora Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093209 10-in. before 12/24/1951 Golondrina aventurera Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093322 10-in. before 3/11/1952 Juguete Orquesta Luis Arcaraz ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093430 10-in. before 6/17/1952 Gira, Gira Orquesta Juan García Esquivel ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093789 10-in. before 2/3/1953 Plazos traicioneros Orquesta Rafael de Paz ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093790[a] 10-in. before 2/3/1953 Ya Rafael de Paz ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093855 10-in. before 3/17/1953 La ultima carta Mariachi Vargas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093856 10-in. before 4/21/1953 La noche de mi mal Mariachi Vargas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093857 10-in. before 3/17/1953 Ni por favor Mariachi Vargas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with saxophones and instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093858 10-in. before 4/21/1953 Mi aventura Mariachi Vargas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093893 10-in. before 5/19/1953 Por que no brillan tus ojos? Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-093894 10-in. before 5/19/1953 Bonita como las flores Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BAVE-093919 10-in. before 1/2/1951 Quinto patio Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 176-200 of 267 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vargas, Pedro," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

Vargas, Pedro. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

"Vargas, Pedro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265

External Sources

Wikipedia: Pedro Vargas

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Vargas, Pedro - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83127168

Wikidata: Pedro Vargas - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q977769

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/8761028

MusicBrainz: Pedro Vargas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6ace31a6-6b63-4f20-be6b-5e1f6b3377ac

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/114177 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/114177

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