Pepe Guizar

José Guízar Morfín, better known as Pepe Guízar (February 12, 1906 – 27 September 1980), was a Mexican composer, poet and musician. He composed the song "Guadalajara", a popular mariachi song. His tune, "A Poco No", can be heard in the 1941 film, Citizen Kane.

Birth and Death Data: Born Guadalajara (capital of the State of Jalisco, Mexico), Died September 27, 1980 (Mexico City (capital and largest city of Mexico) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, performer, leader, translator

Notes: Given name of Pepe Guizar is José Guizar MorfÍn.

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 59 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBS-055147 10-in. 11/4/1940 Vuelve mi amor Pepe Guizar ; Hermanos Flores Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor PBS-055148 10-in. 11/4/1940 Como México no hay dos Grupo Pepe Guizar Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and guitars composer, leader, vocalist  
Victor PBS-055149 10-in. 11/4/1940 Solo eres tu Pepe Guizar ; Hermanos Flores Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor PBS-055150 10-in. 11/4/1940 Argentina Pepe Guizar ; Hermanos Flores Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble vocalist  
Victor PBS-055151 10-in. 11/4/1940 Sabe Dios Pepe Guizar ; Hermanos Flores Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor MBS-067042 10-in. before 7/25/1941 Porque eres así Charros de Atotonilco ; Pepe y Elvira Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-067043 10-in. before 7/25/1941 Cómo México no hay dos Charros de Atotonilco ; Pepe y Elvira Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-090586 10-in. before 2/2/1948 Sin tí Trío Urquiza Male vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor MBS-090782 10-in. before 6/24/1948 Corrido del norte Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-091107 10-in. before 12/28/1948 Noche de Xochimilco Pepe Guizar ; Los Trovadores de México Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor MBS-091110 10-in. before 12/17/1948 Mi patria es así Pepe Guizar ; Los Trovadores de México Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, composer  
Victor MBS-092545 10-in. before 12/26/1950 San Luis Potosí Mariachi Pulido ; Jorge Negrete Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-94876 10-in. 1937 or earlier Taxco Charros de Atotonilco ; Las Dos Marías ; Pepe Guizar Mixed vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer, vocalist  
Victor E0FB-5070 10-in. 12/18/1950 Noche mexicana Fernando Rosas ; Trio del Puerto Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D9FB-2364 10-in. 10/6/1949 Last night Grupo Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band and talk composer, lyricist  
Columbia H778 10-in. 4/3/1942 Monterrey : Corrido Trío Hermanos Flores Violin trio, with 3 guitars composer  
Columbia DAL1126 10-in. 5/2/1940 De acá déste lado : Canción Perlitas del Bajío Vocal duet with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia DAL1127 10-in. 5/2/1940 Ay, qué mujer! : Canción Perlitas del Bajío Vocal duet with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia DAL1131 10-in. 5/2/1940 Viva méxico! : Canción Perlitas del Bajío Vocal duet with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia HCO1573 10-in. approximately 1945 Yo soy el corrido Hermanas Padilla ; Orquesta Acuña Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Columbia 32504 10-in. 2/22/1942 El corrido del norte Hermanas Padilla ; Orquesta de los Bohemios Alegres Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick LA1145 10-in. 7/31/1936 El mariache : Canción huapango Laurita y Ray Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and bajo sexto composer  
Brunswick LA1148 10-in. 7/31/1936 Guadalajara : Son jaliciense Laurita y Ray Female-male vocal duet, with guitar and bajo sexto composer  
Brunswick LA1322 10-in. 3/25/1937 Qué será? Qué será? : Canción tapatía Costeños ; Hermanas Padilla Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick SA2535 10-in. 11/19/1936 El mariache : One step Los Cuatezones Instrumental ensemble composer  
(Results 26-50 of 59 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Guizar, Pepe," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108899.

Guizar, Pepe. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108899.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108899

External Sources

Wikipedia: Pepe Guízar

IMDb: Pepe Guizar

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Guizar, Pepe - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89019191

Wikidata: Pepe Guízar - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6071769

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/46318425

MusicBrainz: Pepe Guízar - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/aca8a71c-96fa-406e-951d-1ec7f66819a1

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