Tito Guizar

Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtito ˈɣisaɾ]; 8 April 1908 – 24 December 1999), known professionally as Tito Guízar, was a Mexican singer and actor. Along with Dolores del Río, Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez, as well as José Mojica, Guízar was among the few Mexicans who made history in the early years of Hollywood.

Birth and Death Data: Born Guadalajara (capital of the State of Jalisco, Mexico) , Died December 24, 1999 (San Antonio (city in Bexar, Comal, and Medina counties in Texas, United States, that is the seat of Bexar County) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, songwriter, guitar, leader, arranger, lyricist, speaker

Notes: Tito Guizar's name occasionally appears in Victor ledgers and other sources as Federico Guizar, Frederico Guisar, Federico Tito Guizar Tolentino, or Federico Arturo Guizar Tolentino.

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

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 317 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BAVE-039283 10-in. before 8/15/1940 Ven aci Tito Guizar Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BAVE-039284 10-in. before 8/15/1940 La higuera Tito Guizar Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal, composer  
Victor BAVE-039321 10-in. before 9/18/1940 La higuera Feliciano Brunelli Orquesta Característica Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor PBS-042131 10-in. 9/19/1939 Quiero vivir Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Victor PBS-042132 10-in. 9/19/1939 Tal vez mañana Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Victor PBS-042133 10-in. 9/19/1939 Chichenitza Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Victor PBS-042134 10-in. 9/19/1939 Matarili-ri-li-rón Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Victor PBS-Test-042135 10-in. 9/19/1939 Starry eyes Tito Guizar Male vocal solo vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor PBS-042151 10-in. 9/21/1939 Vagabundo Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor PBS-042156 10-in. 9/21/1939 Yo ya me voy Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with celeste vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Victor PBS-042159 10-in. 9/26/1939 Es un pecado querer Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor PBS-042160 10-in. 9/26/1939 Cantor de mi pueblo Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor PBS-042161 10-in. 9/26/1939 Río Grande Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor PBS-042162 10-in. 9/26/1939 Capotín Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, arranger  
Victor PBS-042163 10-in. 9/26/1939 Trovador Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor PBS-042164 10-in. 9/26/1939 Yo ya me voy Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter  
Victor MBS-045299 10-in. before 5/22/1940 Costeñita linda Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-045300 10-in. before 5/22/1940 A la orilla del mar Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Manuel Esperón Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-045301 10-in. before 5/22/1940 Serenata de amor Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Manuel Esperón Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor MBS-045302 10-in. before 5/17/1940 Marchita el alma Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Manuel Esperón Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-045956 10-in. 1/18/1940 En la frontera de México Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-045957 10-in. 1/18/1940 Mi oración Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-045958 10-in. 1/18/1940 Yo canto para ti Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-045959 10-in. 1/18/1940 Noche azul Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
Victor BS-056309 10-in. 9/23/1940 Allá en la Argentina Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 176-200 of 317 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Guizar, Tito," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108901.

Guizar, Tito. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108901.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108901

External Sources

Wikipedia: Tito Guízar

IMDb: Tito Guizar

Britannica: Tito Guizar

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Guizar, Tito, 1908-1999 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89019192

Wikidata: Tito Guízar - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2839380

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43856208

MusicBrainz: Tito Guízar - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/04a843c6-f5bb-4d65-993d-8be9cedc8b93

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/261294 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/261294

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