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

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

Recordings (Results 276-300 of 303 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	MX598	10-in.	May 1928	Himno nacional mexicano	Mercedes Caraza ; Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Alfonso Ortiz Tirado	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	leader
Brunswick	MX609	10-in.	May 1928	Uy tara la-la	José Rubio ; Mario Talavera	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	leader
Brunswick	MX610	10-in.	May 1928	Ventanita morada	Juan Arvizu ; Gómez	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	leader
Brunswick	MX611	10-in.	May 1928	Sones tehuanos	Orquesta Tipica Mexicana [Brunswick]	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Brunswick	MX612	10-in.	May 1928	Rapsodia mexicana	Orquesta Tipica Mexicana [Brunswick]	Instrumental ensemble, with marimba	leader
Brunswick	MX613	10-in.	May 1928	Rapsodia mexicana	Orquesta Típica Mexicana	Instrumental ensemble, with marimba	leader
Brunswick	MX614	10-in.	May 1928	Rosa marchita	Sara Ortiz Tirado	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	leader
Brunswick	MX615	10-in.	May 1928	Tengo una Guajirita	Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Tata Nacho ; Mario Talavera	Male vocal trio, with orchestra	vocalist
Brunswick	MX618	10-in.	May 1928	Vals capricho	Orquesta Tipica Mexicana [Brunswick]	Instrumental ensemble, with marimba	leader
Brunswick	MX619	10-in.	May 1928	Vals capricho	Orquesta Tipica Mexicana [Brunswick]	Instrumental ensemble, with marimba	leader
Brunswick	MX620	10-in.	May 1928	Odiame	Alfonso Ortiz Tirado	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	leader
Brunswick	MX621	10-in.	May 1928	Ya va cayendo	Alfonso Ortiz Tirado ; Mario Talavera	Male vocal duet, with orchestra	leader
Brunswick	MLA1767	10-in.	12/13/1938	Dime que sí : Vals canción	Hermanas Padilla ; Orquesta Manuel S. Acuña	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	MLA1880	10-in.	5/8/1939	Fue mentira	Adelina García ; Manuel S. Acuña Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	MLA2062	10-in.	12/5/1939	Tehuana : Vals canción	Hermanas Padilla ; Orquesta Manuel S. Acuña	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	MLA2068	10-in.	12/5/1939	De puro Chihuahua (Soy de Chihuahua)	Costeños ; Hermanas Padilla	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 40244-a]	10-in.	approximately 1927	Pajarillo barranqueño	Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians ; José Santos	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	[Br cat 40244-b]	10-in.	approximately 1927	Curru-cú-cú	Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians ; José Santos	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	composer
Edison	9527	10-in.	5/23/1924	Eres tú	José Mojica	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Edison	9528	10-in.	5/23/1924	Golondrina mensajera	José Mojica	Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra	arranger
Edison	9605	10-in.	7/8/1924	Voy de pasada	María Luisa Escobar	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	9917	10-in.	12/26/1924	Mi viejo amor	Consuelo Escobar de Castro	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Edison	10377	10-in.	5/16/1925	Te he de querer	José Mojica	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Edison	11007	10-in.	5/26/1926	Su mama tuvo la culpa	Rodolfo Hoyos ; José Mojica	Male vocal duet, with violin and piano	composer
Edison	11008	10-in.	5/27/1926	Te vengo a decir adios	Rodolfo Hoyos ; José Mojica	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer

(Results 276-300 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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