Manuel Esperón

Manuel Esperón González (August 3, 1911 – February 13, 2011) was a Mexican songwriter and composer. Along with the famous Mexican author Ernesto Cortazar, Esperón cowrote many songs for Mexican films, including "¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!" for the 1941 film of the same name, "Cocula" for El Peñón de las Ánimas (The Rock of Souls) (1943), and "Amor con amor se paga" for Hay un niño en su futuro (1952). Other Esperón compositions have become Latin standards such as "Yo soy mexicano", "Noche plateada" and "No volveré", which was used in the first episode of the 2001 soap opera El juego de la vida. Among other performers, Pedro Infante, Los Panchos, and Jorge Negrete have made his songs well-known. His fame in the USA derives from when his song The Three Caballeros (¡Ay, Jalisco no te Rajes!) was used in the Disney film The Three Caballeros (1944).

Esperón was born in Mexico City. He retired in 1987, although his songs continued to be used in filmmaking and television productions.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 3, 1911 (Mexico City), Died February 13, 2011 (Cuernavaca)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, leader, lyricist, piano

Notes: Listed in Victor ledgers as Manuel Esperón, Jr.

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

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-84955 10-in. 11/9/1934 La mujer del puerto Orquesta Victor Antillana Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-86426 10-in. 12/10/1934 La mujer del puerto Orquesta Pedro Vía Instrumental ensemble, with female vocal solo composer  
Victor MBS-90517 10-in. 1935 or earlier Me enseñaste a querer Cuarteto Esperón de Cuerdas ; Trío Ascencio-del Río Female vocal group, with instrumental quartet composer  
Victor MBS-90548 10-in. 1935 or earlier Ansias Trío Ascencio-del Río Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBVE-90549 10-in. 1935 or earlier El toro requeson Orquesta Manuel Esperón ; Trío Ascencio-del Río Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer, leader  
Victor MBS-90550 10-in. 1935 or earlier La reventada Orquesta Manuel Esperón ; Trío Ascencio-del Río Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBS-90551 10-in. 1935 or earlier El manito Orquesta Esperón ; Trío Ascencio-del Río Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-94804 10-in. before 8/24/1937 Nostalgia Conjunto Musical "Esperon" ; Emilio Tuero Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBS-94879 10-in. before 11/19/1937 Mi guitarra canta Lorenzo Barcelata ; Orquesta Manuel Esperón Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBS-94880 10-in. before 11/19/1937 Yo me estoy poniendo chango Lorenzo Barcelata ; Chaflán ; Orquesta Manuel Esperón ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal duet and male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBS-94881 10-in. before 11/19/1937 Plegaría de mujer Lorenzo Barcelata ; Quinteto Esperón ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal solo and vocal trio, with instrumental quintet leader  
Victor MBS-015268 10-in. before 7/18/1938 Pregón del Papaloapán Manuel Esperón ; Ana María Fernández ; Hatuey Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBS-015269 10-in. before 7/18/1938 Tierra brava Manuel Esperón ; Ana María Fernández ; Hatuey Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBS-032130 10-in. before 6/21/1939 El reloj Manuelita Arriola Female vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor MBS-032131 10-in. before 6/21/1939 Upa, caballito Manuelita Arriola Female vocal solo composer  
Victor MBS-032188 10-in. before 6/21/1939 Vals de las sombras María Teresa Avelar Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-045061 10-in. before 5/8/1940 El cangrejo Hermanos Huesca Instrumental trio songwriter  
Victor MBS-045299 10-in. before 5/22/1940 Costeñita linda Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader, songwriter  
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 leader, songwriter  
Victor MBS-045301 10-in. before 5/22/1940 Serenata de amor Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Manuel Esperón Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader, songwriter  
Victor MBS-045302 10-in. before 5/17/1940 Marchita el alma Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Manuel Esperón Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor MBS-067108 10-in. 1941 Ay Jalisco no te rajes Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán ; Lucha Reyes Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-067109 10-in. 1941 Traigo un amor Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán ; Lucha Reyes Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor PBS-072280 10-in. 5/15/1942 Ay Jalisco no te rajes Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Victor MBS-081560 10-in. before 7/29/1946 Que te cuesta Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán ; Jorge Negrete ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-081561 10-in. before 7/29/1946 Corrido de Jorge Torres Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán ; Jorge Negrete ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-081568 10-in. before 7/30/1946 El ahijado de la muerte Mariachi Vargas ; Jorge Negrete ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-081569 10-in. before 7/30/1946 No sé por qué Manuel Esperón ; Jorge Negrete Male vocal solo, with piano instrumentalist, piano, songwriter  
Victor MBS-081744 10-in. before 11/15/1946 La mina de oro Las Mochitecas ; Los Montañeses del Alamo Female vocal group with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-090508 10-in. before 9/29/1947 El rebozo mexicano Sofia Alvarez ; Mariachi Vargas Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-090509 10-in. before 9/29/1947 Bajo el sol de Jalisco Sofia Alvarez ; Mariachi Vargas Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-092004 10-in. before 4/24/1950 Amor con amor se paga Trío Tamaulipeco de los Hermanos Samperio Vocal and instrumental trio songwriter  
Victor MBS-092005 10-in. before 4/24/1950 Corrido de piña madura Trío Tamaulipeco de los Hermanos Samperio Vocal and instrumental trio songwriter  
Victor MBS-092308 10-in. before 10/3/1950 Torito negro Trío Tamaulipeco de los Hermanos Samperio Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor MBS-092621 10-in. before 1/30/1951 El sentenciado Cuarteto América ; Fernando Fernández ; Mariachi Pulido Male vocal solo, with vocal quartet and instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-092782 10-in. before 5/1/1951 Canción de los vaqueros Jorge Negrete ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental trio composer  
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 songwriter  
Victor D9FB-2374 10-in. 10/7/1949 Ya se va metiendo el sol Grupo Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-1184 10-in. before 3/15/1944 El tehuano Jorge Negrete ; Orquesta Cosmopolita Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor CU-1185 10-in. before 3/15/1944 Mi gitana Jorge Negrete ; Orquesta Cosmopolita Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-1187 10-in. before 3/15/1944 Dulce patria Jorge Negrete ; Orquesta Cosmopolita Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-1189 10-in. before 3/15/1944 Aunque me cueste la vida Jorge Negrete ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal solo, with male vocal trio and guitars composer  
Victor 444A 10-in. Before 10/17/1934 La mujer del puerto Lina Boytler Female vocal solo composer  
Columbia H1176 10-in. approximately 1944 Cocula Charros de Atotonilco ; Hermanas Padilla Vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia HCO1571 10-in. approximately 1945 Tequilla con limon Hermanas Padilla ; Orquesta Acuña Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia CO37335 10-in. approximately 1947 Aunque lo quieran o no Trio Los Panchos Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Brunswick EP5089 10-in. 10/25/1934 La mujer del puerto Orquesta Tomás Nuñez Instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Esperón, Manuel," accessed April 15, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110190.

Esperón, Manuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 15, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110190.

"Esperón, Manuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 15 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110190

External Sources

Wikipedia: Manuel Esperón

IMDb: Manuel Esperón

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Esperón, Manuel - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96012052

Wikidata: Manuel Esperón - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3286808

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/103789052

MusicBrainz: Manuel Esperón - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ea8a2530-fc7b-4754-833c-b2b94cf96621

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