Guty Cárdenas

Guty Cárdenas (1905–1932; full name Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo) was a Mexican composer, singer and guitarist, noted as a representative of the cancion yucateca style of music. His well-known works include "Nunca", with lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez. He spent several years in the USA, recording with Columbia Records.

He was killed, at the age of 27, by a stray bullet during a gunfight in a Mexico City bar.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1905 (Yucatán), Died April 5, 1932

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1951

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

Notes: Full name: Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinero.

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 248 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-39995 10-in. 8/19/1927 Nunca Margarita Cueto ; Carlos Mejía Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-41063 10-in. 11/22/1927 Un rayito de sol por la mañana Margarita Cueto Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-42215 10-in. 4/25/1928 Nunca Orquesta "Del Norte" Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-42449 10-in. 2/16/1928 Peregrino de amor Margarita Cueto ; José Moriche Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-45512 10-in. 5/23/1928 Ojos tristes Margarita Cueto ; Carlos Mejía Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-45513 10-in. 5/23/1928 Flor Margarita Cueto ; Carlos Mejía Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-46176 10-in. 9/19/1928 Dile a tus ojos Minerva Rodríguez Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-46177 10-in. 9/19/1928 Quisiera Minerva Rodríguez Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-46197 10-in. 10/1/1928 Para olvidarte Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-48342 10-in. 2/7/1929 Quisiera Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor XVE-53234 10-in. 6/12/1929 Golondrinas viajeras Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-53556 10-in. 6/11/1929 Un rayito de sol por la mañana Rondalla Usandizaga Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-57040 10-in. 10/30/1929 Para olvidarte Luz F. Del Moral Steel guitar solo composer  
Victor BVE-63672 10-in. 9/26/1930 Aléjate Olga Albani Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars composer  
Victor BSHQ-73061 10-in. 7/5/1932 Caminante Juan Arvizu Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars composer  
Victor BS-76747 10-in. 7/27/1933 Me tre' sonando Isaura Montemayor ; Jose Montemayor ; Lupe Montemayor Female vocal duet, with guitar lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-88748 10-in. 2/26/1935 A que negar Elvira Mancera Female vocal solo, with 2 guitars lyricist, composer  
Victor MBS-90834 10-in. before 1/7/1937 Aires del Mayab Las Dos Marías Female vocal duet, with guitars composer  
Victor BS-92966 10-in. 8/13/1935 Otra vez Roberto de Moya ; Lorenzo Salinas Male vocal duet composer  
Victor MBS-015280 10-in. before 8/14/1939 Yucalpeten Julio Cochard ; Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-015281 10-in. before 8/14/1939 El caminante del Mayab Julio Cochard ; Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor MBS-092810 10-in. before 5/29/1951 Caminante de Mayab Los Tres Diamantes Male vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor [Trial 1928-04-04-01] 10-in. 4/4/1928 Ojos tristes Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W96410 10-in. April 1928 Nunca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada ; Orquesta Típica Lerdo Instrumental ensemble, with chorus composer  
Columbia W96465 10-in. approximately April 1928 Cabecita loca Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
(Results 1-25 of 248 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cárdenas, Guty," accessed June 1, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110727.

Cárdenas, Guty. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 1, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110727.

"Cárdenas, Guty." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 1 June 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110727

External Sources

Wikipedia: Guty Cárdenas

Discogs: Guty Cárdenas

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Cárdenas, Guty, 1905-1932 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98014219

Wikidata: Guty Cárdenas - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3393871

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61156398

MusicBrainz: Guty Cárdenas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c1b7081b-6425-463e-8c2c-649de5d1e220

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