Tata Nacho

Ignacio Fernández Esperón [aka Tata Nacho] (Oaxaca 14 February 1894 – 1968) was a Mexican composer. He grew up in Oaxaca in a middle-class home. His alias Tata Nacho was a childhood nickname. In 1937, he debuted his music on XEW, Mexico City's best known radio station. In 1947, he was given his own radio program Así es mi tierra. He composed over two hundred songs.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 14, 1894 (Oaxaca), Died June 6, 1968 (Mexico City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, songwriter, director

Notes: Original name: Ignacio Fernández Esperón,

= 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 B-26000 10-in. 12/22/1921 La borrachita Trío Nava Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Victor B-26032 10-in. 1/16/1922 La borrachita Orquesta Internacional Orchestra composer  
Victor B-27493 10-in. 2/15/1923 La borrachita Enrique Herrera Vega ; Rodolfo Hoyos Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-30136 10-in. 5/26/1924 Adiós mi chaparrita Jorge Añez ; Alcides Briceño Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor B-30137 10-in. 5/26/1924 La ausencia Jorge Añez ; Alcides Briceño Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor B-31711 10-in. 1/15/1925 Prontito será Juan Pulido Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-32232 10-in. 3/20/1925 La borrachita Joaquina S. Trápaga de Meade Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-33565 10-in. 10/13/1925 La borrachita Victor Mixed Chorus Mixed vocal chorus, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-36866 10-in. 10/25/1926 Qué triste estoy Margarita Cueto Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-36967 10-in. 11/26/1926 The guayaba Cantantes de la Orquesta Típica Mexicana Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-37897 10-in. 4/20/1927 La borrachita Sofia Del Campo Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-39499 10-in. 9/8/1927 Quera Dios ... ! Margarita Cueto Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-40801 10-in. 10/31/1927 La borrachita Jesse Crawford Pipe organ solo composer  
Victor BVE-41062 10-in. 11/22/1927 Ya va cayendo Margarita Cueto ; Carlos Mejía Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor PBVE-42262 10-in. 5/6/1928 Ya va cayendo Dolores Del Rio Soprano vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-42350 10-in. 5/22/1928 Otra vez Quiroz y Frías Male vocal duet, with guitars and cello composer  
Victor BVE-43459 10-in. 4/14/1928 La borrachita Hermanos Hernández Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor BVE-45549 10-in. 6/1/1928 Menudita Luis Zamudio Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-46199 10-in. 10/1/1928 Dime, ingrata Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-47706 10-in. 10/4/1928 Mírenme esos ojitos Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with piano composer  
Victor BVE-48328 10-in. 2/1/1929 La otra vez Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-48329 10-in. 2/1/1929 Capullito de rosa Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-48343 10-in. 2/7/1929 Morenita tapatía Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-48365 10-in. 2/14/1929 Gringuita mía Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BVE-48461 10-in. 12/13/1928 Sí Blanca Ascencio ; Carlos Mejía Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Victor XVE-53186 10-in. 6/5/1929 ¿Sabes porqué? Juan Arvizu Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor XVE-53191 10-in. 6/6/1929 La culebra Tata Nacho Male vocal solo, with piano composer, vocalist  
Victor XVE-53192 10-in. 6/6/1929 Joliana Tata Nacho Male vocal solo, with piano composer, vocalist  
Victor XVE-53241 10-in. 6/14/1929 Abre tus ojos Alfonso Ortiz Tirado Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor XVE-53263 10-in. 6/19/1929 Serenata mexicana Trío Garnica-Ascencio Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-92403 10-in. 6/25/1935 Tengo nostalgia de ti E. Palacio Coll Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor BAVE-93222 10-in. June 1936 Serenata mexicana Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-94884 10-in. before 11/19/1937 Adiós mi chaparrita Lorenzo Barcelata ; Trío Calaveras Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with guitars composer  
Victor MBS-94927 10-in. before 1/27/1938 Sh . . . Las Cantadoras del Bajío ; Mariachi Vargas Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-94928 10-in. before 1/27/1938 Que si, si . . . que no Las Cantadoras del Bajío ; Mariachi Vargas Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-94929 10-in. before 1/27/1938 El pajarito Las Cantadoras del Bajío Female vocal duet composer  
Victor MBS-94930 10-in. before 1/27/1938 El otoño Las Cantadoras del Bajío Female vocal duet composer  
Victor MBS-94945 10-in. before 1/27/1938 Así es mi tierra Las Cantadoras del Bajío ; Trío Calaveras Female vocal duet and male vocal trio, with guitars composer  
Victor MBS-94946 10-in. before 1/27/1938 La violinera Mariachi Vargas ; Tata Nacho Instrumental ensemble composer, director  
Victor MBS-94947 10-in. before 3/16/1938 Serenata ranchera Mariachi Vargas ; Tata Nacho Instrumental ensemble composer, director  
Victor MBS-94949 10-in. before 1/27/1938 La chata Las Cantadoras del Bajío Female vocal duet, with guitars composer  
Victor MBS-94951 10-in. before 11/19/1937 Nunca, nunca, nunca Lina D'Acosta Female vocal solo, with instrumental octet. composer  
Victor MBS-94952 10-in. before 1/27/1938 Tengo nostalgia de tí (¿Sabes porqué?) Lina D'Acosta Female vocal solo, with instrumental octet composer  
Victor XVE-140 10-in. 12/1/1926 El chilpayate Los Cancioneros del Bajío Mixed vocal chorus, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor XVE-151 10-in. 12/3/1926 Rosa marchita María Teresa Santillan Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor XVE-152 10-in. 12/3/1926 Tú y yo Ángel R. Esquivel Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor XVE-158 10-in. 12/3/1926 Adiós mi chaparrita Banda Especial de la Guarnición de México Band composer  
Victor BAVE-80868 10-in. between 7/19/1938 and 9/12/1938 Nunca, nunca, nunca Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist, composer  
Victor MBS-015066 10-in. before 3/16/1938 Quera Díos Lupita Palomera Female vocal solo, with guitar(s) composer, lyricist  
Victor MBS-015215 10-in. before 5/11/1938 No te pongas triste Pepe Gutiérrez ; Eva Luz Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental sextet songwriter  
Victor MBS-015308 10-in. before 8/10/1938 Nunca, nunca, nunca Las Dos Marías Female vocal duet, with guitars composer  
Victor BS-021803 10-in. 3/24/1938 Tengo nostalgia de tí Chacha Aguilar Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-021807 10-in. 3/24/1938 La borrachita Chacha Aguilar ; Juan Arvizu ; Angell J. Mercado Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BAVE-039539 10-in. before 12/6/1940 La borrachita Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor MBS-054421 10-in. before 5/15/1941 Boquita azucarada Orquesta Absalón Pérez ; Paquita Trigo Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-081605 10-in. before 10/17/1946 No, tú no, tú no Las Dos Rosas ; Mariachi Vargas Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D6VB-2588 10-in. 8/2/1946 I'll never love again Desi Arnaz Orchestra ; Elsa Miranda Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PR-514 10-in. before 5/5/1950 Boquita azucarada Ellen Mercury ; Los Romanceros Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-697 10-in. before 3/4/1941 Boquita azucarada Orquesta Antonio M. Romeu Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-700 10-in. before 3/4/1941 Boquita azucarada Hermanas Márquez Female vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia 93326 10-in. October 1922 La borrachita : Danza Trio Álvarez Vocal trio, with guitar composer  
Columbia 93891 10-in. between 1923 and 1925 La borrachita María Luisa Escobar Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia 31369 10-in. 9/26/1941 Reproche : Bolero Hermanas Padilla ; Orquesta de Salón Columbia Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W95430 10-in. December 1926 La borrachita : Canción Quinteto Típico Mexicano Instrumental quintet composer  
Columbia W95472 10-in. December 1926 La borrachita Rubio y Martínez Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W95473 10-in. December 1926 Quera diós Rubio y Martínez Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W95476 10-in. December 1926 La guayaba Rubio y Martínez Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W95482 10-in. December 1926 El chilpayate Rubio y Martínez Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W95493 10-in. December 1926 Ya cái Rubio y Martínez Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W96527 10-in. May 1928 Menudita Guty y Chalín Male vocal duet, with guitars composer  
Columbia W96834 10-in. November 1928 Serenata Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Columbia W96837 10-in. November 1928 Cancioncitas Guty y Nancy Female-male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Columbia W96838 10-in. November 1928 Mírenme esos ojitos Guty y Nancy Vocal duet with guitars songwriter  
Columbia W96899 10-in. December 1928 Ya va cayendo Orquesta Típica Mexicana "Lerdo" Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia W97059 10-in. April 1929 La borrachita : Canción Consuelo de Guzmán ; María T. Vallarino Female vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W97207 10-in. June 1929 Al viento : Canción Mexicana Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with piano songwriter  
Columbia W97309 10-in. July 1929 Abre tus ojos : Coplas Paco Santillana Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W97323 10-in. July 1929 Tengo nostalgia de ti Paco Santillana Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W97327 10-in. July 1929 Osadía : Canción Paco Santillana Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Columbia W109067 10-in. May 1928 Otra vez Guty y Chalín Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Columbia W703039 10-in. November 1929 La chaparrita : Canción Guty y Chalín Male vocal duet, with guitars composer  
Columbia W703312 10-in. June 1930 Rosa marchita Tito Coral Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
OKeh S-70019 10-in. July 1921 La borrachita Diana De la Fuente Female vocal solo, with violin, cello, and piano composer  
OKeh 74412 10-in. 11/9/1926 La guayacha Los Trovadores Tampiquenos Vocal ensemble, with instrumental ensemble composer  
OKeh 74414 10-in. 11/9/1926 El chilpayate Rodolfo Hoyos Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh W400483 10-in. 3/13/1928 Ya cai Consuelo Garcia Garza Female vocal solo, with piano composer, lyricist  
OKeh W400486 10-in. 3/13/1928 Esbeltita Consuelo Garcia Garza Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
OKeh W401774 10-in. 4/2/1929 Adiós mi chaparrita Joaquin M. Quevedo Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
OKeh W402637 10-in. 6/13/1929 La borrachita Augustin Mendoza Male vocal solo, with piano composer  
OKeh W402680 10-in. 6/18/1929 Adiós mi chaparrita José Romero Male vocal solo composer  
Brunswick E30521 10-in. 8/30/1929 Tengo nostalgia de tí Rodolfo Hoyos Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E31107 10-in. 10/7/1929 Vals cursi Meximarimba Band Marimba band, with Hawaiian guitars composer  
Brunswick E31774½ 10-in. Jan. 1930 Abre tus ojos Rodolfo Hoyos ; Los Floridians Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E36270 10-in. 3/25/1931 Tu y yo Grupo San Juan Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick E1889-E1891 10-in. 12/3/1925 La borrachita Clara Elena Sánchez Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E2218-E2220 10-in. 1/25/1926 Adios mi chaparrita Castilians ; Mariano Meléndez Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E20475-E20476 10-in. 10/21/1926 El chilpayate Margarita Cueto ; Juan Pulido Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E20612-E20613 10-in. 11/1/1926 Tu y yo Margarita Cueto Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E20616-E20617 10-in. 11/1/1926 El chilpayate Castilians ; Margarita Cueto ; Juan Pulido Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Brunswick E24729-E24730 10-in. 10/14/1927 Pobre mujer Pilar Arcos Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick E24981-E24983 10-in. 10/31/1927 Mírenme esos ojitos Pilar Arcos ; Carlos Mejía Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E26067-E26068 10-in. 1/18/1928 Quera Dios Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick E26410-E26411 10-in. 2/7/1928 Quera Dios Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer  
Brunswick TC7175 10-in. 1/3/1931 La borrachita M. Meza ; María Romero Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick LA138-LA139 10-in. November 1926 La Guayaba Dueto Acosta ; Orquesta Acosta Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Brunswick SA150 10-in. March 1929 Otra ves Medina, Lara y Novello Male vocal trio, with guitars composer  
Brunswick DAL499 10-in. October 1929 La borrachita Andreas Del Sarto Male vocal solo, with guitar composer  
Brunswick MX567 10-in. May 1928 Serenata (Adios mi México) Juan Arvizu Male vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick MX577 10-in. May 1928 Menudita Alfonso Ortiz Tirado ; Mario Talavera Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick MX579 10-in. May 1928 Que triste estoy Alfonso Ortiz Tirado ; Sara Ortiz Tirado Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick MX586 10-in. May 1928 Prontito sera Alfonso Ortiz Tirado ; Mario Talavera Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick MX588 10-in. May 1928 Otra vez Alfonso Ortiz Tirado ; Sarah Ortiz Tirado Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick MX611 10-in. May 1928 Sones tehuanos Orquesta Tipica Mexicana [Brunswick] Instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick MX614 10-in. May 1928 Rosa marchita Sara Ortiz Tirado Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick MX615 10-in. May 1928 Tengo una Guajirita Alfonso Esparza Oteo ; Tata Nacho ; Mario Talavera Male vocal trio, with orchestra vocalist  
Brunswick MX616 10-in. May 1928 La culebra Tata Nacho Male vocal solo, with piano composer, vocalist  
Brunswick MX617 10-in. May 1928 El arrepentido (The repentant one) Tata Nacho Male vocal solo, with piano composer, vocalist  
Brunswick MX621 10-in. May 1928 Ya va cayendo Alfonso Ortiz Tirado ; Mario Talavera Male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
Brunswick MLA278 10-in. 4/20/1938 La violinera : Canción abajena Costeños ; Hermanas Padilla Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick MLA279 10-in. 4/20/1938 Serenata ranchera : Canción Costeños ; Hermanas Padilla Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick LA1371 10-in. 7/2/1937 Nunca, nunca, nunca Chicho y Margarita ; Costeños Vocal duet with instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick [Vo cat 8394-a] 10-in. 1930 La borrachita Chavez y Mendoza Female-male vocal duet, with 2 violins and piano composer  
Edison 11458 10-in. 1/21/1927 La borrachita Gonzalez' Orchestra Instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL5492 10-in. 10/25/1935 Amapola Lecuona Cuban Boys Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Nacho, Tata," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111487.

Nacho, Tata. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111487.

"Nacho, Tata." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111487

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LCNAR: Nacho, Tata, 1894-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99080536

Wikidata: Tata Nacho - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3179566

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