Osvaldo Farrés

Osvaldo Farrés (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈβaldo faˈres]; January 13, 1903 – December 22, 1985) was a Cuban songwriter and composer best known for having written the nice songs "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás", "Acércate Más", "En El Mar", and "Tres Palabras".

Birth and Death Data: Born 1902 (Villa Clara Province), Died January 1, 1985 (United States of America)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-051567 10-in. 6/26/1940 Cinco hijos Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble lyricist, composer  
Victor MBS-054362 10-in. before 4/17/1941 Dime si te vas conmigo Hermanas Águila‏ Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-062784 10-in. 3/28/1941 Acercate mas Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tito Rodríguez Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-065049 10-in. 4/24/1941 Acércate más Marimba Pan-Americana ; Jorge Negrete Marimba band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-065060 10-in. 4/28/1941 Acercate mas Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist, composer  
Victor PBS-072281 10-in. 5/15/1942 Te lo dire cantando Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor MBS-090720 10-in. before 5/20/1948 Ay mi vida Chela Campos ; Orquesta Miguel Angel Pazos Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-092376 10-in. before 10/23/1950 Acércate más Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-093893 10-in. before 5/19/1953 Por que no brillan tus ojos? Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental composer  
Victor D6VB-2032 10-in. 2/15/1946 Without you (tres palabras) Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2764 10-in. 12/29/1947 Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Victor D9FB-1809 10-in. 7/7/1949 Madrecita Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor D9FB-1816 10-in. 7/8/1949 Ay de mí Orquesta del Hotel Taft ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-167 10-in. before 11/29/1939 Mis cinco hijos Trío Habana Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor CU-185 10-in. before 1/15/1940 Nuestro son Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-393[b] 10-in. before 6/27/1950 Yo quisiera saber Orquesta Adolfo Guzmán ; Pepe Reyes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-394 10-in. before 5/3/1940 Dime si te vas con ella Orquesta Alfredo Brito ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-668 10-in. before 2/12/1941 Sanseacabó Trío Habana Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor CU-688 10-in. before 2/25/1941 Ella Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Riverside Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-690 10-in. before 2/25/1941 Acércate mas Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Riverside Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-802 10-in. 10/29/1941 Súplica de amor Orquesta de E. González Manticci ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor CU-861 10-in. before 2/24/1942 Estás equivocada Alfredo Brito Orquesta "Siboney" ; Toña, la Negra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-973 10-in. before 12/7/1942 Tres palabras Reinaldo Henríquez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-1214 10-in. before 6/5/1944 Toda una vida estaría contigo Alfredo Brito ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-1229 10-in. before 7/6/1944 Estás equivocada Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez Instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Farrés, Osvaldo," accessed September 26, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

Farrés, Osvaldo. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 26, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

"Farrés, Osvaldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 26 September 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696

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