Osvaldo Farrés

Osvaldo Farrés (January 13, 1903- December 22, 1985) was a Cuban songwriter and composer best known for having written the songs "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás", "Acercate Mas", "En El Mar", and "Tres Palabras."

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13th, 1902 (Villa Clara Province), Died January 1st, 1985 (United States of America)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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 composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-062784 10-in. 3/28/1941 Acercate mas Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tito Rodríguez Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-065060 10-in. 4/28/1941 Acercate mas Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
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 CU-167 10-in. before 11/29/1939 Mis cinco hijos Trío Habana Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor CU-393 10-in. before 6/27/1950 Yo quisiera saber Orquesta Adolfo Guzmán ; Pepe Reyes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Farrés, Osvaldo," accessed September 18, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

Farrés, Osvaldo. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved September 18, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

"Farrés, Osvaldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 18 September 2021.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Osvaldo Farrés

Discogs: Farrés, Osvaldo

Allmusic: Farrés, Osvaldo

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Farrés, Osvaldo - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005031367

Wikidata: Osvaldo Farrés - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3357487

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/71576267/

MusicBrainz: Farrés, Osvaldo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8010e51-688c-4f0e-a97f-757696b28e7b

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