Manuel Álvarez Maciste

Birth and Death Data: Born (Tequila (municipal seat of Tequila, State of Jalisco, Mexico)), Died 1960 (Mexico City (capital and largest city of Mexico) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, guitar, lyricist, songwriter, arranger

Notes: Name also appears as nickname, Maciste, and as Manuel Alvarez.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor XVE-53205 10-in. 6/6/1929 Pretensiosa Manuel Alvarez Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, vocalist  
Victor XVE-53281 10-in. 6/6/1929 Mas tarde Manuel Alvarez Male vocal solo, with guitar instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
Victor BVE-55202 10-in. 7/8/1929 Pretenciosa Orquesta "Del Norte" Orchestra composer  
Victor BS-81228 10-in. 1/22/1934 Ojos rojos Juan Arvizu ; Alfredo Cibelli Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-83185 10-in. 7/30/1934 Los tres placeres Manuel Álvarez Maciste Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-83186 10-in. 7/30/1934 Ando borracho Manuel Álvarez Maciste Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Victor BS-83187 10-in. 7/30/1934 Consejos Manuel Álvarez Maciste Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-83188 10-in. 7/30/1934 Agua refrescante y clara Manuel Álvarez Maciste Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-83190 10-in. 7/31/1934 Las dos se quejan Manuel Álvarez Maciste Male vocal solo, with guitar composer, vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-83191 10-in. 7/31/1934 No hagas recuerdos Manuel Álvarez Maciste Male vocal solo, with guitar lyricist, vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar  
Victor BS-83193 10-in. 8/10/1934 Ojos rojos Manuel Álvarez Maciste Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer  
Victor BVE-83904 10-in. 8/10/1934 Pretenciosa Ben Martínez ; Félix Tamez Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars composer  
Victor BS-87417 10-in. 1/16/1935 Tres placeres Orquesta Havana Royal ; Juan Sanabria Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet composer, lyricist  
Victor MBS-90631 10-in. March 1936 or earlier Vals "Dolor" Lina Boytler Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-90636 10-in. March 1936 or earlier Llama azul Lina Boytler Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-081417 10-in. before 3/28/1946 Angelitos negros Orquesta Juan García Esquivel ; Toña, la Negra Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BAVE-082280 10-in. before 4/10/1947 La vida castiga George Andreani ; Néstor Chayres Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor MBS-090952 10-in. before 9/27/1948 Si existe díos Mariachi Chapala ; Las Mochitecas Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-093388 10-in. before 7/8/1952 La niña de Puerto Rico Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Antonio Escobar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-093389 10-in. before 7/8/1952 Un año más sin ti Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Antonio Escobar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-096049 10-in. before 11/27/1956 No mereces nada Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Rafael de Paz Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor E1FB-1328 10-in. 2/28/1951 España a tus pies Los Ruiseñores Mixed vocal group, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor VE-180 10-in. before 8/26/1946 Angelitos negros Orquesta Radio Caracas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-408[a] 10-in. before 5/15/1940 En la frontera de México Orquesta Riverside ; Anselmo Sacasas ; Miguelito Valdés Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Álvarez Maciste, Manuel," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116226.

Álvarez Maciste, Manuel. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116226.

"Álvarez Maciste, Manuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/116226

External Sources

Discogs: Manuel Álvarez Maciste

Allmusic: Manuel Álvarez Maciste

IMDb: Manuel Álvarez Maciste

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Álvarez Maciste, Manuel, 1892-1960 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2017106939

Wikidata: Manuel Álvarez Maciste - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47519788

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/39560268

MusicBrainz: Manuel Álvarez Maciste - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/18060333-2c98-4e14-b7e5-0a2f8ce7bd28

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