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 popular songs "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás", "Acércate Más", "En El Mar", and "Tres Palabras".

Birth and Death Data: Born United States (country located primarily in North America) , Died 1985 (West New York (town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 48 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BAVE-039976 10-in. 5/23/1941 Mis cinco hijos Alberto Gómez ; Orquesta Típica Victor Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
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 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 composer, lyricist  
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 composer, lyricist  
Victor PBS-072281 10-in. 5/15/1942 Te lo dire cantando Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-078926 10-in. before 1/26/1950 No, no y no Peter Kreuder Piano, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-081236 10-in. before 7/9/1945 Acaríciame Ana María González ; Orquesta Chamaco Domínguez Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble 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 MBS-095214 10-in. before 8/2/1955 Yo María Victoria ; Orquesta Rafael de Paz Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor E1FB-1116 10-in. 2/12/1951 Qué va Los Ruiseñores Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor E1FB-1196 10-in. 2/26/1951 Peregrina Los Ruiseñores Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D5VB-1151 10-in. 11/12/1945 Come closer to me Mahlon Merrick Orchestra ; Larry Stevens Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble 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 D9VB-0607 10-in. 4/14/1949 No no and no Tony Martin Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
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 Vincent Lopez ; Orquesta del Hotel Taft ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-105[b] 10-in. before 6/24/1948 Piensa bien lo que me dices Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PR-105 10-in. before 11/15/1940 Mis cinco hijos se me casarón Mario Dumont ; Orquesta Hotel Condado Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-129[b] 10-in. before 10/7/1948 No, no y no Conjunto Casino ; Roberto Espí Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-167[b] 10-in. before 11/29/1939 Mis cinco hijos Trío Habana Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
(Results 1-25 of 48 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Farrés, Osvaldo," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

Farrés, Osvaldo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

"Farrés, Osvaldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Osvaldo Farrés

Discogs: Osvaldo Farrés

Allmusic: Osvaldo Farrés

IMDb: Osvaldo Farrés

Linked Open Data Sources

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

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

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

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

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