Ricardo López Méndez

Ricardo López Méndez (7 February 1903 – 28 December 1989) was a Mexican poet and song lyricist. He was born in Izamal, Yucatán. He became director of the Public Library and an advisor to Felipe Carrillo Puerto, governor of Yucatán from 1922 to 1924. In 1927 he moved to Mexico City as a representative of the government of Yucatán. He was a founder of the radio station XEW (and others across Mexico) and a pioneer of the use of radio to access rural populations. He also became vice president of the Society of Authors and Composers (SACM).

In 2004 his collected poetry and journalism were published as Poesía y Pensamiento. His poem El Credo Mexicano (Mexican Creed) is a popular patriotic declaration of faith in the country. He also penned the lyrics to the popular song "Amor, Amor, Amor".

One of his radio stations still bears his initials as its callsign, XHRLM-FM in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas.

Birth and Death Data: Born Izamal (City in Yucatan, Mexico.), Died December 28, 1989 (Cuernavaca (capital of the State of Morelos, Mexico) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist

= 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 BVE-39995 10-in. 8/19/1927 Nunca Margarita Cueto ; Carlos Mejía Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra songwriter  
Victor BVE-42215 10-in. 4/25/1928 Nunca Orquesta "Del Norte" Orchestra lyricist  
Victor MBS-94906 10-in. before 11/19/1937 Amar en silencio Sebastian Muñoz Male vocal solo lyricist  
Victor BS-02691 10-in. 10/19/1936 Tú me haces falta Lydia Mendoza Female vocal solo, with guitar lyricist  
Victor MBS-054378 10-in. 1940 Amor Chucho Martínez Gil ; Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-054390 10-in. before 4/3/1941 Amor Chela Campos ; Orquesta Paco Treviño Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-067058 10-in. before 7/25/1941 Callecita Miguel Angel Pazos ; Genaro Salinas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-067179 10-in. before 10/1/1941 Corazón de mar Genaro Salinas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-079073 10-in. before 2/9/1944 Canta Maria Orquesta Rafael de Paz ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-079231 10-in. before 7/15/1944 Noche Orquesta de Noé Fajardo ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Victor MBS-081879 10-in. before 4/16/1947 Quisiera Trío Calaveras Male vocal trio, with guitar songwriter  
Victor MBS-084935 10-in. 12/21/1943 or earlier Acuerdate al besar Hermanas Águila‏ ; Orquesta Moises Pasquel Jazz/dance band, with female vocal ensemble lyricist  
Victor MBS-090511 10-in. before 9/29/1947 La rejega Sofia Alvarez ; Mariachi Vargas Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-090810 10-in. before 7/20/1948 Vida Maria Luisa Landin ; José Sabre Marroquín Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor MBS-090883 10-in. before 8/31/1948 Que dios me perdone Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Blanca Estela Pavón Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor D5VB-0821 10-in. 11/5/1945 Amor Dick Leibert Instrumental ensemble, with oboe solo lyricist  
Victor D5VB-1050 10-in. 5/18/1945 Stars in your eyes Mahlon Merrick ; Larry Stevens Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
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  
OKeh W400021 10-in. 1/16/1928 Nunca Fortunio Bonanova Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
Brunswick E24187-E24188 10-in. 8/11/1927 Nunca Castilians ; Juan Pulido Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band songwriter  
Edison 18507 10-in. 5/16/1928 Nunca Milla Dominguez ; Rondalla Usandizaga Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  
Edison N-260 10-in. 5/16/1928 Nunca Milla Dominguez ; Rondalla Usandizaga Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "López Méndez, Ricardo," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205949.

López Méndez, Ricardo. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205949.

"López Méndez, Ricardo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/205949

External Sources

Wikipedia: Ricardo López Méndez

Discogs: Ricardo López Méndez

Allmusic: Ricardo López Méndez

IMDb: Ricardo López Méndez

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: López Méndez, Ricardo, 1903-1989 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96047891

Wikidata: Ricardo López Méndez - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5984365

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/73120372

MusicBrainz: Ricardo López Méndez - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3ca0c22f-7489-4a64-9587-786b3b5dbeb1

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/374708 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/374708

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