Pablo Beltrán Ruiz

Pablo Beltrán Ruiz (5 March 1915 - 29 July 2008) was a Mexican composer and bandleader, most famous for having composed, together with Mexican singer Luis Demetrio, the Spanish-language 1953 pop standard "¿Quién será?", whose English version is known as "Sway": it had its lyrics written by Norman Gimbel, and was an international hit by Dean Martin in 1954, and by Bobby Rydell in 1960. Other songs by Beltrán include "Picnic a Go-Go" and "La Sombra de tu Sonrisa" (both 1966), an instrumental version of "The Shadow of Your Smile".

Birth and Death Data: Born March 5, 1915 (Ahome, Los Mochis), Died July 29, 2008 (Mexico City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1948 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, 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
Victor	MBS-090834	10-in.	before 7/21/1948	Sin esperanza	Avelina Landín ; Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	MBS-090835	10-in.	before 7/21/1948	Esta día sera	Avelina Landín ; Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	D9FB-2372	10-in.	10/7/1949	Maybe mañana	Grupo Tito Guizar	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Beltrán Ruiz, Pablo," accessed April 30, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303769.

Beltrán Ruiz, Pablo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 30, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303769.

"Beltrán Ruiz, Pablo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 30 April 2024.

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