Pedro Vargas

Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel de Allende, 29 April 1906 – Mexico City, 30 October 1989) was a Mexican tenor and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema, participating in more than 70 films. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Americas", "Song Samurai" or "Continental Tenor". Despite his training in opera, he dedicated his career to popular song, reaching international recognition and becoming one of the main interpreters of Agustín Lara.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 29, 1904 (San Miguel de Allende), Died October 30, 1989 (Mexico City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, piano, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, translator

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 126-150 of 242 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BAVE-083618	10-in.	before 1/29/1948	La capitana	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-083621	10-in.	before 1/29/1948	Adiós amor	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-083678	10-in.	before 1/29/1948	Vuelve otra vez	Fernando López ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-083690	10-in.	before 1/27/1948	Milagro de amor	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-083691	10-in.	before 1/27/1948	Donde quiera	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-083692	10-in.	before 11/27/1948	Poema tropical	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-083693	10-in.	before 1/28/1948	Yo no sé que me pasa	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-084580	10-in.	1944	Luna de miel	Orquesta Juan S. Garrido ; Pedro Vargas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-084581	10-in.	1944	Cosas del amor	Orquesta Juan S. Garrido ; Pedro Vargas	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-090561	10-in.	before 12/8/1947	En revancha	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-090562	10-in.	before 12/8/1947	Te quiero ver	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-090568	10-in.	before 1/21/1948	Traición	Mariachi San Pedro Tlaquepaque de Gilberto Parra ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-090570	10-in.	before 1/21/1948	Yo soy caballero	Mariachi San Pedro Tlaquepaque de Gilberto Parra ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-090701	10-in.	before 4/13/1948	El abandonado	Conjunto "El Patio" del Chamaco Domínguez ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-090702	10-in.	before 4/15/1948	Ya no me quieres	Conjunto "El Patio" del Chamaco Domínguez ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-091032	10-in.	before 2/14/1949	Cuando el amor llegue	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-091033	10-in.	before 1/31/1949	No seas así	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-091034	10-in.	before 1/31/1949	Amor desconocido	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-091037	10-in.	before 2/14/1949	La culpa de todo	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-091180	10-in.	before 2/28/1949	La rondalla	Mariachi Chapala ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-091181	10-in.	before 2/28/1949	Canción del corazón	Mariachi Chapala ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-091182	10-in.	before 3/15/1949	La vida en rosa	Conjunto de Herbeto Alcalá ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	translator, vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-091183	10-in.	before 3/15/1949	Falsos juramentos	Conjunto de Herbeto Alcalá ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-092072	10-in.	before 12/13/1950	Pobre corazón	Mariachi Los Tecolotes ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-092074	10-in.	before 12/13/1950	El quelite	Mariachi Los Tecolotes ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vargas, Pedro," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

Vargas, Pedro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

"Vargas, Pedro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.