Cátulo Castillo

Cátulo Castillo

Ovidio Cátulo González Castillo (6 August 1906 – 19 October 1975) was an Argentine poet and tango music composer. He was the author of many famous works, such as Organito de la tarde, El aguacero (lyrics by José González Castillo), Tinta roja and Caserón de tejas (both with music by Sebastián Piana), María and La última curda (both with music by Aníbal Troilo), and El último café (with music by Héctor Stamponi). The tango La calesita, which he composed with Mariano Mores, inspired the film of the same name directed in 1962 by Hugo del Carril. His father, José González Castillo, an anarchist, wanted to list himself in the civil registry as Descanso Dominical González Castillo, but was convinced by his friends not to, and kept his other name. As an infant, Cátulo lived in Chile, where his father was exiled because of his anarchist ideology. He returned to Argentina in 1913. Cátulo later affiliated with the Communist Party.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 6, 1906 (Buenos Aires), Died October 19, 1975

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, songwriter

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= 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	BVE-40784	10-in.	12/15/1927	Viejo ciego	Juan Pulido	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BAVE-66531	10-in.	Oct.-Nov. 1931	Aguacero	Orquesta Típica Sinfonica Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BAVE-66533	10-in.	Oct.-Nov. 1931	El aguacero	Gómez-Vila	Male vocal duet, with guitars	composer
Victor	BAVE-66882	10-in.	8/24/1932	Ronda	Charlo ; Orquesta Adolfo Carabelli	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BAVE-74331	10-in.	10/6/1933	Tango sin letra	Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BAVE-74460	10-in.	3/23/1934	Papel picado	Fernando Díaz ; Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BAVE-93704	10-in.	5/4/1937	Tu cariño	Libertad Lamarque	Female vocal solo, with male vocal solo and instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BAVE-012034	10-in.	between 12/14/1937 and 12/21/1937	Triste destino	Libertad Lamarque	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BAVE-079993	10-in.	12/19/1944	Luna llena	Orquesta Típica Anibal Troilo ; Floreal Ruiz	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BAVE-080513	10-in.	12/28/1944	Fantasma	Osvaldo Fresedo Gran Orquesta Argentina ; Oscar Serpa	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BAVE-082296	10-in.	8/22/1946	Mi moro	Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	lyricist
Victor	BAVE-084084	10-in.	11/30/1942	Organito de la tarde	Orquesta Típica Carlos Di Sarli	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BAVE-091579	10-in.	before 12/12/1950	No vuelvas, María	Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia	CO23087	10-in.	6/15/1938	Tu cariño	Orquesta Hermanos Moráles	Jazz/dance band, with vocal duet	lyricist
Columbia	CO23362	10-in.	10/7/1938	Destino : Bolero tango	Orquesta Hermanos Moráles	Jazz/dance band, with vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	W370074	10-in.	1930	Música dé calesita	Roberto Maida	Male vocal solo, with guitars	composer
Columbia	W370243	10-in.	1930	Corazón de papel	Roberto Maida ; Orquesta Castellano	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W370379	10-in.	between 1930 and March 1932	La violeta	Roberto Maida ; Orquesta Castellano	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Columbia	W370443	10-in.	between 1930 and March 1932	Silbando	Roberto Maida	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W370444	10-in.	between 1930 and March 1932	Yo era un novio tranquilo	Roberto Maida	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Columbia	W370599	10-in.	between 1930 and March 1932	El aguacero	Dúo Molina-Bruzos	Male vocal duet, with guitars	composer
OKeh	W400018	10-in.	1/16/1928	Organito de la tarde	Orquesta Criolla Tropical	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E25146-E25147	10-in.	11/10/1927	Viejo ciego	Los Floridians ; Carlos Mejía	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E25844-E25845	10-in.	1/5/1928	Organito de la tarde	Pilar Arcos ; Los Floridians	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	212bf	10-in.	1926	Organito de la tarde	Marek Weber Adlon Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Brunswick	B12532	10-in.	11/10/1932	El aguacero : Canción de la pampa	Gregorio Ayala ; Miguel Cáceres	Male vocal duet, with 3 guitars	composer
Gramophone	0J824	10-in.	11/30/1932	Cacharros	Trío Argentino [Irusta-Fugazot-Demare]	Male vocal duet, with piano	lyricist
Gramophone	0J1195	10-in.	12/21/1933	El aguacero	Trío Argentino [Irusta-Fugazot-Demare]	Male vocal duet, with piano	composer
Odeon	X21173	12-in.	approximately 1930	Palabras de Cátula Castillo	Carlos Gardel	Male vocal solo, with guitars	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Castillo, Cátulo," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107681.

Castillo, Cátulo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107681.

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

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