Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova, pseudonym of Josep Lluís Moll, (13 January 1895 – 2 April 1969) was a Spanish baritone singer and a film, theater, and television actor. He occasionally worked as a producer and director. According to Lluis Fàbregas Cuixart, the pseudonym Fortunio Bonanova referred to his desire to seek fortune, and his love of the Bonanova neighborhood in his native Palma.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 13, 1895 (Palma), Died April 2, 1969 (Woodland Hills)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1935

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer, lyricist, speaker

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-98070	10-in.	11/15/1935	Flor de un dia te llamaban	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist, composer, vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	BS-98072	10-in.	11/15/1935	Por tu olvido lloro	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer, vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W93988	10-in.	December 1925	Francesita	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W93991	10-in.	December 1925	Talán, talán	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W95343	10-in.	October 1926	Beba : Tango	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W95344	10-in.	approximately October 1926	¿Donde estás...?	Pilar Arcos	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W95657	10-in.	May 1927	Los gavilanes : Imi aldea!	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W96478	10-in.	approximately 1928	No volvera	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W96502	10-in.	May 1928	Noche de reyes : Tango canción	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W96975	10-in.	January 1929	Arrabal : Tango Milonga	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W96989	10-in.	February 1929	Cubanita : Tango canción	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W96990	10-in.	February 1929	Chocá esos cinco : Tango canción	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W97091	10-in.	April 1929	Marquesita : Tango	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W97092	10-in.	April 1929	La bordona llora un tango : Tango	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Columbia	W97093	10-in.	April 1929	Dónde estás dulce amorcito? : Tango	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Columbia	W97099	10-in.	April 1929	Por el camino : Tango Campero	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W97100	10-in.	April 1929	Cascabelito : Tango canción	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W97101	10-in.	April 1929	Cafixio viejo : Tango Milongo	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Columbia	W97190	10-in.	June 1929	Brindis	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W97292	10-in.	July 1929	El dictador "Canción del cosaco"	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W97457	10-in.	September 1929	Ojos verdes : Canción	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W97491	10-in.	October 1929	La marcha triunfal : Recitación	Fortunio Bonanova	Recitation	speaker
Columbia	W97781	10-in.	November 1929	Granada : Marcha	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Columbia	W703008	10-in.	November 1929	Chiquitín mío : Canción	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with chorus and orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	73816	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Todo por ti	Fortunio Bonanova ; Orquesta Típica Argentina	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	73817	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Nubes de humo	Fortunio Bonanova ; Orquesta Típica Argentina	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	73867	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Es un golfo	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	73868	10-in.	Dec. 1925	Galleguita	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	73979	10-in.	Feb. 1926	Una mas	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	73980	10-in.	Feb. 1926	Julián	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	74316	10-in.	Sept. 1926	El sacristán	Fortunio Bonanova ; Orquesta Típica Argentina	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	74317	10-in.	October 1926	[Unknown title(s)]	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	W81860	10-in.	11/25/1927	La sombra	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	W400021	10-in.	1/16/1928	Nunca	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	W400056	10-in.	1/27/1928	El jacalito	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	W401954	10-in.	5/22/1929	Pobre loca	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist
OKeh	W401955	10-in.	5/22/1929	Milonguita de Hollywood	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist
OKeh	W401956	10-in.	5/22/1929	Corrido de Toral	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Guanajuatenses	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	W401957	10-in.	5/22/1929	Corrido de Toral	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Guanajuatenses	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	W402891	10-in.	8/30/1929	Temores	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
OKeh	W402892	10-in.	8/30/1929	Estrellita fugaz	Fortunio Bonanova ; Dolores Cassinelli	Female-male vocal duet	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E32492	10-in.	4/11/1930	Flor de un día	Fortunio Bonanova ; Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal, composer
Brunswick	E32494	10-in.	4/11/1930	Prisionero	Fortunio Bonanova ; Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E32632	10-in.	4/10/1930	El canto del bandolero	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E32634	10-in.	4/10/1930	Mi tierna paloma	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E32652	10-in.	4/23/1930	El canto del bandolero	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E32653	10-in.	4/23/1930	El canto del bandolero	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E32654	10-in.	4/23/1930	Canto caribe de amor	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E32655	10-in.	4/23/1930	Llorando por mi tierra	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E33056	10-in.	6/16/1930	Vuelve a mi	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Floridians	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E33162	10-in.	6/23/1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E33163	10-in.	6/23/1930	Canto del estudiante	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E33164	10-in.	6/23/1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E33165	10-in.	6/23/1930	Me trajista un nuevo amor	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E34647	10-in.	Sept. 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Pilar Arcos ; Banda Municipal ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with band and vocal ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E34648	10-in.	September 1930	Himno a Bolivar	Pilar Arcos ; Banda Municipal ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with band and vocal ensemble	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E34658	10-in.	October 1930	Mi media maranja	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E34659	10-in.	Oct. 1930	Quejas	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E34813	10-in.	10/20/1930	Dime que si...	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E34814	10-in.	10/20/1930	No vaya a Popa	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E35050	10-in.	Oct. 1930	[Unknown title(s)]	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E35051	10-in.	October 1930	Jardin de recreo	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E36698	10-in.	5/18/1931	Quiero cantarte a ti	Casa Loma "Jazz-Band"	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E36700	10-in.	5/18/1931	Cierta rubia	Casa Loma "Jazz-Band"	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25842-E25843	10-in.	1/5/1928	Un tropezón	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Floridians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25846-E25847	10-in.	1/5/1928	La misa del tango	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Floridians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25955-E25956	10-in.	1/11/1928	Alicia	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E25957-E25958	10-in.	1/11/1928	Carta blanca (Recordando)	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Floridians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26067-E26068	10-in.	1/18/1928	Quera Dios	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26069-E26070	10-in.	1/18/1928	Volvere... Volvere	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26071-E26072	10-in.	1/18/1928	Dime ingrata	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26223-E26224	10-in.	1/20/1928	El jacalito	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26225-E26226	10-in.	1/20/1928	Una noche de verbena	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26410-E26411	10-in.	2/7/1928	Quera Dios	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E26707-E26708	10-in.	2/28/1928	Amor de Indio	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E27019-E27020	10-in.	3/16/1928	Piacito de cielo	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	vocalist, baritone vocal
Brunswick	E34648(a)	10-in.	1930	Nueva castilla : Yaraví	Pilar Arcos ; Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, baritone vocal

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bonanova, Fortunio," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108778.

Bonanova, Fortunio. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108778.

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

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