Guty Cárdenas

Guty Cárdenas (1905–1932; full name Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo) was a Mexican composer, singer and guitarist, noted as a representative of the cancion yucateca style of music. His well-known works include "Nunca", with lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez. He spent several years in the US, recording with Columbia Records.

He was killed, at the age of 27, by a stray bullet during a gunfight in a Mexico City bar.

The 1989 Aki Kaurismäki film Leningrad Cowboys Go America is dedicated to his memory.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 12, 1905 (Yucatán), Died April 5, 1932

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1951

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

Notes: Full name: Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinero.

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Recordings (Results 226-250 of 273 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W704064 10-in. July 1931 Nido sin alas : Canción yucateca Guty Cárdenas ; Juárez H. García Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704065 10-in. July 1931 Yo no quiero que llores : Canción yucateca Guty Cárdenas ; Juárez H. García Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704066 10-in. July 1931 Será que ya no me quere : Canción mexicana Guty y Añez Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Columbia W704067 10-in. July 1931 Te juro por mi salud : Huapango Cancioneros de Sonora Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Columbia W704068 10-in. July 1931 El torito : Corrido Yucho [Guty Cardenas] Male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W704069 10-in. July 1931 Pervertida Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704070 10-in. July 1931 Aventurera Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704074 10-in. July 1931 Piña madura : Huapango Guty Cárdenas ; Juárez H. García Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Columbia W704075 10-in. July 1931 Flor de dalia : Canción Cancioneros de Sonora Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Columbia W704076 10-in. July 1931 Buenos aires de mi vida : Tango Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704077 10-in. July 1931 La vuelta de la carreta : Canto argentino Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704078 10-in. July 1931 Díos te bendiga Guty y Añez Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704079 10-in. July 1931 Tardecita Guty Cárdenas ; Chago Rodríguez Male vocal duet, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704080 10-in. July 1931 El nido : Canción Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704081 10-in. July 1931 Chaparrita cuerpa de uva : Canción Yucho [Guty Cardenas] Male vocal solo vocalist  
Columbia W704082 10-in. July 1931 Cuando tú me querías : Pasillo Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with orchestra vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704088 10-in. July 1931 Nunca : Canción yucateca Guty y Utrera Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal, songwriter  
Columbia W704089 10-in. July 1931 Mi suegra no me quiere : Gato Gregorio Ayala ; Guty Cárdenas Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704102 10-in. September 1931 Un solo beso : Bolero Guty y Utrera Male vocal duet, with guitars vocalist, tenor vocal  
Columbia W704103 10-in. September 1931 En chinito : Son Cancioneros de Sonora Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
OKeh W400021 10-in. 1/16/1928 Nunca Fortunio Bonanova Male vocal solo, with orchestra songwriter  
OKeh W401497 10-in. 1/7/1929 Ojos tristes Milla Dominguez ; Rodolfo Hoyos Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra composer  
OKeh W402614 10-in. 6/11/1929 Ojos tristes Andrés Herrera ; Eulogio Salas Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Brunswick E27298 10-in. 4/6/1928 Flor Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, composer  
Brunswick E27299 10-in. 4/6/1928 Ojos tristes Guty Cárdenas Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist, tenor vocal, composer  
(Results 226-250 of 273 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cárdenas, Guty," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110727.

Cárdenas, Guty. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110727.

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

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110727

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