Guillermo Portabales

Guillermo Portabales (born José Guillermo Quesada Castillo; 6 April 1911 – 25 October 1970) was a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist who popularized the guajira style of Cuban music from the 1930s through the 1960s. His languid, melancholy, intensely lyrical guajiras and his elegant, stylish singing made him popular throughout Latin America, where he is still revered.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1911 (Rodas), Died October 25, 1970 (San Juan)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1943

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer

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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	BS-06163	10-in.	3/10/1937	Amanecer boricua	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-06433	10-in.	3/22/1937	A Borinquen	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-06435	10-in.	3/22/1937	San Cornelio	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-06528	10-in.	3/24/1937	Dolor de los dolores	Guillermo Portabales	Dubbed recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-011279	10-in.	7/16/1937	El bohio	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-011280	10-in.	7/16/1937	La bomba de Padilla	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-011517	10-in.	7/29/1937	El tiple	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-011518	10-in.	7/29/1937	Tierra del Fuego	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo	composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-011519	10-in.	7/29/1937	En amor, no pego una	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-011520	10-in.	7/29/1937	Guajira guantanamera	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist
Victor	BS-017352	10-in.	late 1937	El conuco	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-017353	10-in.	late 1937	Maridos en huelga	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-017354	10-in.	late 1937	Mi amante corazon	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-017355	10-in.	late 1937	A una flor	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-017356	10-in.	late 1937	A orillas del Almendare	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	BS-027143	10-in.	9/27/1938	Mi guitarra	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-027144	10-in.	9/27/1938	Tierra mía	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-027145	10-in.	before 9/27/1938	Añoranza	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-027146	10-in.	9/27/1938	Pan de gloria	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-033807	10-in.	before 2/8/1939	Decidido	Conjunto Seijó	Re-recording : Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-033808	10-in.	before 2/8/1939	Hujú, empezó a llové	Conjunto Seijó	Re-recording : Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	BS-037434	10-in.	before 6/7/1939	Amanecer	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar and guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	BS-037435	10-in.	before 6/7/1939	Chivo que rompe tambó	Guillermo Portabales	Re-recording : Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Victor	CU-95[a]	10-in.	before 8/29/1939	Rumba alegre	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist
Victor	CU-96[b]	10-in.	before 8/29/1939	Al vaivén de mi carreta	Guillermo Portabales	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist
Victor	CU-102[a]	10-in.	before 9/5/1939	Linda nena	Rafael Hernández ; Orquesta Riverside ; Guillermo Portabales	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	CU-103[a]	10-in.	before 9/5/1939	Aquellos besos	Rafael Hernández ; Orquesta Riverside ; Guillermo Portabales	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	vocalist
Victor	CU-917	10-in.	before 5/13/1942	Bendita naturaleza	Guillermo Portabales ; Trío Habana	Jazz/dance band, with vocal and instrumental trio	vocalist
Victor	CU-918	10-in.	before 5/13/1942	Amor carretero	Guillermo Portabales ; Trío Habana	Jazz/dance band, with vocal and instrumental trio	vocalist
Victor	CU-1023	10-in.	before 4/9/1943	La palomita	Guillermo Portabales ; Trío Cuba	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist
Victor	CU-1025	10-in.	before 4/9/1943	Mi lindo bohío	Guillermo Portabales ; Trío Cuba	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Portabales, Guillermo," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114471.

Portabales, Guillermo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/114471.

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

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