Silvestre Vargas

Silvestre Vargas (31 December, 1901 – October 7, 1985, Guadalajara) was a Mexican mariachi musician. In 1928, he became the leader of Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, an ensemble from Jalisco begun by his father in 1898. In the 1930s the group moved to Mexico City, and Vargas, along with Rubén Fuentes, became pivotal composers in the evolution of the genre. Silvestre and the Mariachi Vargas made dozens of recordings and starred in many films through the 1960s. He died in 1985, and his gravesite became a popular site for pilgrimages on the date of his death. In 1997, a museum dedicated to Silvestre was established in Jalisco.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 31, 1901, Died October 7, 1985

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1948 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, songwriter

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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	MBS-090771	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	El burro polilla	Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	MBS-090773	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	El calero	Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	MBS-090774	10-in.	before 6/24/1948	El tranchete	Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	MBS-091379	10-in.	before 11/22/1950	Querido compadre	Mariachi Silvestre Vargas ; Alfredo Pineda	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-091381	10-in.	before 10/7/1949	Amelia, Amelia	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-091382	10-in.	before 10/7/1949	Prieta linda	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-091489	10-in.	before 8/9/1950	Amor ingrato	Mariachi Silvestre Vargas ; Las Mochitecas	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-091491	10-in.	before 7/19/1950	Nomás suspiro y suspiro	Mariachi Silvestre Vargas ; Las Mochitecas	Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-091957	10-in.	before 2/10/1950	Yo, sólo yo	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-091958	10-in.	before 2/10/1950	Pobre corazón	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092097	10-in.	before 11/24/1950	El gavilán pollero	Mariachi Silvestre Vargas ; Alfredo Pineda	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092248	10-in.	before 11/24/1950	Tu llanto beberás	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092249	10-in.	before 10/5/1950	Rosa Rosita	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader, composer
Victor	MBS-092250	10-in.	before 9/5/1950	Cuatro caminos	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092251	10-in.	before 9/12/1950	Sufrir por un amor	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092252	10-in.	before 9/12/1950	Mexicanos somos donde quera	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092253	10-in.	before 9/5/1950	Ella	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092254	10-in.	before 10/5/1950	El capiro	Miguel Aceves Mejia ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092325	10-in.	before 12/1/1950	Penas del alma	Dueto Aguila y Sol ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092326	10-in.	before 12/1/1950	El pendenciero	Dueto Aguila y Sol ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092628	10-in.	before 5/22/1951	Qué hiciste con mis besos	Félix y Martha ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092631	10-in.	before 5/22/1951	Borracho de sentimiento	Félix y Martha ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092677	10-in.	before 4/10/1951	Los girasoles	Dueto Aguila y Sol ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092679	10-in.	before 4/10/1951	Veleidosa	Dueto Aguila y Sol ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092681	10-in.	before 5/14/1951	Dos seres que se aman	Dueto Aguila y Sol ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader
Victor	MBS-092682	10-in.	before 5/14/1951	No te aquerencies	Dueto Aguila y Sol ; Mariachi Silvestre Vargas	Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble	leader

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vargas, Silvestre," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210503.

Vargas, Silvestre. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/210503.

"Vargas, Silvestre." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.

Wikidata: Silvestre Vargas Vázquez - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7516936

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/31587752

MusicBrainz: Silvestre Vargas Vázquez - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f1a4d35f-f79f-4a93-9eb0-47f6786804a9

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