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.
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- Name
- Guty Cárdenas
- Birth Name
- Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo
- Born
- 12 December 1905
- Birthplace
- Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
- Died
- 5 April 1932
- Place of death
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Occupation
- Composer, guitarist, troubadour
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
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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.
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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. Kaurismaki also prominently featured his song “Dile a Tus Ojos” in his film Shadows in Paradise.
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• Name — Guty Cárdenas • Birth Name — Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo • Born — 12 December 1905 • Birthplace — Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico • Died — 5 April 1932 • Place of death — Mexico City, Mexico • Occupation — Composer, guitarist, troubadour • Label — Columbia Records
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- 1.George Torres. Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music. 72.
- 2.Helmut Brenner. Un siglo del ruiseñor, and: Guty Cárdenas: Leyenda o realidad, and: Guty Cárdenas: Su vida y sus canciones, and: Guty Cárdenas: Cancionero (review). Latin American Music Review.
- 3.El crisol de dos países: Finlandia y México. Mexico.
- 4.Shadows in Paradise Soundtracks. IMDB.
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