Agustín Lara
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_Madrid_02.jpg) Statue of A. Lara in Madrid, by sculptor Humberto Peraza |
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| Wives | María Félix[1] Rocío Durán |
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Issue Enrique Álvarez Félix (stepson) |
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| Father | Joaquín M. Lara[2] |
| Mother | María Aguirre del Pino de Lara |
| Born | October 30, 1900 Tlacotalpan, Veracruz[3] |
| Died | November 6, 1970 Mexico City |
Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino[4] (October 30, 1900– November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara was a Mexican singer and songwriter.
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Biography [edit]
Lara was born in Tlacotalpan, Veracruz. Later, the Lara family had to move to Mexico City, establishing their house in the borough of Coyoacán. After their mother died, Agustín and his siblings lived in a hospice run by their aunt. It was there that he had his first contact with music.
Lara’s first musical composition was Marucha, written in honour of one of his first loves. In 1927 he already was working in cabarets. He subsequently moved to Puebla, but returned to Mexico City in 1928.[5] That same year he started working for the tenor Juan Arvizu as composer and accompanist. In September 1930, Lara began a successful radio career. At the same time he acted and composed songs for such films as Santa.
Lara’s first tour, to Cuba in 1933, was a failure because of political turmoil on the island. Later, more successful tours in South America, as well as such new compositions as Solamente Una Vez (composed in Buenos Aires and dedicated to José Mojica), Veracruz, Tropicana, and Pecadora increased his fame.
By the beginning of the 1940s, Lara was well known in Spain. In 1965, the Spanish Caudillo, Francisco Franco, gave him a house in Granada to show his appreciation of Lara’s songs with Spanish themes, such as Toledo, Cuerdas de mi Guitarra, Granada, Seville and Madrid. He received additional honors and decorations from around the world.
In 1968, Lara’s health began to decline rapidly; an accident that fractured his pelvis further aggravated his condition. On November 6, 1970, Lara died.[6] He was buried in Mexico City. By the time of his death, Lara had written more than 700 songs.
Family [edit]
Agustín was a son of Joaquín Lara and María Aguirre y Pino. He had an aunt named Refugio Aguirre del Pino and younger sister, María Teresa Lara.[7] He married beautiful María Félix and Rocío Durán and was a stepfather to the actor Enrique Álvarez Félix, who died in 1996.[8]
References [edit]
- ^ Félix (1993), Volume 2, page 53.
- ^ Una Pasión y DOS Quijotes: Don Quijote de la Mancha y Agustín Lara by Beila Zider.
- ^ Life and family of Agustín
- ^ "La madre de todas las trivias". M Semanal (in spanish). January 29, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ Araújo, Samuel (1999). "The Politics of Passion: The Impact of Bolero on Brazilian Musical Expressions". Yearbook for Traditional Music 31: 44.
- ^ "AGUSTIN LARA, POET AND COMPOSER, DIES". The New York Times. November 7, 1970.
- ^ María Teresa Lara
- ^ Félix, María (1994). Todas mis Guerras. Clío. p. 84. ISBN 968-6932-08-9.
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External links [edit]
- SACM (Spanish
- Biblioteca Babab (Spanish)
- Agustín Lara discography at Discogs
- Agustín Lara at the Internet Movie Database
- "Agustín Lara". Find a Grave. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
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