Álvaro Carrillo
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 2, 1921 San Juan Cacahuatepec, Oaxaca |
| Died | April 3, 1969 (aged 47) |
| Genres | Bolero |
| Occupations | Composer |
| Years active | 1940–1969 |
Álvaro Carrillo Alarcón was a Mexican popular music composer born in San Juan Cacahuatepec, Oaxaca, on 2 December 1921, who died in a car accident on 3 April 1969. He wrote over 300 songs, including Amor mío, Sabor a mí, Como se lleva un lunar, El andariego, Luz de luna, Sabrá Dios, Seguiré mi viaje and La mentira.[1]
In 1940, he joined the National Agricultural School in Chapingo and composed his first songs as a student. In 1945, he graduated in Agricultural Engineering. He worked in the Corn Commission, but left engineering to become a composer.[1]
He became a friend of Antonio Pérez Mesa of the Trío Los Duendes and gave him the song Amor which quickly became popular. Yoshiro Hiroishi, a famous Japanese singer recorded his Sabor a mí, which became a worldwide hit. The many other interpreters of his songs include Javier Solis, Pepe Jara, El Trio Los Santos and Linda Arce.[2] Álvaro Carrillo's life inspired the film Sabor a mí, played by José José and directed by René Cardona.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jaime López Jiménez. "ALVARO CARRILLO". CITY OF SAN JUAN CACAHUATEPEC, OAXACA. http://www.cacahuatepec.gob.mx/wb2/municipios/20185_ac. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ "Alvaro Carrillo". Oaxaca Mio. http://www.oaxaca-mio.com/celebres/alvaro_carrillo.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
- ^ Sabor a mí (1988) at the Internet Movie Database
[edit] External links
- "Videos". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%C3%81lvaro+Carrillo&aq=f. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
