Pedro Vargas

Pedro Vargas
Birth name	Pedro Vargas Mata
Born	April 29, 1906(1906-04-29)
Died	October 30, 1989(1989-10-30) (aged 83)
Occupations	Singer Actor
Years active	1920–1989

Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel Allende, 29 April 1906 - Mexico City on 30 October 1989) was a Mexican singer and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Americas".

Biography

Born into a family of modest means, Pedro Vargas sang in the church choir in his hometown from the age of seven. In 1920 he came to Mexico City and immediately began singing in the choirs of several churches and giving serenades. He met the composer and tenor Mario Talavera, his guide and mentor, who recommended him to Professor José Pierson. Vargas received voice training from Pierson, and soon after, the opportunity to participate in the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" on January 22, 1928 at the Teatro Esperanza. He traveled to the United States with the Orquesta Tipica de Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. On his first visit to Buenos Aires he recorded two of his own compositions for the Victor label: "Porteñita mía" and "Me fui", with musical backing from pianist Agüero Pepe and the legendary violinist Elvino Vardaro. He was one of the best interpreters of the composer Agustín Lara, as well as many other composers from Latin America with great success, and enabled their music to traverse the most diverse countries in the continent, mainly Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela. With a very extensive repertoire that included lyrical songs such as "Jinetes en el Cielo", ranchera songs like "Allá en el Rancho Grande", boleros such as "Obsesión" (sung as a duet with Beny Moré) and nostalgic songs like "Alfonsina y el mar", Pedro Vargas received the well-deserved title of "The Nightingale of the Americas" from the public.

Discography

Long (vinyl) King Pedro Vargas - RCA VICTOR - 0107LPA Songs: - You Rienda Release - I forgot Again - Where is Our Love? - Mi Paloma Triste # - Volver, Volver - El Rey # - Cruz de Olvido - 16 Years - Eres Tu - Love of My Life - What I Go Bonito

Así Es Mi Tierra and La Rondalla Pedro Vargas Tapatio - RCA VICTOR - 0107LPB Songs - This is my Land - Soy Puro Mexicano - Here in the Rancho Grande - La Feria de las Flores - Two Arbolitos - Cielito Lindo - La del Rebozo Blanco - Heart Fallaste - La Barca Guaymas - The Track of My Kisses - Do you know what I want? - Viva Mexico

Pedro Vargas Lo Mejor - Vol 1 Pedro Vargas - RCA VICTOR - 0107LPC Songs: Woman - I love the life - Noches de Mazatlan - This is happiness - You bring serenade - Aquel amor - Piel canela - Blue Moon - I love you - Goodbye - The dark night - Obsession

Best of Pedro Vargas - Pedro Vargas Vol 2 - RCA VICTOR - 0107LPD Songs: - Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps - Santa - Que bonito amor - Riders in the Sky - Canción Mixteca - Why I no longer want - Why deny - Get more - The flower of the cinnamon - Sin - Granada - Pink

Pedro Vargas Lo Mejor - Vol 3 Pedro Vargas - RCA VICTOR - 0107LPE Songs: - Who will be - Sorry Borincano - Suerte loca - When you live with me - Wake - Sorry - Small - Flores negras - Heart, heart - The last night - Dawn in your arms - Adiós Mariquita linda

Filmography

• Butterfly in the night, A (1977) (voice)
• "Thank" (1975) TV
• Back (1969)
• Retablos of Guadalupe (1967) ... Retablos of Tepeyac (Mexico)
• "Duquesa, La" (1966) TV
• Cucurrucucu Paloma (1965)
• Study Raleigh, El "(1964) TV
• The singer cricket Cri Cri (1963) (voice)
• Paper Man, The (1963) (voice) ... The Paper Man (International: English title)
• "Domingos Herdez" (1962) TV
• Mexico lindo y querido (1961) ... Beautiful and Beloved Mexico (International: English title)
• Tres Angelitos Negros (1960)
• Everyone his music (1959)
• Unforgettable Melodies (1959 ).... Singer
• Flor de canela (1959)
• Vida de Agustín Lara, La (1959)
• "Estudio de Pedro Vargas, El" (1959) TV
• Bolero inmortal (1958)
• Locos on television (1958)
• Mask of flesh, The (1958)
• Music in the Night (1958)
• Music and Money (1958)
• When Mexico canta (1958)
• Locura musical (1958)
• Feria de San Marcos, La (1958)
• Three bohemianism The (1957)
• Under naked, La (1957)
• Apples Dorotea, Las (1957)
• Zany rock and roll, Los (1957)
• Teatro del crimen (1957)
• "Max Factor, the stars and you" (1957) TV
• Golden Jubilee (1956) ... Golden Anniversaries (International: English title)
• Pensión artists (1956)
• Besos banned (1956) ... Constant Love (Mexico)
• Movida Chueca, A (1956)
• Wet backs (1955 ).... Worker (International: English title)
• De ranchero a businessman (1954)
• Reportaje (1953 ).... Pedro, unemployed singer
• Meat fork (1953 ).... Mocuelo ... Sierra Morena (Italy: Venice festival title) ... Terror dell'Andalusia, Il (Italy)
• Nobody dies twice (1953)
• Piel canela (1953)
• Caribbean (1953)
• Your memories and I (1953)
• Yes .. my life (1953)
• There once was a husband (1953)
• Neither poor nor rich (1953)
• Uncle of my life (1952)
• Forgotten Faces (1952 ).... Singer
• For women who sins (1952)
• Night is ours, La (1952)
• There is a child in the future (1952)
• Victims of divorce (1952)
• Del can-can to mambo (1951)
• Burlada (1951 ).... Pedro
• Marquesa the neighborhood, The (1951 ).... Pedro Vargas / Cantante
• In Havana I go (1951)
• Sin of being poor (1950)
• Aventurera (1950 ).... Singer
• Also pain is sung (1950)
• I loved that woman, La (1950)
• Lost (1950)
• Poor Heart (1950)
• Women in my life (1950)
• I want to be bad (1950)
• Abandoned, The (1949)
• Sin for months, Un (1949)
• Eyes of Youth (1948)
• Revenge (1948)
• Here come the Mendoza (1948)
• I killed Alvírez Rosita (1947)
• Fantasía ranchera (1947)
• Morena my copla, La (1946)
• Summer Hotel (1944) ... Summer Hotel (International: English title)
• I'm pure Mexican (1942) ... I'm a Real Mexican (USA: Title in English)
• Cavalry of the Empire (1942 ).... Singer ... Imperial Cavalry (UK: Title in English))
• Candida Millionaire (1941) ... Candida, Millionairess (International: English title)
• Laranja-da-China (1940)
• Canto a mi tierra (1938) ... Mexico canta (Mexico)
• Hunger (1938)
• Boys of the press, (1937) ... The Newspaper Boys (USA: Title in English)

External links

Newspaper article Pedro Vargas at the Internet Movie Database Biography