Severiano Briseño
Severiano Chávez | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Severiano Briseño Chávez |
| Born | 21 February 1902 San José de Canoas, Mexico |
| Died | 6 October 1988 (aged 86) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Genres | Ranchera |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Violin and Guitar |
| Years active | 1935-1988 |
Severiano Briseño Chávez (1902 - 1988) was a Mexican composer born in the State of San Luis Potosí, and died in Mexico City. He was a founding partner of the national society of authors and composers, [Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México (SACM)].[1]
Biographical information
He was born the small mountain town of San José de Canoas, in the state of San Luis Potosí on February 21, 1902. At six years of age, his family emigrated to the Huasteca Region. From an early age, he had an inclination towards music, and his ability to compose songs was encouraged by his parents, Ramón Briseño and Petra Chavez. His first song, called "Escolleras", was dedicated to the Tamaulipas port of Tampico and the song was well received because townsfolk were honoured to have been mentioned.
With his brothers Guillermo and Rafael, he formed the Trío Los Tamaulipecos, and the band was popularly hired for nighttime serenades. Later it gained popularity when one of his songs, "El toro requesón", was recorded for the soundtrack of the 1937 film Cuatro milpas. His songs started to achieve increasing popularity, especially "Caminito de Contreras" and "Ya lo pagarás con Dios", which was performed by Lucha Reyes and Ranchera singer Vargas_de_Tecalitlán.
Later, he composed "El corrido de Monterrey", a composition which led him to find patrons to support his art in the upper class of the capital of Nuevo León. The same support was obtained by those living in Sinaloa when he composed "El Sinaloense", which popularized his performing group Trío Los Tamaulipecos. In mid-1945, they performed El corrido de Monterrey on a national radio program. The definitive triumph of the song occurred when the Banda Los Guamuchileños incorporated it to its repertoire. Throughout the 50 years since it was composed, this ranchera song was performed by renowned artists such as Lola Beltrán, El Charro Avitia, Valentín Elizalde, Piporro, Juan Gabriel, Luis Aguilar, and a hundred others.
Severiano Briseño was part of the group of authors and composers who founded the [Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico (SACM)]. He passed away on October 6, 1988.
Married in altamira, tamaulipas on June 7, 1932, with Jovita Marquez
References
- ^ Biography of Severiano Briseño Chávez on SACM (Written in Spanish) Accessed April 28, 2019.
External Links
- Discography of Severiano Briseño Chávez
- El The Sinaloense by Severiano Briseño, interpreted by Pedro Fernández