Alfonso Esparza Oteo

Alfonso Esparza Oteo (Aguascalientes, 2 August 1894 - Mexico City, 31 January 1950) was a Mexican composer. Esparza first success among Mexico City music fans was a foxtrot, and his music was enormously popular in the 1920s. Álvaro Obregón was listening to "El Limoncito", one of Esparza's compositions, when he was assassinated.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 2, 1894 (Aguascalientes City), Died January 31, 1950

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, leader, director, arranger, lyricist, songwriter, vocalist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 201-225 of 303 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E29058	10-in.	1/12/1929	Orticinas	Pilar Arcos ; Los Castilians	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E29081	10-in.	1/23/1929	Carta de amor	Los Castilians [Marimba Band (Brunswick Records)]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E29082	10-in.	1/23/1929	Azares de la vida	Marimba Band [Brunswick Records]	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E30006	10-in.	5/28/1929	Oracion de la tarde	Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E31580	10-in.	12/3/1929	Silenciosamente	Josefina Aguilar	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E31745	10-in.	12/28/1929	Carnaval	Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E32170	10-in.	3/28/1930	Carnaval	Marimba Chiapas	Instrumental ensemble	composer
Brunswick	E34190	10-in.	September 1930	Mi media maranja	Los Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E34658	10-in.	October 1930	Mi media maranja	Fortunio Bonanova ; Los Castilians	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E35118	10-in.	November 1930	Intimo secreto	Orquesta de Carter [Carter's Orchestra]	Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio	composer
Brunswick	E2114-E2116	10-in.	1/13/1926	Mi viejo amor	Gaston Flores	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E2124-E2126	10-in.	1/13/1926	Golondrina mensajera	Gaston Flores	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E2215-E2217	10-in.	1/25/1926	Hermosas fuentes	Castilians ; Mariano Meléndez	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E2847-E2849	10-in.	4/22/1926	Mujer	Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E2926-E2928	10-in.	4/27/1926	El sacristan	Alonzo Orquesta	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E6132-E6134	10-in.	6/29/1927	Mi viejo amor	Godfrey Ludlow	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E6271-E6272	10-in.	8/3/1927	Mi viejo amor	Godfrey Ludlow	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Brunswick	E19272-E19273	10-in.	5/14/1926	El sacristan	Castilians ; Gaston Flores	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E20376-E20377	10-in.	10/11/1926	Te he de querer	Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E20378-E20379	10-in.	10/11/1926	Le huérfanita	Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E20610-E20611	10-in.	11/1/1926	Mañanita fría	Margarita Cueto	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Brunswick	E20717-E20718	10-in.	11/12/1926	Te he de querer	Margarita Cueto ; Juan Pulido	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	composer, lyricist
Brunswick	E20772-E20773	10-in.	11/19/1926	Mañanita fría	Castilians	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	E24094-E24096	10-in.	7/28/1927	Caperucita	Meximarimba Band	Instrumental ensemble, with guitar (Hawaiian)	composer
Brunswick	E24112-E24114	10-in.	7/29/1927	Pecadora	Pilar Arcos ; Los Floridians	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer

(Results 201-225 of 303 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Esparza Oteo, Alfonso," accessed May 2, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109181.

Esparza Oteo, Alfonso. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 2, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109181.

"Esparza Oteo, Alfonso." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 May 2024.

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