Manuel Romero
Manuel Romeo (September 21, 1891 – October 3, 1954 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter, dramatist and score composer, and one of the influential directors in the cinema of Argentina of the classic era. He directed and wrote over 50 films between 1931 and 1951 even composing the musical scores for several. He was a pioneer of Variety Theatre, and one of the few tango lyrical writers that has reached timeless classical success. When he was a teenager, he began his journalist job in the Magacine Fray Mochoy, and in the newspapers Crítica y Última Hora. His first play, "Teatro breve" is from 1919 with the collaboration of Ivo Pelay. He wrote 180 more. In 1922 the most famous, "El bailarín del cabaret", was staged with the César Ratti's company, where Corsini triunfó (had a success) with "Patotero sentimental". In 1923 he travelled to Europe with Luis Bayón Herrera. In Paris, where he acted on several plays, he met Carlos Gardel and the idea of filmmaking was born. He wrote the plot and songs for "Luces de Buenos Aires", directed by Adelqui Millar. It starred Gloria Guzmán, Sofía Bozán, Pedro Quartucci and the Julio De Caro musical group. He returned to Buenos Aires, where he introduced the new ideas taken from music hall and varieties shows. He started to work at the Lumitón cinema company, with Enrique Telémaco Susini . With that film company, released in February 1935, "Noches de Buenos Aires", written and directed by Romero, his cinema career began. The film starred Tita Merello, Irma Córdoba, Enrique Serrano and Fernando Ochoa. He filmed very quickly, he only wanted to have it finished as soon as possible and achieve a good box office outcome. His films were rejected by critics and intellectuals as a result, but ordinary people liked his style because they knew him from radio of variety shows. He directed films such as Adiós pampa mía in 1946. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 21, 1891 (Buenos Aires), Died October 3, 1954 (Buenos Aires)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1946
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 50 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BAVE-039132 | 10-in. | between 5/10/1939 and 7/12/1939 | Tango amigo | Carmencita Del Moral ; Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BAVE-039167 | 10-in. | between 12/22/1939 and 1/25/1940 | El vino triste | Hugo del Carril ; Orquesta Tito Ribero ; Tito Ribero | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BAVE-039428 | 10-in. | 8/12/1940 | Isabelita | Fernando Díaz ; Orquesta Típica Francisco J. Lomuto | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BAVE-039724 | 10-in. | 12/20/1940 | Dime, mi amor | Sabina Olmos ; Orquesta Típica Victor | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Victor | BAVE-039878 | 10-in. | 5/13/1941 | Tres recuerdos | Orquesta Típica Osvaldo Fresedo ; Ricardo Ruiz | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | BAVE-039898 | 10-in. | 5/21/1941 | Dime mi amor | Héctor Mauré ; Orquesta Típica Juan D'Arienzo | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Victor | CU-1532 | 10-in. | before 11/11/1946 | Churritos calientes | Conjunto Casino ; Roberto Espí ; Roberto Faz ; Agustín Ribot | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | composer | |
Columbia | CO18554 | 10-in. | 1/22/1936 | Tus dientes tan blancos : Bolero son | Quarteto Chiquito | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia | CO22951 | 10-in. | 5/19/1938 | Viejos tiempos : Bolero | Orquesta Hermanos Moráles | Jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Columbia | W96119 | 10-in. | July 1926 | Cuerpo garboso : Schottis | Amalia Molina | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | W111833 | 10-in. | September 1930 | La muchacha del circo | Hermanas Posada | Vocal, with organ and 2 guitars | lyricist | |
Brunswick | E2142-E2144 | 10-in. | 1/14/1926 | Nubes de humo | Castilians ; Mariano Meléndez | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | lyricist | |
Brunswick | B11460 | 10-in. | 3/12/1932 | Tomo y obligo : Tango | Spaventa | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | lyricist | |
Brunswick | B11762 | 10-in. | 4/29/1932 | Tomo y obligo | Orquesta Típica Don Alberto ; Carlos Spaventa | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Gramophone | 0J322 | 10-in. | before July 1932 | Tomo y obligo | Alfredo Marino ; Orquesta Típica Palermo | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Gramophone | BS1237 | 10-in. | 4/3/1924 | La provincianita | La Goya | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Gramophone | BS1239 | 10-in. | 4/3/1924 | Nubes de humo | La Goya | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Gramophone | BS1242 | 10-in. | 4/3/1924 | Pobre milonga | La Goya | Soprano vocal solo, with piano | lyricist | |
Gramophone | BS1412 | 10-in. | 9/10/1924 | Nubes de humo | Emilio Sagi-Barba | Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | K396 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and August 1927 | Nubes de humo | Francisco Spaventa | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | K397 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and August 1927 | Patotero sentimental | Francisco Spaventa | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | K406 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and August 1927 | La provinciana | Francisco Spaventa | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | K416 | 10-in. | between May 1923 and August 1927 | Celosa | Francisco Spaventa | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WK1559 | 10-in. | between July and November 1929 | Haragán | Rafael Canaro ; Carlos Dante ; Orquesta Rafael Canaro | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL2210 | 10-in. | 4/24/1930 | Estampilla | Rafael Canaro ; Carlos Dante ; Orquesta Rafael Canaro | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Romero, Manuel," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102556.
Romero, Manuel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102556.
"Romero, Manuel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Romero, Manuel, 1891-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79115626
Wikidata: Manuel Romero - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6752853
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/100228778
MusicBrainz: Manuel Romero - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8b6c0e5e-f95b-4b7a-8ea3-9f11529c5d3d
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