Pedro Vargas

Pedro Vargas Mata (San Miguel de Allende, 29 April 1906 – Mexico City, 30 October 1989) was a Mexican tenor and actor, from the golden age of Mexican cinema, participating in more than 70 films. He was known as the "Nightingale of the Americas", "Song Samurai" or "Continental Tenor". Despite his training in opera, he dedicated his career to popular song, reaching international recognition and becoming one of the main interpreters of Agustín Lara.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 29, 1904 (San Miguel de Allende), Died October 30, 1989 (Mexico City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, composer, piano, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, translator

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 242 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	MBS-093858	10-in.	before 4/21/1953	Mi aventura	Mariachi Vargas ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-093893	10-in.	before 5/19/1953	Por que no brillan tus ojos?	Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-093894	10-in.	before 5/19/1953	Bonita como las flores	Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-093919	10-in.	before 1/2/1951	Quinto patio	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	BAVE-093920	10-in.	before 1/2/1951	Viajera	Orquesta Vieri Fidanzini ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-095229	10-in.	before 7/28/1955	Prefiero soñar	Ernesto Duarte Orchestra ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-095759	10"	before 7/6/1956	El mundo	Orquesta Gabriel Ruiz ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-095787	10-in.	before 7/9/1956	Quisiera perdonarme	Orquesta Gabriel Ruiz ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-095796		before 7/13/1956	Acapulco	Orquesta Juan García Esquivel ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	MBS-095797		before 7/13/1956	Dorotea	Orquesta Juan García Esquivel ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1802	10-in.	7/7/1949	Noche de paz (Silent night)	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1803	10-in.	7/7/1949	Pueblecito de Belén (Little town of Bethlehem)	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1804	10-in.	7/7/1949	Venid fieles todos (Come all ye faithful)	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1805	10-in.	7/7/1949	Blanca Navidad	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1806	10-in.	7/7/1949	Hija de mi amor	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1807	10-in.	7/7/1949	Berceuse de Navidad	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1808	10-in.	7/7/1949	Navidad triste	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal, composer
Victor	D9FB-1809	10-in.	7/7/1949	Madrecita	Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1814	10-in.	7/8/1949	Constantemente	Vincent Lopez ; Orquesta del Hotel Taft ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1815	10-in.	7/8/1949	Así la pagarás	Vincent Lopez ; Orquesta del Hotel Taft ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1816	10-in.	7/8/1949	Ay de mí	Vincent Lopez ; Orquesta del Hotel Taft ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	D9FB-1817	10-in.	7/8/1949	Las tres cosas	Vincent Lopez ; Orquesta del Hotel Taft ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CO-1[g]	10-in.	before 9/3/1940	El trapiche	Orquesta Nueva Granada ; José María Tena ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CO-2[g]	10-in.	before 9/3/1940	Guabina chiquinquireña	Orquesta Nueva Granada ; José María Tena ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal
Victor	CU-75[b]	10-in.	before 5/25/1948	Una noche	Orquesta Julio Gutiérrez ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, tenor vocal

(Results 176-200 of 242 records)

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vargas, Pedro," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

Vargas, Pedro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104265.

"Vargas, Pedro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.