Osvaldo Farrés

Osvaldo Farrés (Spanish pronunciation: [osˈβaldo faˈres]; January 13, 1903 – December 22, 1985) was a Cuban songwriter and composer best known for having written the nice songs "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás", "Acércate Más", "En El Mar", and "Tres Palabras".

Birth and Death Data: Born 1902 (Villa Clara Province), Died January 1, 1985 (United States of America)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, songwriter, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-051567 10-in. 6/26/1940 Cinco hijos Miguelito Valdés ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor MBS-054362 10-in. before 4/17/1941 Dime si te vas conmigo Hermanas Águila‏ Female vocal group, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BS-062784 10-in. 3/28/1941 Acercate mas Enric Madriguera Orchestra ; Tito Rodríguez Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-065049 10-in. 4/24/1941 Acércate más Marimba Pan-Americana ; Jorge Negrete Marimba band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor BS-065060 10-in. 4/28/1941 Acercate mas Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer, lyricist  
Victor PBS-072281 10-in. 5/15/1942 Te lo dire cantando Tito Guizar Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor MBS-090720 10-in. before 5/20/1948 Ay mi vida Chela Campos ; Orquesta Miguel Angel Pazos Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor MBS-092376 10-in. before 10/23/1950 Acércate más Orquesta Mario Ruiz Armengol ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
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 composer  
Victor MBS-095214 10-in. before 8/2/1955 Yo María Victoria ; Orquesta Rafael de Paz Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor E1FB-1116 10-in. 2/12/1951 Qué va Los Ruiseñores Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor E1FB-1196 10-in. 2/26/1951 Peregrina Los Ruiseñores Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D5VB-1151 10-in. 11/12/1945 Come closer to me Mahlon Merrick Orchestra ; Larry Stevens Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D6VB-2032 10-in. 2/15/1946 Without you (tres palabras) Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra Female-male vocal duet, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Victor D7VB-2764 10-in. 12/29/1947 Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer, lyricist  
Victor D9FB-1809 10-in. 7/7/1949 Madrecita Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
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 composer  
Victor CU-105[b] 10-in. before 6/24/1948 Piensa bien lo que me dices Eddie Gómez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor PR-105 10-in. before 11/15/1940 Mis cinco hijos se me casarón Mario Dumont ; Orquesta Hotel Condado Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-129[b] 10-in. before 10/7/1948 No, no y no Conjunto Casino ; Roberto Espí Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-167[b] 10-in. before 11/29/1939 Mis cinco hijos Trío Habana Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor CU-185 10-in. before 1/15/1940 Nuestro son Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-330 10-in. before 11/22/1949 Tú y tú Orquesta Julio Gutiérrez ; Myrta Silva Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-393[b] 10-in. before 6/27/1950 Yo quisiera saber Orquesta Adolfo Guzmán ; Pepe Reyes Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-394 10-in. before 5/3/1940 Dime si te vas con ella Orquesta Alfredo Brito ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-662 10-in. before 7/1/1952 Chinito...chinita Tony Álvarez ; Olga Chorens ; Orquesta Adolfo Araco Female-male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-668 10-in. before 2/12/1941 Sanseacabó Trío Habana Vocal and instrumental trio composer  
Victor CU-688 10-in. before 2/25/1941 Ella Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Riverside Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-690 10-in. before 2/25/1941 Acércate mas Tito Guizar ; Orquesta Riverside Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-772 10-in. before 7/18/1941 La canción del día Dúo Primavera Female vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-802 10-in. 10/29/1941 Súplica de amor Orquesta de E. González Manticci ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor CU-861 10-in. before 2/24/1942 Estás equivocada Alfredo Brito Orquesta "Siboney" ; Toña, la Negra Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-973 10-in. before 12/7/1942 Tres palabras Reinaldo Henríquez ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-1009 10-in. before 3/26/1943 A eso llegarás René Cabel ; Orquesta Alfredo Brito Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-1124 10-in. before 1/10/1944 Dentro del alma Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Jack Sagué Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor CU-1214 10-in. before 6/5/1944 Toda una vida estaría contigo Alfredo Brito ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-1229 10-in. before 7/6/1944 Estás equivocada Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor CU-1237 10-in. before 7/21/1944 Para que sufras René Cabel ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Orlando de la Rosa Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-1322 10-in. before 6/20/1945 Acaríciame René Cabel ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor CU-1653 10-in. before 5/26/1947 Caminando, caminando Conjunto Casino ; Roberto Espí Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8632 10-in. 1/5/1949 Plus je vous aime Albert Lasry ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia (U.K.) CL8981 10-in. 4/27/1951 Jamais Raymond Legrand ; Tino Rossi Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Farrés, Osvaldo," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

Farrés, Osvaldo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696.

"Farrés, Osvaldo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/112696

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