Marcelino Guerra
Marcelino Guerra (26 April 1914 – 30 June 1996), nicknamed "Rapindey", was a Cuban singer, songwriter and guitarist. He spent much of his life in the United States and retired in Spain. As a vocalist, his primary role was segunda voz (harmony singer). He is best remembered for his compositions, which included many guarachas ("Pare cochero", "Me voy pa'l pueblo"), boleros ("Convergencia", "A mi manera") and songs that straddle both genres ("Sandunguera"). He collaborated with lyricists Julio Blanco Leonard and Bienvenido Julián Gutiérrez, as well as his wife, Mercedes Valdés (not to be confused with Merceditas). He made his last recordings in Spain for the record label Nubenegra in the 1990s. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1914 (Cienfuegos), Died June 30, 1996 (El Campello)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1953
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist, songwriter, guitar, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 56 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-87287 | 10-in. | 1/9/1935 | Catalina | Cuarteto Machín | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-87288 | 10-in. | 1/9/1935 | Emoción | Cuarteto Machín | Male vocal duet, with instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | MBS-90876 | 10-in. | before 2/9/1937 | Buscando la melodía | Isabel Castellanos ; Orquesta Enrique Bryón | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-95584 | 10-in. | 10/25/1935 | Pobre cantor | Cuarteto Machín | Vocal and instrumental quartet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-98056 | 10-in. | 11/13/1935 | Amor gigante | Cuarteto Machín | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-98057 | 10-in. | 11/13/1935 | Mi flor de amor | Cuarteto Machín | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-06452 | 10-in. | 3/23/1937 | Yo 'ta cansá ('Ña Teresa) | Trío Matamoros | Vocal and instrumental trio | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010848 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Pobre Lucumí | Joseito Núñez ; Orquesta Belisario López | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010854 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Maleficio | Septeto Anacaona | Vocal and instrumental septet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010859 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Después que sufras | Septeto Anacaona | Vocal and instrumental septet, with female vocal duet | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-010879 | 10-in. | 6/15/1937 | Volvi a querer | Barbarito Díez ; Orquesta Antonio M. Romeu | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | BS-010923 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Calla companero | Septeto Nacional | Vocal and instrumental septet | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-010924 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | El guajiro | Septeto Nacional | Vocal and instrumental septet | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010925 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Espejismo de amor | Septeto Nacional | Vocal and instrumental septet | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010926 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Un toque | Septeto Nacional | Vocal and instrumental septet | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-010927 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | Los guaracheros | Septeto Nacional | Vocal and instrumental septet | vocalist, composer | |
Victor | BS-010928 | 10-in. | 6/17/1937 | A gozar la conga | Septeto Nacional | Vocal and instrumental septet | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-035381 | 10-in. | before 3/30/1939 | Llora campesino | Marcelino Guerra ; Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Carlos Suárez ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | BS-037003 | 10-in. | before 6/27/1939 | Batamú | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Re-recording : Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Victor | E3FB-2540 | 10-in. | 11/27/1953 | Ay no no no | Orquesta Tito Rodriguez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | E3FB-2628 | 10-in. | 1953 | Estas como mango | Orquesta Tito Rodriguez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist | |
Victor | E3FB-2937 | 10-in. | 12/28/1953 | Chika ni lambó | Orquesta Tito Rodriguez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | E3FB-2938 | 10-in. | 12/28/1953 | Abarriba cumbiaremos | Orquesta Tito Rodriguez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | E3FB-2939 | 10-in. | 12/28/1953 | El jamaiquino | Orquesta Tito Rodriguez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | PR-170 | 10-in. | before 9/15/1941 | Pare, pare cochero | Pepito Torres Orquesta Siboney | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Guerra, Marcelino," accessed August 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111189.
Guerra, Marcelino. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/111189.
"Guerra, Marcelino." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 August 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Guerra, Marcelino - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98115810
Wikidata: Marcelino Guerra - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16013633
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/79943033
MusicBrainz: Marcelino Guerra - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ee4a3141-cec5-4ae7-8c9f-9f14d178b76f
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