Ricardo López Méndez

Ricardo López Méndez (7 February 1903 – 28 December 1989) was a Mexican poet and song lyricist. He was born in Izamal, Yucatán. He became director of the Public Library and an advisor to Felipe Carrillo Puerto, governor of Yucatán from 1922 to 1924. In 1927 he moved to Mexico City as a representative of the government of Yucatán. He was a founder of the radio station XEW (and others across Mexico) and a pioneer of the use of radio to access rural populations. He also became vice president of the Society of Authors and Composers (SACM). In 2004 his collected poetry and journalism were published as Poesía y Pensamiento. His poem El Credo Mexicano (Mexican Creed) is a popular patriotic declaration of faith in the country. He also penned the lyrics to the popular song "Amor, Amor, Amor". One of his radio stations still bears his initials as its callsign, XHRLM-FM in Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 7, 1903 (Izamal), Died December 28, 1989 (Cuernavaca)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1948

Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, lyricist, composer

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

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-39995	10-in.	8/19/1927	Nunca	Margarita Cueto ; Carlos Mejía	Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra	songwriter
Victor	BVE-42215	10-in.	4/25/1928	Nunca	Orquesta "Del Norte"	Orchestra	lyricist
Victor	MBS-94906	10-in.	before 11/19/1937	Amar en silencio	Sebastian Muñoz	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Victor	BS-02691	10-in.	10/19/1936	Tú me haces falta	Lydia Mendoza	Female vocal solo, with guitar	lyricist
Victor	MBS-054378	10-in.	1940	Amor	Chucho Martínez Gil ; Orquesta de José Sabre Marroquín	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-067058	10-in.	before 7/25/1941	Callecita	Miguel Angel Pazos ; Genaro Salinas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-067179	10-in.	before 10/1/1941	Corazón de mar	Genaro Salinas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-079073	10-in.	before 2/9/1944	Canta Maria	Orquesta Rafael de Paz ; Pedro Vargas	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-081879	10-in.	before 4/16/1947	Quisiera	Trío Calaveras	Male vocal trio, with guitar	songwriter
Victor	MBS-090511	10-in.	before 9/29/1947	La rejega	Sofia Alvarez ; Mariachi Vargas	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	MBS-090810	10-in.	before 7/20/1948	Vida	Maria Luisa Landin ; José Sabre Marroquín	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	D5VB-0821	10-in.	11/5/1945	Amor	Dick Leibert	Instrumental ensemble, with oboe solo	lyricist
Victor	D5VB-1050	10-in.	5/18/1945	Stars in your eyes	Mahlon Merrick ; Larry Stevens	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
OKeh	W400021	10-in.	1/16/1928	Nunca	Fortunio Bonanova	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	songwriter
Brunswick	E24187-E24188	10-in.	8/11/1927	Nunca	Castilians ; Juan Pulido	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	songwriter
Edison	18507	10-in.	5/16/1928	Nunca	Milla Dominguez ; Rondalla Usandizaga	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Edison	N-260	10-in.	5/16/1928	Nunca	Milla Dominguez ; Rondalla Usandizaga	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "López Méndez, Ricardo," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/205949.

López Méndez, Ricardo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/205949.

"López Méndez, Ricardo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.