Guty Cárdenas
Guty Cárdenas | |
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.JPG) Statue of Guty Cárdenas in Mérida, Yucatán | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo |
| Born | 12 December 1905 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico |
| Died | 5 April 1932 (aged 26) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, guitarist, troubadour |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
Guty Cárdenas (1905–1932; full name Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo) was a Mexican composer, singer and guitarist, noted as a representative of the cancion yucateca style of music.[1] His well-known works include "Nunca", with lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez. He spent several years in the US, recording with Columbia Records.
He was killed, at the age of 27, by a stray bullet during a gunfight in a Mexico City bar.[2]
The 1989 Aki Kaurismäki film Leningrad Cowboys Go America is dedicated to his memory.[3] Kaurismaki also prominently featured his song “Dile a Tus Ojos” in his film Shadows in Paradise.[4]
References
- ^ George Torres (ed.). Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music. p. 72.
- ^ Helmut Brenner. "Un siglo del ruiseñor, and: Guty Cárdenas: Leyenda o realidad, and: Guty Cárdenas: Su vida y sus canciones, and: Guty Cárdenas: Cancionero (review)" (in Spanish). Latin American Music Review.
- ^ "El crisol de dos países: Finlandia y México". Mexico (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ^ "Shadows in Paradise Soundtracks". IMDB. Retrieved 2025-08-07.