Alberto Domínguez (songwriter)

Alberto Domínguez Borrás (San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas 21 April 1911 – Mexico City, 2 September 1975) was a Mexican songwriter.[1] He began his career in a marimba ensemble, Los Hermanos Domínguez.[2]

Alberto Domínguez
Alberto Domínguez in 1941
Born(1911-04-21)April 21, 1911
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
DiedSeptember 2, 1975(1975-09-02) (aged 64)
Mexico City
OccupationSongwriter
NationalityMexican
Notable works"Frenesi"
For the Spanish Olympic rower, see Alberto Domínguez (rower).
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Borrás.

Songs

References
  1. Miguel Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer, John M. Furman, Latin American Classical Composers: a biographical dictionary, 1996: "Dominguez, Alberto, Mexican composer; b. 21 Apr 1913, Chiapas, Mexico; d. 2 Sep 1975, Mexico City, Mexico".
  2. John Shepherd, Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. 2003, p. 385: "In Mexico, one of the foremost representatives of the connection between popular music and the marimba is the composer/marimbist Alberto Dominguez. He began his career in his family marimba ensemble, the legendary Los Hermanos Dominguez...."
  3. Dominguez, Alberto (1939). "Perfidia: canción". New York: Southern Music. Retrieved July 16, 2020. De la pelicula de William Rowland 'Perfidia' con Maria Teresa Montoya, Marina Tamayo, Domingo Soler, Magda Haller, Ramon Vallarino, Carlos Lopez Moctezuma y Maria Calvo. Distribuida por RKO Radio Pictures.
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