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
gollark: Ah, but Go is trendier, you see, so it must be good!
gollark: Why not learn Go, THE BEST LANGUAGE EVER BECAUSE GOOGLE?
gollark: <@236831708354314240> I do run a modded MC server with only *55* mods.
gollark: MODS
gollark: I'm sure there's a Go version.

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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