Guty Cárdenas
Musical artist
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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.
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Died5 April 1932 (aged 26)
OccupationsComposer, guitarist, troubadour
LabelColumbia Records
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Statue of Guty Cárdenas in Mérida, Yucatán | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo 12 December 1905 |
| Died | 5 April 1932 (aged 26) |
| Occupations | Composer, guitarist, troubadour |
| Label | 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]
