Pedro Vargas

Vargas was born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato on 29 April 1906^[1] and died on 30 October 1989, in Mexico City. He was the second of twelve children that José Cruz Vargas and Rita Mata had.^[3]

Born into a family of modest means, Pedro Vargas sang in the church choir in his hometown from the age of seven. In 1920, when he was only 14 years old, he came to Mexico City and immediately began singing in the choirs of several churches and giving serenades. It was in Colegio Francés de La Salle where he was given a scholarship to study piano and solfeggio and where he met the composer and tenor Mario Talavera –his guide and mentor– who recommended him to Professor José Pierson [es].^[1] While he was there he met Jorge Negrete, Alfonso Ortiz Tirado and Juan Arvizu. José Mojica also recommended him to Alejandro Cuevas, who offered him free lessons.

He received the opportunity to participate in the opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" on 22 January 1928, at the Teatro Esperanza, as he had been recommended by Jose Pierson. He traveled to the United States with the Orquesta Tipica (Orquesta Tipica de la Ciudad de México) de Miguel Lerdo de Tejada.

On his first visit to Buenos Aires he recorded two of his own compositions for the RCA Victor label: "Porteñita mía" and "Me fui", with musical backing from pianist Agüero Pepe and the legendary violinist Elvino Vardaro.

On 12 September 1931, he married María Teresa Camo Jáuregui, who came originally from a Querétaro family and with whom he had four children, Pedro, Mario, Marcelo and Alejandro.

He found great success as an interpreter of the composer Agustín Lara, as well as many other composers from Latin America, and enabled their music to traverse diverse countries in the continent, mainly Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela. With an extensive repertoire that included lyrical songs such as "Jinetes en el Cielo", ranchera songs like "Allá en el Rancho Grande", boleros such as "Obsesión" (sung as a duet with Beny Moré) and nostalgic songs like "Alfonsina y el mar", Pedro Vargas became known as "The Nightingale of the Americas".

Pedro Vargas died due to complications with his diabetes while sleeping and suffered from a heart attack, 30 October 1989, in Mexico City, at the age of 83.^{[citation needed]}

Long (vinyl)

• El Rey Pedro Vargas – RCA VICTOR – 0107LPA

Tracks

1. – Te Solté la Rienda
2. – Se Me Olvidó Otra Vez
3. – A Donde Va Nuestro Amor?
4. – Mi Paloma Triste #- Volver, Volver
5. – El Rey #- Cruz de Olvido
6. – 16 Años
7. – Eres Tú
8. – Amor de Mi Vida
9. – Que Te Vaya Bonito

• Así Es Mi Tierra Pedro Vargas y La Rondalla Tapatía – RCA VICTOR – 0107LPB

Tracks

1. – Así es mi Tierra
2. – Soy Puro Mexicano
3. – Allá en el Rancho Grande
4. – La Feria de las Flores
5. – Dos Arbolitos
6. – Cielito Lindo
7. – La del Rebozo Blanco
8. – Fallaste Corazón
9. – La Barca de Guaymas
10. – La Huella de Mis Besos
11. – ¿Sabes De Que Tengo Ganas?
12. – Viva México

• Lo Mejor de Pedro Vargas – Vol 1 Pedro Vargas – RCA VICTOR – 0107LPC

Tracks

1. - Mujer
2. – Te amaré toda la vida
3. – Noches de Mazatlán
4. – Esto es felicidad
5. – Te traigo serenata
6. – Aquel amor
7. – Piel canela
8. – Luna azul
9. – Te quiero
10. – Adiós
11. – La negra noche
12. – Obsesión

• Lo Mejor de Pedro Vargas - Vol 2 Pedro Vargas - RCA VICTOR - 0107LPD

Tracks

1. - Quizás, quizás, quizás
2. - Santa # - Que bonito amor
3. - Jinetes en el cielo
4. - Canción mixteca
5. - Por Que ya no me quieres
6. - Por que negar
7. - Acércate más
8. - La flor de la canela
9. – Pecado
10. – Granada
11. – Rosa

• Lo Mejor de Pedro Vargas – Vol 3 Pedro Vargas – RCA VICTOR – 0107LPE

Tracks

1. – Quien será
2. – Lamento borincano
3. – Suerte loca
4. – Cuando vivas conmigo
5. – Despierta
6. – Perdón
7. – Pequeña
8. – Flores negras
9. – Corazón, corazón
10. – La última noche
11. – Amanecí en tus brazos
12. – Adiós Mariquita linda