Juan Arvizu

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Juan Nepomuceno Arvizu Santelices (born May 22, 1900 in Santiago de Querétaro , † November 19, 1985 in Mexico City ) was a Mexican singer.

Juan Arvizu

Arvizu studied from 1922 at the Conservatory of Mexico City with José Pierson , who had also taught singers such as Jorge Negrete , José Mojica , Alfonso Ortiz Tirado , Pedro Vargas and Juan Pulido . In 1924 he made his debut as a singer at the Teatro Esperanza Iris in the lyrical opera La sonnambula . He quickly became known and sang his first recording on the Brunswick label , Varita de nardo by Joaquín Pardavé , in 1928 . The next recordings were made at Victor Records - at the end of his career his discography comprised around 2000 titles, including “Prohibido”, “Pecado”, “Verdemar”, “Plegaria”, “Si dejaras de quererme”, “Qué fácil es decir”, “Señor juez”, “Arrepentimiento,“ Salud, dinero y amor ”,“ Nuestra casita ”,“ La cumparsita ”,“ Mi Buenos Aires querido ”,“ Madreselva ”,“ Caminito ”,“ Una canción ”,“ Sinceramente ”, “Corrientes y Esmeralda”, “Lágrimas de sangre”, “No cantes ese tango”, “Nido gaucho”, Tengo mil novias ”,“ Cada vez que me recuerdes ”and“ Mi único amor ”. The boleros of his friend Agustín Lara such as “Granada”, “Solamente una vez” and “María Bonita” were particularly important in his repertoire .

From 1930 Arvizu appeared on the radio, he also acted in several Mexican and Cuban music films. During the 1940s he performed with conductor Alfredo Antonini and accordionist John Serry Sr. on the Columbia Broadcasting System network for the Voice of America program Vive America. He lived in Chile and Colombia for a long time. After his return to Mexico, he could no longer build on his earlier successes and retired from the stage in 1967.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A Pictorial History of Radio, Settel, Irving. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, USA. 1960 & 1967, P. 146, Library of Congress # 67-23789
personal data
SURNAME Arvizu, Juan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Arvizu Santelice, Juan Nepomuceno (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican singer
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Querétaro
DATE OF DEATH November 19, 1985
Place of death Mexico city