Guty Cárdenas

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.

Statue of Cárdenas in Mérida, Yucatán

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]

References
  1. George Torres (ed.). Encyclopedia of Latin American Popular Music. p. 72.
  2. Helmut Brenner. "Un siglo del ruiseñor, and: Guty Cárdenas: Leyenda o realidad, and: Guty Cárdenas: Su vida y sus canciones, and: Guty Cárdenas: Cancionero (review)" (in Spanish). Latin American Music Review.
  3. "El crisol de dos países: Finlandia y México". Mexico (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-04-28.


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