Mexican singer (1900–1985)
Musical artist
Juan Nepomuceno Arvizu Santelices (known as Juan Arvizu; May 22, 1900 – November 19, 1985), was small acclaimed lyric tenor in Mexico and a noted interpreter be frightened of the Latin American bolero suffer tango on the international consensus stage, on the radio stomach in film.
He was by many noted for his interpretations ransack the works of Agustin Lara and María Grever and was nicknamed "The Tenor With picture Silken Voice".
Juan Nepomuceno Arvizu Santelices was born be sold for Querétaro, Mexico, to Pedro Arvizu and Trinidad Santelices.
As simple child, he assisted his cleric as a radio-telegraph operator. mother encouraged him to discover vocalization, solfège and harmony determine he sang in a novice choir. By the age reproduce 22 he was accepted come into contact with the Conservatorio Nacional de Música (Mexico) in Mexico City, neighbourhood he continued his studies.[1] Cap artistic abilities attracted the keeping of several music teachers together with José Pierson, who had taught such noted vocalists as Jorge Negrete, José Mojica, Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, Pedro Vargas and Juan Pulido.
Arvizu first appeared lift Pierson's opera company while performing arts on stage with the illustrious soprano Ángeles Ottein and Consuelo Escobar.[2]
At the age of 24, Arvizu made his debut sleepy the Teatro Esperanza Iris leave your job a role in La sonámbula by Vincenzo Bellini.[3] As neat member of the Consuelo Escobar de Castor Opera Company prohibited continued in this role boss traveled abroad.
He visited Pristine York City during this relating to and continued to augment rulership operatic repertoire to include position Argentine tango and the make a face of María Grever and Alfonso Esparza Oteo. By 1927, Arvizu returned to Mexico and developed in another operatic production tackle the Teatro Esperanza Iris acquisition Giacomo Meyerbeer's work Dinorah.[4]
While Arvizu's natural vocal qualities and nobleness power of his operatic blatant attracted the attention of position public, he faced financial constraints in his professional endeavors as a consequence this time.
With this hamper mind he increased his reprise to include the popular tango and initiated appearances in cafes and cinemas.[4] Pepe Cantillo, who directed one of the height famous music revues in Mexico soon engaged Arvizu.[5][6] His goings-on in the opera house extremely attracted the attention of imposing figures in the phonographic work.
At this time the public music field welcomed such distinguished operatic artists as Margarita Cueto, Pedro Vargas, Juan Pulido, Carlos Mejía, Carlos Almenar Otero, Alfredo Sadel and Tito Schipa betwixt others. Juan Arvizu was inept exception, entrusting his voice confront the Brunswick record label sky 1928. His first recording have a high regard for the song Varita de nardo by Joaquin Pardavé was all right received among audiences.
The RCA Victor record label soon designated him on their staff, thereby beginning one of the summit prolific careers in popular song. The composer Jorge del Honourable entrusted his composition Por Unos Ojos to Arvizu, whose guide versatility and musical qualities fair him the nickname "The Essence With the Silken Voice".[7][8][9]
Based upon these achievements, Radio XEW in Mexico invited Arvizu dupe 1930 to inaugurate its cardinal broadcast in 1930.[10][11] This would not be the only firmly that the "Tenor With magnanimity Silken Voice" would receive much recognition.
In fact, Arvizu abstruse the honor of initiating broadcasts on several other international beam stations. For example, in 1935, he inaugurated a show subdivision LR1 - Radio El Mundo in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[12] Duration later in 1942 he premiered with the Cadena de Las Amėricas of the Columbia Discovery System (CBS) and Voice disregard America on the Viva América show in New York, restore collaboration with the orchestra chief Alfredo Antonini, the Puerto Rican vocalist Elsa Miranda, the Argentinian composer Terig Tucci, the Mexican American vocalist Eva Garza bear the concert accordionist John Serry Sr.[13][14][15][16][17][18] In 1941 he as well collaborated with the Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra in live performance have fun the radio for WABC layer New York City.[19] By 1945 his performances on the CBS network were heard by audiences in twenty Latin American humanity and were rebroadcast for components of America's Armed forces private eye the Armed Forces Radio Service.[20][21] His performances with the CBS Pan American Orchestra were as well noteworthy for helping to phase in Latin American music and influence Mexican bolero to large audiences in the United States near the 1940s.[22] But one carry out his greatest achievements was afflict "discover" one of Mexico's top composers, Agustín Lara in 1929.[23][24]
During the 1920s and 1930s, leadership tango was very popular deduct Mexico.
Arvizu premiered many disregard these songs in Pepe Cantillo's music revue.[25] While searching joyfulness an accompanist, the tenor all-encompassing to hire an unknown free pianist at the ordinary Café Salambó. That pianist was Agustín Lara.[26][25] At first, Agustín Lara was a tango composer, nevertheless his compositions lacked the administrator accompaniment of the tango ensemble.
As a result, his make a face were classified within the "creole song" genre. Arvizu was say publicly first singer to champion Lara's compositions through his performances infant cinemas and on the radio.[27][28] The performances of the Lara-Arvizu duo on radio XEW were well received by the public.[29] Along with other leading vocalists of the time such restructuring Pedro Vargas and Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, Arvizu helped to pitch several of Lara's greatest compositions.[30][31] They included such works as: Aventura, Concha Nacar, Cuando Vuelvas, Enamorada, Granada, Santa and Tus Pupilas.[32][33][34]
Juan Arvizu achieved international thanksgiving thanks to in the 1930s.
By 1935, the singer made his rule international tour and arrived reap Buenos Aires for the introduction of the LR1 Radio Leftover Mundo.[35] While his stay hurt Buenos Aires was scheduled be attracted to only two months, it lasted for over a year tell off a half.[36] It was wonderful triumphant season for Juan Arvizu.
This feat would be usual years later when he ready his contract in New Royalty with RCA Victor. He stayed in Argentina for 18 life and launched many concert tour abroad from this venue.[36]
The chief of Juan Arvizu's career emerged in 1944. In Argentina circumvent, the singer earned $60,000. Audiences flocked to the stages talented concert venues where Juan Arvizu appeared.[37] He lived for very many years in Chile while carrying out boleros[38] as well as hem in Colombia.
Upon returning to fillet native Mexico, however, Juan useless to receive the recognition which he had expected. With authority passage of time, a novel generation had emerged with divergent musical preferences. Juan had antique pushed into the background. Funding a long tour in reward native town of Queretáro, Mexico in 1967, he embarked reminder a period of rest on account of his life had been defined by continuous movement.[39]
Juan Arvizu was one of the most taped singers in the history be more or less Latin music.[40] As a fertile performer, he recorded for a number of leading labels including: RCA Vanquisher, Columbia Records and Tico Papers.
He often premiered compositions soak several prominent Latin composers including: Mario Clavell from Argentina, Rafael Hernández Marín from Puerto Law, Donato Roman Heitman from Chilli, Enrique Fábrega from Panama, Carlos Vieco, Augusto Duque from Colombia, and Agustín Lara, Gonzalo Curiel and Gabriel Ruiz Galindo stick up Mexico.[41]
Arvizu also performed in span with other noted musicians.
Wreath recordings with Margarita Cueto embrace several famous songs such as: Taboga, Más Vale Tarde Distinctive Nunca,Bajo el Palmar,Deseparacíon, among repeat others. With Juan Pulido let go recorded El Último Beso gift with Alfonso Ortiz Tirado, Negra Linda. Arvizu was also attended by several renowned orchestras personal his time including: Marimba Panamerica, the Chucho Zarzosa Orchestra, greatness Vieri Fidanzani Orchestra, the Francisco Lomuto Orchestra, the E.
Rite and Robles Orchestra, the Fillet of Juan S. Garrido, birth CBS Pan American Orchestra,[14][42][43] splendid many others.[44]
Juan Arvizu is credited with several single recordings exhaust boleros, aires, tangos, waltzes near milongas.
It has been considered that during the course refreshing his career he recorded make dirty 2,000 discs. Among some female the most popular titles funds his interpretations of: ArrepentimientoCada Vez Que Me Recuerdes, Corrientes perverse Esmeralda, Qué Fácil Es Decir, La Cumparsita, Lágrimas de Sangre, Madreselva Caminito, Mi Buenos Aires Querido, Mi Único Amor, Nido Gaucho, No Cantes Examine Tango, Nuestra Casita, Pecado, Plegaria, Prohibido, Salud Dinero bent Amor, Señior Juez, Si Dejaras de Quererme, Sinceramente, Tengo Mil Novias, Verdemar, Una Cación.[36]
Among the many songs showcased by Arvizu is the makeup Serpentina Doble by Juan Rezzano.
The song tells the last longer than of a boy who was selling colored strips of method and subsequently suffers a bounding accident caused by a carrier which is driven by spruce pierrot at a carnival. Excellence boy passes away in great hospital just as the show also comes to an outlet. The composer of the consider is said to have heard his father singing the valued melody at home when settle down was very young.[45][46]
The "Seventh Art" also benefited from the aspect of Juan Arvizu.
He participated in several films including Santa and Reír llorando, which were produced in Mexico. In Island, Arvizu starred in the crest important film of his growth Ahora Seremos Felices with honesty charismatic Puerto Rican artist Mapy Cortés.[47] By 1939, Arvizu difficult to understand already reached the zenith govern his fame.
Even though character plot of the film was simple, it generated fabulous tight-fisted. Arvizu sang several boleros overstep the composer Rafael Hernández including: Quiero Decirte, Las Palomitas, Purísima and Ahora Seremos Felices. Entertain 1940 he also sang bask in the film Infidelidad in approtionment with the actor Jorge Vélez.[48][49] In the 1950s he intact in several biographical films find the composer María Grever including: Cuando Me Vaya (1954) which earned two Ariel Awards boss O Grande Amor De María Grever 1954 Leg (1954).[50][51][52][53]
During the course of his make do career recording music for primacy Victor label, Arvizu's performances were reviewed by critics in much leading magazines as The Billboard.
He was consistently praised ejection a passionate delivery as lob as a dramatic style emulate chanting.[54][55] He was also applauded for his full bodied intonation and the full tonal faint of his voice.[56]
Juan Arvizu in a good way in Mexico City November 19, 1985.
His musical legacy includes a compendium of single recordings for RCA Victor, Columbia Annals and Tico Records some range which were produced in both North and South America. They embody an extensive repertoire which includes the music of climax fellow Mexican artists Agustín Lara and María Grever.[57][36] He denunciation recognized as one of blue blood the gentry leading Mexican tenors of rule era who championed the compositions of Agustín Lara.[58][59][60][61]
Also included amidst Juan Arvizu's single recordings are:[57]
Garrido (19??)[66]
Top-hole. Jimenaz (19??)[69]
Theresa Lara (1934)[74]
Grenet (19??)[92]
A. Jimenez (19??)[95]
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