Alberto Domínguez (composer)

For other people named Alberto Domínguez, see Alberto Domínguez (disambiguation).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Domínguez and the second or maternal family name is Borrás.

Alberto Domínguez Borrás (San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, 21 April 1913 – Mexico City, 2 September 1975) was a Mexican marimbist and composer.^[1] He began his career in a marimba ensemble, Los Hermanos Domínguez.^[2] His most famous songs, both from 1939, are "Frenesi" and "Perfidia".^[3]

Alberto Domínguez
Alberto Domínguez in 1941
Born	(1913-04-21)21 April 1913 San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Died	2 September 1975(1975-09-02) (aged 62) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation	Marimbist and composer
Notable works	Frenesi Perfidia

Songs

External audio
You may listen to Dominguez's "Perfidia" performed by Xavier Cugat conducting his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra in 1939 here on archive.org

• "Frenesi" (1939)
• "Perfidia" (1939)
• "A Rendezvous In Rio" (Xavier Cugat, 1941)
• "Un Momento" (Enric Madriguera, 1941)
• "Ranchero Soy" / "Al Son De La Marimba" (Rafael Medina, 1942)^[4]
• "Vamos A La Guerra" (Martin Y Malena, 1942)
• "Mala Noche" (Carlos Ramírez, 1943)
• "Juntos" (Eduardo Alexander, 1945)
• "Maybe Love Is Nothing But An Illusion" (Benny de Weille, 1949)
• "Bad Thoughts" (Lolita Garrido, 1949)
• "I've Been Waiting A Lifetime" (The Four Aces, 1953)
• "Amor Que Muere" (Lupita Palomera, 1957)
• "Humanidad" (Fernando Rosas and the Orchestra of Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, 1958)