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.

Guty Cárdenas
Statue of Guty Cárdenas in Mérida, Yucatán
Background information
Birth name	Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo
Born	(1905-12-12)12 December 1905 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Died	5 April 1932(1932-04-05) (aged 26) Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation(s)	Composer, guitarist, troubadour
Labels	Columbia Records

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] Kaurismaki also prominently featured his song “Dile a Tus Ojos” in his film Shadows in Paradise.^[4]