Alberto Domínguez Borrás (San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, 21 April 1913 – Mexico City, 2 September 1975) was a Mexican marimbist and composer.Miguel Ficher, Martha Furman Schleifer, John M. Furman, Latin American Classical Composers: a biographical dictionary, 1996: "Dominguez, Alberto, Mexican composer; b. 21 Apr 1913, Chiapas, Mexico; d. 2 Sep 1975, Mexico City, Mexico". He began his career in a marimba ensemble, Los Hermanos Domínguez.John Shepherd, Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. 2003, p. 385: "In Mexico, one of the foremost representatives of the connection between popular music and the marimba is the composer/marimbist Alberto Dominguez. He began his career in his family marimba ensemble, the legendary Los Hermanos Dominguez...." His most famous songs, both from 1939, are "Frenesi" and "Perfidia".
Songs
"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) "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)
Discography Perfidia ('Orquesta, canciones y arreglos de Alberto Dominguez' RCA Victor MKL 1068, ca. 1955)
References
External links Steve Huey, "Alberto Dominguez", AllMusic.