Manuel Esperón

From Wikipedia Manuel Esperón González (August 3, 1911 – February 13, 2011) was a Mexican song writer and composer. He wrote many songs for Mexican films, including Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! for the 1941 film of the same name, Cocula for El peñón de las ánimas (The Rock of Souls) (1943), and Amor con Amor Se Paga for Hay un niño en su futuro (1952). Other Esperón compositions have become Latin standards such as Yo Soy Mexicano, Noche Plateada and No Volveré which was used in the first episode of the 2001 soap opera El juego de la vida. Among other performers, Chavela Vargas, Pedro Infante, Los Panchos, and Jorge Negrete have made his songs well-known. His fame in the USA derives from when his song The Three Caballeros was used in the Disney film The Three Caballeros (1944). In 1989 Esperón was awarded the Premier National Prize of Mexico for Art and Traditional Culture (de Artes y Tradiciones Populares). In 2001, he was given a tribute at the Palace of Fine Arts in the historical center of Mexico City. Until his Death in 2011 he was the honorary President for life of the Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico. His songs continued to be used in filmmaking and television productions.

Known For

The Three Caballeros
Dos tipos de cuidado
We the Poor
El analfabeto
El Siete Machos
Los tres García
Birth Location Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Born 1911-08-03
Died 2011-02-13

Movies

1964
Canto a mi tierra as Vagabundo (as Los Cuatro Vagabundos)
1938

Movies

1991
1990
Masacre en el río Tula Original Music Composer
1985
Acorralado Music
1984
1984
No vale nada la vida Music Director
1984
1983
A Real Man Original Music Composer
1983
Una Gallina Muy Ponedora Original Music Composer
1982
El rey de los albures Original Music Composer
1982
357 Magnum Original Music Composer
1979
Los Reyes del Palenque Original Music Composer
1979
1979
Pink Zone Music
1976
Las tarántulas Original Music Composer
1973
Chanoc vs. the Tiger and the Vampire Original Music Composer
1972
Chanoc en las garras de las fieras Original Music Composer
1970
1969
El crepúsculo de un dios Original Music Composer
1969
Agente 00 Sexy Original Music Composer
1968
Báñame mi amor Original Music Composer
1968
Los dos rivales Original Music Composer
1966
Juan Colorado Original Music Composer
1966
1966
La cigüeña distraída Original Music Composer
1966
1964
¡Buenas noches, año nuevo! Original Music Composer
1964
Napoleoncito Music
1964
Así amaron nuestros padres Original Music Composer
1964
1964
1964
El rey del tomate Original Music Composer
1963
Yo, el mujeriego Original Music Composer
1963
¡En peligro de muerte! Original Music Composer
1962
1962
El analfabeto Original Music Composer
1961
Muchachas que trabajan Original Music Composer
1961
Juana Gallo Music
1961
The Phantom of the Operetta Original Music Composer
1960
1960
Bala Perdida Music Director
1960
Una estrella y dos estrellados Original Music Composer
1960
1959
Flor de canela Original Music Composer
1959
1958
1958
Refifí entre las mujeres Original Music Composer
1958
Trip to the Moon Original Music Composer
1958
1958
1957
Pretty sky! Music
1957
El gato sin botas Original Music Composer
1957
Comedians of the League Original Music Composer
1957
1957
1956
The Innocent Original Music Composer
1956
Music School Original Music Composer
1955
1955
La vida no vale nada Original Music Composer
1955
La mujer X Music
1955
Los líos de Barba Azul Original Music Composer
1955
School for Tramps Original Music Composer
1955
Cuidado con el amor Original Music Composer
1954
El hombre inquieto Original Music Composer
1954
El mil amores Original Music Composer
1954
1954
Mulata Music
1954
1954
The Abduction Original Music Composer
1954
Reto a la vida Original Music Composer
1954
Dos tipos de cuidado Original Music Composer
1953
¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera! Original Music Composer
1953
Pepe El Toro Original Music Composer
1953
El vagabundo Original Music Composer
1953
Me traes de un ala Original Music Composer
1953
From the Village to TV Original Music Composer
1953
El enamorado Music
1952
A Place Close to Heaven Original Music Composer
1952
Los hijos de María Morales Original Music Composer
1952
1952
Angélica Music
1952
La loca Music
1952
La miel se fue de la luna Original Music Composer
1952
Far from Heaven Original Music Composer
1952
Sandwiches Here! Original Music Composer
1951
Daughter of Deceit Original Music Composer
1951
My Outlaw Brother Original Music Composer
1951
Heart of beast Music Director
1951
1951
Tierra baja Original Music Composer
1951
El Siete Machos Original Music Composer
1951
Entre tu amor y el cielo Original Music Composer
1950
1950
Inmaculada Music
1950
Cuando acaba la noche Original Music Composer
1950
Si fuera una cualquiera Original Music Composer
1950
No desearás la mujer de tu hijo Original Music Composer
1950
The Devil Is a Woman Original Music Composer
1950
Red Rain Music
1950
The Possession Original Music Composer
1950
The Great Madcap Original Music Composer
1949
La mujer del puerto Original Music Composer
1949
Las puertas del presidio Original Music Composer
1949
1949
El embajador Music
1949
Perez Family Music
1949
Midnight Original Music Composer
1949
Dicen que soy mujeriego Original Music Composer
1949
You the Rich Original Music Composer
1948
Algo flota sobre el agua Original Music Composer
1948
Si Adelita se fuera con otro Original Music Composer
1948
May God Forgive Me Original Music Composer
1948
We the Poor Original Music Composer
1948
Soledad Music
1947
Vuelven los García Music Director
1947
Los tres García Original Music Composer
1947
La barca de oro Original Music Composer
1947
La insaciable Original Music Composer
1947
Gran Casino Original Music Composer
1947
1947
Sol y sombra Music
1946
Cantaclaro Music
1946
Bugambilia Music
1945
Canaima Music
1945
1945
Escándalo de estrellas Original Music Composer
1944
Gran Hotel Original Music Composer
1944
1944
México de mis recuerdos Original Music Composer
1944
1944
Viva Mi Desgracia Original Music Composer
1944
1943
Another Dawn Music
1943
Romeo y Julieta Original Music Composer
1943
Wild Flower Sound
1943
María Eugenia Original Music Composer
1943
El circo Original Music Composer
1943
The Spirit's Canyon Original Music Composer
1943
Yo bailé con Don Porfirio Original Music Composer
1942
The Three Musketeers Original Music Composer
1942
Alejandra Original Music Composer
1942
Allá en el bajio Original Music Composer
1942
¿Quién te quiere a tí? Original Music Composer
1942
Lo que el viento trajo Original Music Composer
1941
El jefe máximo Original Music Composer
1940
A Macabre Legacy Original Music Composer
1939
Mientras México duerme Original Music Composer
1938
Hombres del mar Original Music Composer
1938