Manuel Esperón González (August 3, 1911 – February 13, 2011) was a Mexican songwriter and composer."Biografía de Manuel Esperón González (Biography of Manuel Esperón González)"
. Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México (SACM) (Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico). Along with the famous Mexican author Ernesto Cortazar, Esperón cowrote 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,

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, Los Panchos, and

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have made his songs well-known. His fame in the USA derives from when his song ''The Three Caballeros'' was used in the

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film ''

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'' (1944). Esperón was born in

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. He retired in 1987, although his songs continued to be used in

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and

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Awards

In 1989, Esperón was awarded the Premier National Prize of Mexico for Art and Traditional Culture (''de Artes y Tradiciones Populares'')."Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes"
, Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Secretaría de Educación Pública, in Spanish, accessed 24 January 2010. In 2001, he was given a tribute at the Palace of Fine Arts in the historical center of

. Until his death in 2011, he was the honorary President for life of the Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1938) * '' The Rock of Souls'' (1942) * '' María Eugenia'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1944) * '' Ramona'' (1946) * '' Tragic Wedding'' (1946) * '' The Associate'' (1946) * '' The Golden Boat'' (1947) * '' The Private Life of Mark Antony and Cleopatra'' (1947) * '' Flor de caña'' (1948) * '' The Perez Family'' (1949) * '' Angels of the Arrabal'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949) * '' The Woman of the Port'' (1949) * '' If I Were Just Anyone'' (1950) * ''

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'' (1950) * '' The Beautiful Dreamer'' (1952) * '' A Place Near Heaven'' (1952) * '' Now I Am Rich'' (1952) * '' The Vagabond'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' Made for Each Other'' (1953) * ''

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'' (1953) * '' When I Leave'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1955) * '' Pablo and Carolina'' (1957) * '' Puss Without Boots'' (1957) * '' A Thousand and One Nights'' (1958) * ''

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'' (1958) *'' The Life of Agustín Lara'' (1959) * '' Love in the Shadows'' (1960) * '' Three Black Angels'' (1960) * '' The Partisan of Villa'' (1967)

References

External links

* * Bush, John. "Manuel Esperón: Biography" ''Allmusic.com''
"Manuel Esperón: Filmography"
''fandango.com'' 1911 births 2011 deaths Musicians from Mexico City Mexican composers Mexican male composers Golden Ariel Award winners Latin music composers {{Mexico-composer-stub