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Known For: Sound
Born: August 3, 1911
Place of Birth: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Died: February 13, 2011

Manuel Esperón

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 Populare…

Filmography

Las Lunas del Auditorio

2002 · Self

Mi Querido Viejo

1991 · Original Music Composer

Por Tu Maldito Amor

1990 · Original Music Composer

Acorralado

1989 · Music

Rafaga De Plomo

1985 · Original Music Composer

Masacre en el río Tula

1985 · Original Music Composer

Cruz de olvido

1984 · Original Music Composer

No vale nada la vida

1984 · Music Director

El regreso del carro rojo

1984 · Music

Mundo mágico

1983 · Original Music Composer

Todo un hombre

1983 · Original Music Composer

El sexo de los pobres

1983 · Original Music Composer

Una gallina muy ponedora

1982 · Original Music Composer

El rey de los albures

1982 · Original Music Composer

357 Magnum

1979 · Original Music Composer

Los Reyes del Palenque

1979 · Original Music Composer

La sotana del reo

1979 · Original Music Composer

Mariachi - Fiesta de sangre

1977 · Self, Story

Chanoc on the Island of the Dead

1977 · Original Music Composer

Chin Chin el teporocho

1976 · Original Music Composer

Red Zone

1976 · Original Music Composer

Chanoc en el foso de las serpientes

1975 · Original Music Composer

Las tarántulas

1973 · Original Music Composer

Chanoc vs. the Tiger and the Vampire

1972 · Original Music Composer

La mujer de oro

1970 · Original Music Composer

Chanoc en las garras de las fieras

1970 · Original Music Composer

Santo vs. Capulina

1969 · Original Music Composer

El crepúsculo de un dios

1969 · Esperón, Original Music Composer

The Sin of Adam and Eve

1969 · Music

Stranger in the House

1968 · Original Music Composer

Requiem por un canalla

Requiem por un canalla

1968 · Original Music Composer

Agente 00 Sexy

1968 · Original Music Composer

The Angels of Puebla

1968 · Original Music Composer

Báñame mi amor

1968 · Original Music Composer

Tres mil kilómetros de amor

Tres mil kilómetros de amor

1967 · Original Music Composer

La guerrillera de Villa

1967 · Original Music Composer

Ven a cantar conmigo

1967 · Compositor

Un dorado de Pancho Villa

1967 · Original Music Composer

The Two Rivals

1966 · Original Music Composer

Juan Pistolas

1966 · Original Music Composer

Juan Colorado

1966 · Original Music Composer

Los Cuatro Juanes

1966 · Original Music Composer

La vida de Pedro Infante

1966 · Original Music Composer

La cigüeña distraída

1966 · Original Music Composer

La Valentina

1966 · Original Music Composer

The Waltzes came from Vienna and the Children from Paris

1966 · Original Music Composer

Los reyes del volante

1965 · Original Music Composer

¡Ay, Jalisco no te rajes!

1965 · Music

Los tales por cuales

1965 · Original Music Composer

Escuela para solteras

1965 · Original Music Composer

La edad de piedra

1964 · Original Music Composer

¡Buenas noches, año nuevo!

1964 · Pianista, Original Music Composer

Napoleoncito

1964 · Original Music Composer

Así amaron nuestros padres

1964 · Original Music Composer

Los amores de Marieta (los fabulosos 20s)

1964 · Original Music Composer

Canción del alma

1964 · Music

México de mis recuerdos

1963 · Music

El rey del tomate

1963 · Original Music Composer

Yo, el mujeriego

1963 · Original Music Composer

Voy de gallo

1963 · Music

¡En peligro de muerte!

1962 · Original Music Composer

Los cinco halcones

1962 · Original Music Composer, Music Director

The White Horse

1962 · Music

El analfabeto

1961 · Original Music Composer

Muchachas que trabajan

1961 · Original Music Composer

Juana Gallo

1961 · Music

Martín Santos, El llanero

1961 · Music

The Phantom of the Operetta

1960 · Original Music Composer

Amor en la sombra

1960 · Music

Bala Perdida

1960 · Music Director

Una estrella y dos estrellados

Una estrella y dos estrellados

1960 · Original Music Composer

The Woman and the Beast

1959 · Music

El que con niños se acuesta...

1959 · Music

Vivir del cuento

1959 · Music

Flor de canela

1959 · Original Music Composer

La vida de Agustín Lara

1959 · Music Director

La odalisca No. 13

1958 · Music

El gran espectáculo

1958 · Music

Plazos traicioneros

Plazos traicioneros

1958 · Music

Refifí entre las mujeres

1958 · Original Music Composer

Trip to the Moon

1958 · Original Music Composer

El farol de la ventana

1958 · Music

Sueños de oro

1958 · Music

Pobres millonarios

1957 · Music

Pretty sky!

1957 · Music

El gato sin botas

1957 · Original Music Composer

Comedians of the League

1957 · Original Music Composer

Every Child a Cross to Bear

1957 · Music

Pablo y Carolina

1957 · Music

Los hijos de Rancho Grande

1956 · Music

Golden Wedding

1956 · Music

The Innocent

1956 · Original Music Composer

Under the influence of fear

1956 · Music

Una Movida Chueca

1956 · Sound

Music School

1955 · Original Music Composer

Love in Four Parts

1955 · Music

La Vida No Vale Nada

1955 · Original Music Composer

La mujer X

1955 · Music

The Doctor of the Crazy Women

The Doctor of the Crazy Women

1955 · Music

Los líos de Barba Azul

1955 · Original Music Composer

School for Tramps

1955 · Original Music Composer

Una gallega en La Habana

1955 · Music

Cuidado con el amor

1954 · Original Music Composer

El hombre inquieto

1954 · Original Music Composer

El mil amores

1954 · Original Music Composer

Prisionera del pasado

1954 · Music

Si volvieras a mi

1954 · Music

Mulata

1954 · Music

Cuando me vaya

1954 · Music

The Abduction

1954 · Original Music Composer

Reto a la vida

1954 · Original Music Composer

Dos tipos de cuidado

1953 · Original Music Composer

Anxiety

1953 · Original Music Composer

¡Yo soy gallo dondequiera!

1953 · Original Music Composer

Nadie muere dos veces

1953 · Music

Pepe El Toro

1953 · Original Music Composer

El vagabundo

1953 · Original Music Composer

Me traes de un ala

1953 · Original Music Composer

Remember to Live

1953 · Sound

From the Village to TV

1953 · Original Music Composer

El enamorado

1952 · Music

A Place Close to Heaven

1952 · Original Music Composer

Por ellas aunque mal paguen

1952 · Original Music Composer

Los hijos de María Morales

1952 · Original Music Composer

Meat in Prison

1952 · Music

Angélica

1952 · Music

La loca

1952 · Music

La miel se fue de la luna

1952 · Original Music Composer

Los tres alegres compadres

1952 · Music

La huella de unos labios

1952 · Music

Far from Heaven

1952 · Original Music Composer

Cuatro noches contigo

1952 · Music

Las tres alegres comadres

1952 · Compositor

¡Acá las Tortas!

1951 · Original Music Composer

Los enredos de una gallega

1951 · Music

For Loving a Woman

1951 · Music

I Need Money

1951 · Music

Daughter of Deceit

1951 · Original Music Composer

My Outlaw Brother

1951 · Original Music Composer

Heart of beast

1951 · Music, Music Director, Original Music Composer

Si usted no puede, yo sí

1951 · Music

Tierra baja

1951 · Original Music Composer

El Siete Machos

1951 · Original Music Composer

Entre tu amor y el cielo

1950 · Original Music Composer

Huellas del pasado

1950 · Original Music Composer

Inmaculada

1950 · Music

Cuando acaba la noche

1950 · Original Music Composer

Si fuera una cualquiera

1950 · Original Music Composer

No desearás la mujer de tu hijo

1950 · Original Music Composer

Doña Diabla

1950 · Original Music Composer

Red Rain

1950 · Music

Yo quiero ser mala

1950 · Music

The Possession

1950 · Original Music Composer

Una gallega en México

1949 · Music

The Great Madcap

1949 · Original Music Composer

La mujer del puerto

1949 · Original Music Composer

Las puertas del presidio

1949 · Original Music Composer

Dos pesos dejada

1949 · Music

Ángeles de arrabal

1949 · Music

El embajador

1949 · Music

Escuela para casadas

1949 · Sound

Perez Family

1949 · Music, Original Music Composer

Los amores de una viuda

1949 · Music

Midnight

1949 · Original Music Composer

La vorágine: abismos de amor

1949 · Music

Dicen que soy mujeriego

1949 · Original Music Composer

Out on the Big Ranch

1949 · Music

You the Rich

1948 · Original Music Composer

Ojos de juventud

1948 · Music

Algo flota sobre el agua

1948 · Original Music Composer

Si Adelita se fuera con otro

1948 · Original Music Composer

We the Poor

1948 · Original Music Composer

May God Forgive Me

1948 · Original Music Composer

El canto de la sirena

1948 · Music

Soledad

1947 · Music

The Three Garcías

1947 · Original Music Composer

Vuelven los García

1947 · Music Director

La barca de oro

1947 · Original Music Composer

La insaciable

1947 · Original Music Composer

Gran Casino

1947 · Original Music Composer

La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra

La vida íntima de Marco Antonio y Cleopatra

1947 · Original Music Composer

El ahijado de la muerte

1946 · Music

Nuestros maridos

1946 · Sound Recordist

Tragic Weddings

1946 · Music, Songs, Music Sound Design and Processing

El puente del castigo

1946 · Original Music Composer, Sound Recordist

El socio

1946 · Sound Recordist, Original Music Composer

Sol y sombra

1946 · Music, Sound Recordist

Pepita Jiménez

1946 · Sound Recordist

Cantaclaro

1946 · Music

Amor Prohibido

1945 · Original Music Composer

Bugambilia

1945 · Music

Canaima

1945 · Music

Adam, Eve and the Devil

Adam, Eve and the Devil

1945 · Music

Nosotros

1945 · Music

The Abandoned

1945 · Music

Twilight

1945 · Music Sound Design and Processing

Me he de comer esa tuna

1945 · Music

Amok

1944 · Sound Engineer, Original Music Composer

The Three Caballeros

1944 · Songs

Escándalo de estrellas

1944 · Original Music Composer

Gran Hotel

1944 · Original Music Composer

La Fuga

1944 · Music

The Black Ace

1944 · Music

El sombrero de tres picos

1944 · Music

México de mis recuerdos

1944 · Original Music Composer

The Headless Woman

1944 · Music

Viva Mi Desgracia

1944 · Original Music Composer

Divorciadas

1943 · Sound Recordist

A Letter of Love

1943 · Music

Another Dawn

1943 · Music

Adiós juventud

1943 · Music, Songs

Romeo y Julieta

1943 · Original Music Composer

Tentación

1943 · Sound Recordist

Wild Flower

1943 · Sound

María Eugenia

1943 · Original Music Composer

El circo

1943 · Original Music Composer

El rebelde (Romance de Antaño)

1943 · Songs, Original Music Composer

The Rock of Souls

1943 · Original Music Composer

Así se quiere en Jalisco

1942 · Music

Yo bailé con Don Porfirio

1942 · Original Music Composer

Story of a Great Love

1942 · Music

Unidos por el eje

1942 · Music

The Three Musketeers

1942 · Original Music Composer

Alejandra

1942 · Original Music Composer

Cuando viajan las estrellas

1942 · Original Music Composer

Las cinco noches de Adán

1942 · Original Music Composer

Allá en el bajio

1942 · Original Music Composer

¿Quién te quiere a tí?

1942 · Original Music Composer

Lo que el viento trajo

1941 · Original Music Composer

El jefe máximo

1940 · Original Music Composer

A Macabre Legacy

1939 · Original Music Composer

Canto a mi tierra

1938 · Vagabundo (as Los Cuatro Vagabundos)

Mientras México duerme

1938 · Original Music Composer

Hombres del mar

1938 · Original Music Composer

Manuel Esperón · Virelixia