Alberto Gómez

Alberto Gómez was a singer whose career is documented from 1927, when he formed a duo with Augusto Vila, until the late 1950s, when he appeared on radio with Pedro Maffia ^[1]. One source gives his date of birth as 19 June 1904 ^[10]. A biographical sketch by Ricardo García Blaya and Néstor Pinsón records his death in 1973 ^[1].

In the early 1930s Gómez worked as a recording vocalist. With Augusto Vila he recorded alongside the Típica Victor in 1930 ^[2]. In 1931 he sang a waltz with the Orquesta Típica Victor under the name Nico ^[3]. Between 1931 and 1933 he sang with the orchestra of Adolfo Carabelli ^{[4][5][6][8][9]}. In 1932 he also sang with the Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos, directed by Ciriaco Ortiz ^[7]. During the same period he took leading parts in the productions ¡Tango! (1933) and Juan Moreira (1936) ^[1].

Early career: the duo with Augusto Vila

According to the biographical sketch, Gómez started a duo with Augusto Vila in 1927 ^[1]. The pair performed in cafés and theatres in Lomas de Zamora and in cinemas on Corrientes ^[1].

The duo also recorded. On 26 June 1930 Gómez and Vila recorded Lloró el gaucho with the Típica Victor ^[2].

With the Orquesta Típica Victor

Beyond the 1930 duo recording, Gómez sang as a soloist with the Orquesta Típica Victor. In 1931 he sang the waltz Ausencia with the orchestra, credited under the name Nico ^[3].

With Adolfo Carabelli

Several sources link Gómez to the orchestra of Adolfo Carabelli ^{[4][5][6][8][9]}. A biography of Carabelli by Héctor Ángel Benedetti names Gómez among the singers associated with that orchestra but gives no date for the association ^[8].

Recording listings date the collaboration to 1931, through the titles Por qué and Cantando ^[4][5]. A listing for Alma gives a Carabelli recording with Gómez on 9 September 1932 ^[6]. A 1933 tango calendar records a Carabelli date with Gómez on 14 March 1933 ^[9]. Together, these sources place his work with the orchestra between 1931 and early 1933 ^[4][5][6][9].

With Los Provincianos

Gómez also sang with the Orquesta Típica Los Provincianos, directed by Ciriaco Ortiz ^[7]. A listing for the title Samaritana records this collaboration on 27 July 1932 ^[7].

Leading roles

The biographical sketch states that in 1933 Gómez was the leading man and a singer in ¡Tango! ^[1]. The same source records that he had the leading role in Juan Moreira in 1936 ^[1]. The dossier does not say what kind of productions these were.

Later career

In 1959 Gómez sang with Pedro Maffia on Radio Belgrano ^[1]. In the same year he recorded for the TK label ^[1]. The biographical sketch records his death in 1973 ^[1].

Recordings

A public recording catalogue credits Gómez as vocalist on recordings dated as follows ^[11]:

- 2 November 1931 ^[11] - 20 May 1932 ^[11] - 24 May 1932 ^[11] - 17 June 1932 ^[11] - 9 September 1932 ^[11] - 27 September 1932 ^[11] - 20 February 1935, an entry labelled RCA Victor ^[11]

The catalogue entry for 9 September 1932 has the same date as the Carabelli recording of Alma ^[11][6]. The catalogue does not give titles for most of these entries ^[11].