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Agustín Lara

1897 - 1970

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Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣusˈtin ˈlaɾa]; ['aŋxel aɣus'tin ma'ɾi.a 'kaɾlos 'fawsto ma'ɾjano al'fonso ð̞el sa'ɣɾað̞o koɾa'son de xe'sus 'laɾa i a'ɣire ð̞el 'pino]; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recognized as one of the most popular songwriters of his era. His work was widely appreciated not only in Mexico but also in Central and South America, the Caribbean and Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agustín Lara has received more than 642,486 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Agustín Lara is the 607th most popular composer (up from 653rd in 2019), the 101st most popular biography from Mexico (up from 108th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Composer.

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  • 640k

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  • 55.32

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Agustín Lara ranks 607 out of 1,451. Before him are Giacinto Scelsi, Ernst Krenek, Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Tikhon Khrennikov, Korla Awgust Kocor, and Francesco Feo. After him are Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, Jehan Alain, Spyridon Samaras, Joseph Hellmesberger Jr., Helmut Lachenmann, and Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Agustín Lara ranks 118. Before him are Bernard Lyot, Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley, J. P. Guilford, Husni al-Za'im, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, and Eddie Eagan. After him are Nisargadatta Maharaj, Eric Knight, Emil Leon Post, Sergey Taboritsky, Elisabeth Bergner, and Ngô Đình Thục. Among people deceased in 1970, Agustín Lara ranks 98. Before him are Pedro Eugenio Aramburu, Franz Schlegelberger, Pavel Belyayev, Abraham Zapruder, Jacques Pills, and Amadeo Bordiga. After him are René Schneider, Café Filho, John Barbirolli, Folco Lulli, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, and Leah Goldberg.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Agustín Lara ranks 101 out of 729. Before him are Ce Acatl Topiltzin (947), El Santo (1917), Miguel Alemán Valdés (1900), Rosie Reyes (1939), Marcial Maciel (1920), and Ramon Novarro (1899). After him are Jacob Bekenstein (1947), Miguel Miramón (1832), Mariano Arista (1802), Joaquin Murrieta (1829), Rafael Caro Quintero (1952), and Anastasio Bustamante (1780).

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Among COMPOSERS In Mexico

Among composers born in Mexico, Agustín Lara ranks 2. Before him are Manuel Ponce (1886). After him are Carlos Chávez (1899), Silvestre Revueltas (1899), Juventino Rosas (1868), and Arturo Márquez (1950).

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