Alberto Cervantes Y La Historia Del Bolero En México

Resumen del Libro

A useful overview of the bolero in Mexico. Twelve pages discuss the dances origins and popularization in 19th-century Mexico. The rest of the largely anecdotal work focuses on the composer Alberto Cervantes (b. 1923), drawing upon interviews in 1980-94. Some texts and music of Cervantes boleros included. Also includes useful lists of Mexican boleros by Cervantes and others –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.