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Gustavo Adolfo Palma (31 August 1920 – 1 December 2009) was a Guatemalan singer, actor, and lyric tenor between 1936 and 1970, nicknamed "the Tenor of Central America" by Guatemalan radio personality José Flamenco y Cotero.[1]

Gustavo Adolfo Palma
Gustavo Adolfo Palma
Background information
Also known asTenor of Central America
Born(1920-08-31)31 August 1920
OriginJutiapa, Guatemala
Died1 December 2009(2009-12-01) (aged 89)
GenresRomantic music
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1936 to 1990
LabelsSello Palma and DIDECA

Early years


Palma's parents were lawyer Cecilio Palma y Palma and Piedad Recinos. When he was seven years old, his family moved to Guatemala City. He soon began to sing in aficionado programs at the Theater "Abril".[1]


Career


Palma in the recording studios of TGW in 1936.[1]
Palma in the recording studios of TGW in 1936.[1]

Gustavo Adolfo Palma made his debut as a professional singer in 1936 with weekly songs on the broadcast radio station TGX. He was a regular singer on the radio during the golden age of Guatemala's state radio station TGW [es] at the age of seventeen. At the age of 20, he was trained in singing by Martha Bolaños de Prado, an outstanding music teacher who led several singers to great success at that time.[2]

In 1944, Palma participated in the contest "Trip to Mexico," promoted by Mexico's state radio station XEW, which was looking for "the Voice of Latin America"; Palma won first place and was awarded with a professional career in Mexico, where he signed a contract with XEW, shared the music scene with Jorge Negrete, and was accompanied by some of the best broadcast orchestras.[3]

Returning to Guatemala in October 1944, he shared a stage with Pedro Vargas, in the glamorous Salon Granada, located in 6ª Avenue and 11 Street of zone 1 and in 1947, he shared a stage with Pedro Infante in Mansion Victoria of the City of Guatemala. In 1955, he acted in the film "El Cristo Negro" (the Black Christ) with the actors Raúl Martinez and Rosa Carmina. The movie filmed in Guatemala and directed and produced by Jose Baviera, of Spanish nationality. This one forms part of the List of Guatemalan films.[4][5]

In 1956, he was named "most wanted artist", by popular vote, in a contest promoted by the newspaper Mundo Libre, a testimony to the public's esteem. He recorded with several recording houses of Mexico, as well as "Columbia Records" and "Musart Records". He recorded other Central American discography seals.

In 1964, he participated in the Central American Festival of the Song, in El Salvador, obtaining a prize for his song "Tonight, my Love", composed by Marco Tulio Cordón. In 1970, he was the guest of honor in the First Festival of the Central American and Caribbean Song in Panama. The event was carried out 23, 24 and 25 October . Palma interpreted the song "Contigo" ("With You") of his own inspiration, accompanied by an orchestra conducted by maestro Jorge Sarmiento. In this event he again shared the stage with Pedro Vargas.

Palma was artistically versatile, acting in television, radio, night clubs and theaters across the entire Republic. In Guatemala, he was accompanied by famous orchestras led by conductors such as Miguel Sandoval. In 1982, he was the protagonist of the festival "Broadway '82" performed in the Teatro Nacional of Guatemala, where he shared the stage with a then unknown Ricardo Arjona.

Palma also composed of some romantic songs[6] and in 1976, he was the main protagonist of the photo soap opera called "Maria", acting with other Guatemalan singers, among them Elizabeth of Guatemala.[7] In September 2005 he received a tribute, during the 75 the commemorative acts of anniversary of the TGW [es].[6]

His last recording, called "Yesterday, Today and Always," was released in 1971.[8]


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    References


    1. Diario de Centro América & 3 February 2010, p. 13
    2. Pérez Lara 2009.
    3. Lux 1944
    4. Istmania Films 1953.
    5. The Internet Movie Database 1990.
    6. De Guate 2005
    7. El Imparcial & 29 de julio de 1976, p. 10.
    8. Prensa Libre & 21 de junio de 1973, p. 26.

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    Gustavo Adolfo Palma (Jutiapa, 31 de agosto de 1920 - Ciudad de Guatemala, 1 de diciembre de 2009) fue un cantante guatemalteco. Destacó en la radio en las décadas de los años 1940 y 1950 época de oro de la radio en Guatemala, cuando no existía la televisión. En 1930 salió al aire la radio TGW -«La Voz de Guatemala»-, primera estación de onda larga de ese país centroamericano. Más tarde, en 1946, inició la época de la radiodifusión guatemalteca y en ese periodo las emisoras produjeron piezas dramatizadas, surgieron programas de calidad que podían competir con los extranjeros, la radiodifusión alcanzó su máximo desarrollo. Fue una voz popular de la TGW entre 1936 y 1944.[1] Tiempo después, Palma comenzó a triunfar en México, en donde fue contratado por la radio nacional mexicana XEW.[1] Posteriormente, regresó a Guatemala y en la década de 1950, cuando se inició la televisión guatemalteca, Palma se convirtió en uno de los protagonistas.



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