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Maria Elena

Written by: Lorenzo Barcelata Castro
Publication date: 1932
Comments: Said to have been dedicated to the wife of Mexican president Emilio Portes Gil. Gil, when governor of Tamaulipas, had been an early benefactor of Barcelata.
The song is found in the movies "Bordertown" (US, 1935) and "Maria Elena" (Mexico, 1936).

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Maria Elena written by Lorenzo Barcelata Castro (Spanish)
1. Hermanos Castilla November 27, 1933 (recording date) First recording and First release 2. "The Waltz King" and His Orchestra 1947 3. Nat King Cole August 1958 4. The New Band of Spike Jones October 1963 5. The Routers 1964 6. Marty Robbins 1966 7. Cesária Évora August 1999 8. Helmut Lotti 2001

Maria Elena written by Lorenzo Barcelata Castro (Instrumental)
1. Wayne King and His Orchestra 1940 2. Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra 1941 3. Emil Coleman and His Waldorf Astoria Orchestra April 1947 4. Buddy Morrow and His Orchestra 1957 5. Los Indios Tabajaras (billboard hot 100) 1958 6. Chet Atkins 1960 7. Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra 1961 8. Percy Faith & His Orchestra 1961 9. Bud Ashton and His Group November 1963 10. The 50 Guitars of Tommy Garrett 1963 11. Mantovani and His Orchestra 1963 12. Los Mustang 1964 13. Victor Silvester and His Latin American Music 1964 14. Mr. Acker Bilk with The Leon Young String Chorale 1964 15. Baja Marimba Band 1964 16. Roger Williams 1964 17. Billy Strange 1964 18. Fausto Papetti 1964 19. The Barbarians 1965 20. The Rocking Ghosts June 1966 21. Kai Warner and His Orchestra 1966 22. The Shadows July 1967 23. Takeshi Onodera & Los Onoderas 1968 24. The Nashville String Band 1969 25. Roberto Delgado and his Orchestra 1969 26. Bert Weedon 1970 27. Ry Cooder November 1972 28. Franck Pourcel et son Grand Orchestre 1972 29. Tete Montoliu 1973 30. Orchester Anthony Ventura 1975 31. Ricky King 1976 32. Rune Holmström 1982 33. Liona Boyd 1985 34. Tom Ball and Kenny Sultan 1986 35. The Tail Gators 1986 36. Karl-Erik Sandbergs 1989 37. Lasse Westmann & Vikingarna 1991 38. Dick Dale 1994 39. Barry Martyn's Down Home Boys 1994 40. Louis Nelson's Creole Jazz Band featuring John Defferary 1994 41. Hank Jones-Satoru Oda Great Jazz Quintet 1994 42. The Vickings 1995 43. Stefan Nicolai January 1996 44. Dwight Pinkney August 13, 2002 45. Ladi Geisler January 14, 2003 46. Lex Vandyke 2004

Maria Elena written by Bob Russell (English)
1. Adolph Hofner and His Texans 1940 First release 2. Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra 1941 3. Tony Pastor & His Orchestra 1941 4. Jim Reeves June 1958 5. Herb Jeffries 1958 6. Ray Smith March 1960 7. The Flamingos 1960 8. The Norman Luboff Choir 1961 9. Gene McDaniels with The Johnny Mann Singers January 1963 10. Jerry Vale 1963 11. The Ray Charles Singers 1965 12. Slim Whitman February 1966 13. Hank Snow November 1967 14. Michael Bublé 2002

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