Guty Cárdenas

Guty Cárdenas (1905–1932; full name Augusto Alejandro Cárdenas Pinelo) was a Mexican composer, singer and guitarist, noted as a representative of the cancion yucateca style of music.

[1] His well-known works include "Nunca", with lyrics by Ricardo López Méndez.

He was killed, at the age of 27, by a stray bullet during a gunfight in a Mexico City bar.

[2] The 1989 Aki Kaurismäki film Leningrad Cowboys Go America is dedicated to his memory.

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Statue of Cárdenas in Mérida, Yucatán