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Roberto Cantoral

Roberto Cantoral is credited on 1,949 releases across 497 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,949

Pressings credited

497

Albums

8

Decades active

54

In collections

Biography

Roberto Cantoral García (7 June 1935 – 7 August 2010) was a Mexican composer, singer and songwriter. He was known for composing a string of hit Mexican songs, including "El Triste", "Al Final", "La Barca" and "El Reloj" The Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México (English: Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico) estimated that "La Barca" and "El Reloj" have been recorded over 1,000 times by other artists like Plácido Domingo, Gualberto Castro, José José, Luis Miguel, Joan Báez and Linda Ronstadt. In 2009, he won the Latin Grammy Trustees Award. Iconos, which was released by Marc Anthony in 2010, featured "El Triste".

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Credited work

1,949 releases · 497 albums · active 1957–2026

  • Performance · 2,500
  • Other credits · 44

Studios: The Hit Factory · Ocean Way Recording · RCA Victor Studios, New York · Impressão Digital

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