Dos gardenias
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Recording history
"Dos gardenias" was first recorded by Guillermo Arronte for the RHC-Cadena Azul radio station in Havana, in 1945.[1] Arronte would later become Carrillo's husband. That year Avelina Landín popularised the song in Mexico.[3] The song achieved its greatest success in Cuba in 1947 thanks to the recording by La Sonora Matancera with an arrangement by Pérez Prado and lead vocals by Daniel Santos.[3] Fernando Álvarez recorded the song that year as well, which became Carrillo's favourite rendition.[3] Soon after, Antonio Machín made the song famous in Spain.[3]
In 1948, jazz singer Miguel de Gonzalo recorded the song for Peerless Records backed by Julio Gutiérrez's orchestra.[4] He later recorded another version with Sonora Matancera for Stinson Records under the name Conjunto Tropicavana for legal reasons.[5]
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