voc, g, 1926-1974
Singer / Musician of Latin, World and Folk
A.k.a. Luis Osmer Mesa (not "Meza")
Popular singer/songwriter, guitarist and entertainer, born in Altos, Paraguay on June 21, 1926 and known largely as the charismatic front man of "Los Paraguayos". Luis' first experience as singer came in the form of a Boy Scouts' ensemble under the leadership of Paí Pérez where he met Rubito Medina. Most of his early adult years are shrouded in tumultuous ambiguity but do agree on time in the military, numerous excursions throughout much of South- and Central America, prototype groups named "Los Paraguayos", "Los Guaireños" and/or "Trío Paraguay" with Digno Garcia, Agustín Barboza and Humberto Barua, briefly going by the stage name of "Carlos Prince" in Peru, and a seemingly equally brief marriage to French circus artist Lisette Cairoly. It was in around 1949 in Mexico where he adopted the stage name "Luis Alberto del Paraná" before returning to Paraguay in 1952. In 1953, Luis was called upon to re-join Digno and Agustín, this time on a state-sponsored and "Official Cultural Mission" with the aim of spreading Paraguayan music in Europe where the "Trio Los Paraguayos" were soon signed to Philips. At the end of that mission in 1956, he dissolved the trio and remained in Belgium to form another ensemble, the well-known "Luis Alberto del Parana y Los Paraguayos", with which he enjoyed a long string of recordings, world-wide tours and performances before statesmen, royalty and the jetsetting society of the day. In the sixties Luis married Spanish dancer Carmen González Caballero, and he is the most successful Paraguayan artist to date. Luis Alberto del Paraná died in the Pembridge Court Hotel, London on September 15, 1974 from a cerebral hemorrhage shortly before a tour to Moscow. He was 48 years old and had suffered from high blood pressure. Luis was given a state funeral in Asunción, Paraguay and a posthumous "Nacional del Merito" award in the rank of Commander. His younger brother Reynaldo Meza continued the group's legacy.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Luis Alberto Del Parana y El Trio Paraguayos | Luis Alberto Del Parana | 2017 | Album |
Trovador Tropical No. 2 | Luis Alberto Del Parana, Andres Ferreira Y Su Orquesta | 1987 | Album |
Para Mi, Para Ti, Parana | Luis Alberto Del Parana | 1987 | Album |
Luis Alberto Del Parana Y Su Trio Los Paraguayos 2 | Luis Alberto Del Parana | 1987 | Album |
Ay, Jalisco No Te Rajes / Maria Bonita | Luis Alberto Del Parana | 1963 | Single |
Pajaro Choqui / Mi pobre Vida | Luis Alberto Del Parana Col Trio Los Paraguayos | 1962 | Single |
Noches Del Paraguay | Hugo Díaz, Luis Alberto Del Parana, Digno Garcia | 1960 | Album |
¡Ay Jalisco no te rajes! | Luis Alberto Del Parana | 1958 | Single |
Cantando Para Tí | Luis Alberto Del Parana Con Trio Los Paraguayos | 1958 | Single |
La Canción Del Labriego = Cocue Yara Purajhei / San Solano | Luis Alberto Del Parana | 1953 | Album |
Dulce Esperanza / A Mi Reina Elegida | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Asuncenita / Jha Che Reta Paraguay | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Nde Pucavy Che Corazome / Flor De Pilar | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Distancia / Recuerdos De Ypacaray | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Paraguayos' Greatest Songs | Luis Alberto Del Parana And Trio Los Paraguayos | Album | |
Fiesta Malagueña | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
That Caballero From Paraguay | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Single | |
Mi Guitarra Y Mi Voz | Luis Alberto Del Parana Y Su Trio Los Paraguayos | Compil. | |
Sentimentally Yours | Luis Alberto Del Parana Y Su Trio Los Paraguayos | Single | |
Amor Angelical / Coche Yara Purajhei | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Guadalupe / Lucero De Mi Esperanza | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Así Canta Mi Patria / Sueño De Ayer | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Famous Latin American Songs | Luis Alberto Del Parana Y Su Trio Los Paraguayos | Single | |
Best Of Trio Los Paraguayos | Trio Los Paraguayos With Luis Alberto Del Parana | Compil. | |
The Paraguayos' Greatest Songs | Luis Alberto Del Parana Y Su Trio Los Paraguayos | Compil. | |
Sucessos Inesquecíveis | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Tropical Troubador | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Mis Noches Sin Ti / Recuerdos de Ypacarai | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Single | |
Ay, Jalisco No Te Rajes / Quiéreme | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Feliz Mariposa / Muchachita | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Ñanbo Pajha Ñorairo / Quién Sabe? | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album | |
Ay, Jalisco No Te Rajes / Chavela / Te Quiero / El Dia Que Me Quiras | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Single | |
Pepita de Mallorca | Luis Alberto Del Parana Y Su Trio Los Paraguayos | Single | |
María Cristina / Esperanza Mía | Luis Alberto Del Parana | Album |
Luis Alberto Del Parana Și “Los Paraguayos” |
Luis Alberto Del Parana Trio Paraguayos |
Luis Alberto del Parana y Los Paraguayos Latin, World and Folk |