Anselmo Martinez


Anselmo "El Chemiro" Martínez is a popular Tejano singer, songwriter and musician. He gained prominence in the mid-1960s by recording orchestra music influenced by Glenn Miller, and by subsequently introducing the style coast to coast as he was touring and recording his original compositions. He has released 13 albums, 248 original songs and over 200 popular song recordings. Martínez in his 80s still performs and has written 261 Gospel songs releasing 5 gospel CDs. He is the President of The Guadalupanos at St. Gabriel’s Church. Anselmo “El Chemiro” Martínez, is an inductee to the TTMA Tejano Hall of Fame.

Career

Currently, Anselmo "El Chemiro" Martínez is promoting his latest release Admirando A mi padre under AMI Music Group in San Antonio, Texas. Martínez latest Recording is a Father and Son release with producer and label CEO Jonny Martinez. This CD is predominantly a blast from the brilliant past of Anselmo's career by re-recording Caminos Chuecos and some of his major hits along with the orchestra style of the 1950s that Martínez recorded. As an 88 year old artist Martínez has been able to be included in the Tejano Legends Cruise and will perform on Carnival Cruise Lines in January 2016 in support of promoting this latest album.
In 1949, he began with a small Conjunto called Conjunto Gauna and debut their performance on KVOU radio in Uvalde, Texas. He slowly began climbing the charts with his biggest original hit "Caminos Chuecos" on 45rpm record with the flip side a recording called "Nadie Nos Separara". Born in Dunlay, Texas and raised in the Central part of Texas, comes a living legend in his own rite in which he follows in his father Jesus Martínez' footsteps, originally from Morelos, Coahuila, Mexico.
Anselmo Martínez was in the late 1960s at the pinnacle of his career with an orchestrated sound of trumpets and saxophones combined with his own original style. Inspired by the Glenn Miller Band during his younger years, Martínez incorporated his written arrangements to accompany more than 250 Spanish compositions of his own. Traveling the United States from Coast to Coast for more than 15 years, Anselmo Martínez has performed extensively in 40 states.

Discography

Albums in order from newest to oldest

Admirando A Mi Padre

  1. Caminos Chuecos
  2. Un Raton
  3. Hasta Que Llegaste
  4. El Paraiso
  5. Amorcito Consentido
  6. No Olvides Que te quiero
  7. Mi Nombre Completo
  8. Jamaican me Crazy
  9. Anoche
  10. Te Quiero Dar Mi Amor
  11. Mi Ranchito
  12. Los Laureles

    Caminos Chuecos

  13. Caminos Chuecos
  14. Carino Santo
  15. Un Amor que se quiere
  16. LLoro Por ti
  17. Nuestros Besos
  18. Nadie Nos Separara
  19. I'm in the mood for love
  20. El Mar el la esperanza
  21. Besame
  22. Te Vi La Prueba
  23. No Me sigas enganado

    Se Vale La Pena

  24. No Quiero Seguir Sufriendo
  25. Que Bonito
  26. Ahora Que Tengo Dinero
  27. La Yegua Ajena
  28. Volver Volver
  29. Hay Unos Ojos
  30. Tu Tienes La Culpa
  31. Me Toco Perder
  32. Cuenta Aparte
  33. Dile
  34. Mal Pasado De Amor
  35. Hasta El Fin
  36. Quedo Triste Y Abandonado
  37. Leyenda Macabra
  38. Tristes Corazones
  39. Me Cambio Por El Dinero
  40. Aunque Estes Tan Lejos

    El Chemiro

  41. Te Quiero Te Extraño
  42. Dueña De Mi Corazon
  43. Prison De Botellas
  44. El Panadero
  45. Me Agarro Contigo
  46. Sirveme Otra Cantinero
  47. Rosalva De Leon
  48. Perdoname
  49. Morena De Mi Vida
  50. Pobre Desdichado
  51. Tu Retrato
  52. Entre Botellas De Vino
  53. Por Tu Culpa
  54. Corrido
  55. Me Ha Robado El Corazon
  56. Harto

    El Trovador Tejano

  57. La Cruz De Vidrio
  58. La Condena
  59. Esta Noche Me Encuentro Borracho
  60. El Indio
  61. Maldita Suerte
  62. El Bilongo
  63. Mi Cielo Gris
  64. Mi Ultimo Trago
  65. Llore Llore
  66. Voy A Navegar
  67. Lleno De Recuerdos
  68. Prefiero Morir
  69. Copa Tras Copa
  70. La Ultima Botella
  71. La Novedad

    Honors