Azteca Records | |
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Founded | 1940s |
Founder | Trinidad Pelaez |
Genre | Mexican music |
Azteca Records was a mid 20th century record label specializing in Mexican music. Azteca Records was founded by Trinidad Pelaez in the 1940s as Discos Azteca with retail as well as recording.[1] Many titles were released in Mexico on the Peerless Records imprint.[2] By the 1960s the label and shops were acquired by Al Sherman of Alshire Records in Burbank, California.[3][4] The label was mostly marketed in Mexico, but was manufactured in Los Angeles, California, in the United States of America.[5]