The Peanut Vendor

"The Peanut Vendor (El manisero)"
Single by Don Azpiazú and His Havana Casino Orchestra
B-side"True Love (Amor sincero)"
ReleasedSeptember 1930
RecordedMay 13, 1930
GenreSon-pregón
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Moisés Simons
Producer(s)Theodore F. Therrien
Don Azpiazú and His Havana Casino Orchestra singles chronology
"The Peanut Vendor (El manisero)"
(1930) 		"With My Guitar and You"
(1930)

"El manisero", known in English as "The Peanut Vendor", is a Cuban son-pregón composed by Moisés Simons. It has been recorded more than 160 times,[1] sold over a million copies of the sheet music, and was the first million-selling 78 rpm single of Cuban music. In 1933, artist Len Lye created a short film by the same name.

  1. ^ Listed in Díaz Ayala, Cristóbal 1988. Si te quieres por el pico divertir: historia del pregón musical latinoamericano. Cubanacan, San Juan P.R. p317–322. [list fairly complete up to 1988]