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María Grever

Mexican-American musician, songwriter, conductor
Person Human Q1645018
María Grever
Unknown, most likely a publicity photo taken by Paramount Pictures or 20th-Century Fox Studios, whom she worked for as a film composer from 1920 until her death in 1951. · Public Domain · Wikimedia

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[19]
Date of birth
September 14, 1885
Date of death
December 15, 1951
Place of birth
León de Los Aldama
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Mexico, United States[11][12]
Occupation
composer, songwriter, singer, conductor, businessperson
Employer
Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Studios[14][15]
Notable work
Júrame, When I Leave, What a Difference a Day Makes[16][17][18]
Genre
bolero[20]
Student of
Claude Debussy, Franz Lehár
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish, English
Short name
María Grever
Birth name
María Joaquina de la Portilla Torres
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary
Family name
de la Portilla[22]
Given name
María, Joaquina[23]
Instrument
voice
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Sardanes
Married name
Grever
Native language
Spanish[13]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia
Place of burial
Spanish Pantheon of Mexico[10]
Residence
New York City[21]
Second family name in Spanish name
Torres
🏷️ Also known as
en Maria Grever en María Grever ar ماريا غريفر cs María Grever cs María Greverová cs María Joaquina de la Portilla Torres es Maria Greever es María Greever es Maria Grever fi Maria Grever nl Maria Grever zh 玛丽亚·格里弗
🔖 Identifiers · 65
ISNI
0000000081412701
VIAF cluster ID
61737587
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93020158
GND ID
119386585
AllMusic artist ID
mn0002178988, mn0000825446
BAnQ authority ID
0000897760
BIBSYS ID
2018803
Biblioteca Nacional de México ID
000088031
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13950789p
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12075540
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1008335
CiNii Research ID
1140282266619492224
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Classical Archives composer ID
16097
DAHR artist ID
109650
DUC ID
maria-grever
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119386585
Discogs artist ID
595852
ELNET ID
a11336535
Europeana entity
agent/base/56294
FAST ID
324716
FemBio ID
31868
Find a Grave memorial ID
13914060
Freebase ID
/m/04gw248
Google Doodle
celebrating-maria-grever
Grove Music Online ID
54032
HAND ID
07AF-2EAD-2979-D8C0-4ECE
IMDb ID
nm0340472
IMSLP ID
imslp.org
IPI name number
00039670461
IdRef ID
079000045
Isidore scholar ID
grever_maria_auteur_ou_responsable_intellectuel
J9U entity ID
987007262173805171
KANTO ID
000190100
KBR person ID
14318981
Kinobox person ID
1405758
Libraries Australia ID
49116454
LiederNet author ID
1049
LiederNet composer ID
1049
MusicBrainz artist ID
fbd20a33-1e13-4685-a91a-2f02aacdd92b
Musicalics composer ID
89857
Musicsperlacobla composer ID
2471
Musik und Gender im Internet ID
00000310
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000290680
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA12447713
NL CR AUT ID
xx0180161
NLA Trove people ID
1489462
NSK (VIAF) ID
000058112
NSK ID
981005682544709366
National Library of Brazil ID
000462865
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000056651
National Library of Latvia ID
000049169
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BhVZ;=Bw
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810621302605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX840982
RERO ID (legacy)
A022704976
Rate Your Music artist ID
maria_grever
SBN author ID
DDSV189893, DDSV308398
SNAC ARK ID
w6542pcq
SVKKL authority ID
p0089371-Grever-Maria-18941951
Sceneweb artist ID
141869
SecondHandSongs artist ID
7833
TMDB person ID
1633637
WhoSampled artist ID
María-Grever
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJmhVGVHwwd96Rt48CvGpP
Yale LUX ID
person/7a84a3a7-9ee3-4f34-8cea-a4c59a21940c

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 10
What a Difference a Day Makes, What a Difference a Day Makes, Júrame, Júrame, Cuando vuelva a tu lado, Cuando vuelva a tu lado, Pensami, Pensami +2 more
Mb:lyricist 8
Júrame, Júrame, Cuando vuelva a tu lado, Cuando vuelva a tu lado, Pensami, Pensami, Te quiero dijiste, Te quiero dijiste
Occupation 5
composer, singer, conductor, businessperson, songwriter
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Mexico
Employer 2
20th Century Studios, Paramount Pictures
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Spanish
Mb:writer 2
Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!, Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Genre 1
bolero
Given name 1
María
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Native language 1
Spanish
Place of birth 1
León de Los Aldama
Place of death 1
New York City
Residence 1
New York City
Second family name in Spanish name 1
Torres
Sex or gender 1
female
Student of 1
Claude Debussy
Teachers 1
Claude Debussy
← Mb:teacher 1
Claude Debussy
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Summary

Born in León de Los Aldama[1], she… she was born on September 14, 1885[2]. She died in New York City[3]. She died on December 15, 1951[4]. She worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], singer[7], conductor[8], and businessperson[9].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: MX[25]

  • Began / founded: 1885-09-14[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1951-12-15[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fbd20a33-1e13-4685-a91a-2f02aacdd92b[28]

Body

Education

Studied under Claude Debussy[29], a composer[30], 1862–1918[31], of France[32], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[33] and Franz Lehár[34], a composer[35], 1870–1948[36], of Hungary[37], awarded the Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna[38], specialised in theatre art[39].

Career and Affiliations

Employers include Paramount Pictures[14], a film production company[40], in United States[41], founded in 1912[42], headquartered in Los Angeles[43] and 20th Century Studios[15], a film studio[44], in United States[45], founded in 1935[46], headquartered in Fox Plaza[47].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Júrame[16], a musical work/composition[48]; When I Leave[17], a film[49], directed by Tito Davison[50]; and What a Difference a Day Makes[18], a translated song[51].

FAQs

Where was María Grever born?

María Grever's place of birth was León de Los Aldama[1].

Where did María Grever die?

María Grever passed away in New York City[3].

What did María Grever do for work?

María Grever worked as composer[5], songwriter[6], singer[7], conductor[8], and businessperson[9].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Claude Debussy León de Los Aldama Mexico New York City United States

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  1. 6w ago · LeCharybde · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    IMSLP ID → https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Grever,_Mar%C3%ADa
    "Created claim: IMSLP ID: https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Grever,_Mar%C3%ADa"
  2. 9w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → DDSV189893, DDSV308398
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: DDSV308398, Matched to Maria Greever (#223084085) in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7257|SBN persons with"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 07AF-2EAD-2979-D8C0-4ECE
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46469: HAND ID (8)"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0089371-Grever-Maria-18941951
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0089371-Grever-Maria-18941951, batch #259493"
  5. 22w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    VIAF cluster ID → 61737587
    "Cleanup: remove wikimedia+community refs; merge duplicate values; add external ID to reference (Difool/WikidataCleanup)"
  6. 26w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → de la Portilla
    Residence → New York City
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish, English
    Sex or gender → female
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: Added ur:ماریا گریور"
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