"Whatchamacallit" was used in the 2002 film Secretary. "Mini Skirt" was used as the opening theme for the BBC documentary series Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and When Louis Met.... Esquivel’s recording of "My Blue Heaven" was used in the trailer for the 2021 film Malibu Road. In 2022, Esquivel's 1959 recording of "Fantasy" was used by Apple in its "Data Auction" global TV ad campaign, to promote privacy on its iPhone product. Influences Kronos Quartet recorded a string quartet arrangement of Esquivel's song "Mini Skirt" for their album Nuevo. Discography (12" LP releases, US and Mexico) Las Tandas de Juan Garcia Esquivel (1957, RCA Victor Mexico) To Love Again (1957, RCA Victor) Cabaret Tragico (April 1958, RCA Victor Mexico) Other Worlds Other Sounds (October 1958, RCA Victor) Four Corners of the World (December 1958, RCA Victor) Exploring New Sounds in Hi-Fi/Stereo (May 1959, RCA Victor) The Ames Brothers: Hello Amigos (1959, RCA Victor) Strings Aflame (August 1959, RCA Victor) The Merriest of Christmas Pops (1959, RCA Victor) Infinity in Sound, Vol. 1 (August 1960, RCA Victor) Infinity in Sound, Vol. 2 (April 1961, RCA Victor) Latin-Esque (1962, RCA Victor) More of Other Worlds Other Sounds (1962, Reprise Records) The Living Strings: In a Mellow Mood (1962, RCA Camden) The Genius of Esquivel (1967, RCA Victor) 1968 Esquivel!! (1968, RCA Mexico) Burbujas (1979) Odisea Burbujas (1980, Discos America) Vamos al Circo (1981, Discos America) (CD releases) Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music (1994, Bar/None Records) Music From a Sparkling Planet (1995, Bar/None Records) Cabaret Mañana (1996, BMG Entertainment) Merry Xmas from the Space-Age Bachelor Pad (1996, Bar/None Records) See It in Sound (1998, House of Hits Records), recorded 1960, previously unreleased The Sights and Sounds of Esquivel (2005, Bar/None Records) Esquivel! Remixed (2006, SonyBMG Mexico) Complete 1954–1962 Recordings (2017, New Continent, Europe) (Related releases featuring Esquivel's music) The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel (Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica, 2010) Perfect Vision: The Esquivel Sound – Metropole Orkest (June 2013, Basta Music) See also Exotica Space age pop References Further reading Wood, Susan (2016). Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist. . External links Bar-none.com SpaceAgePop.com on Esquivel Weirdomusic.com on Esquivel Space Age Bachelor Pad Music on the Web on Esquivel 1918 births 2002 deaths Exotica Bandleaders Mexican composers Mexican male composers Mexican pianists 20th-century pianists Mexican jazz musicians Male pianists 20th-century male musicians Male jazz musicians People from Tampico, Tamaulipas