Latin American music has become more and more popular over the last decades mainly thanks to the latest commercial genres such as the Latin pop sang by artists such as Shakira, Enrique Iglesias and others. However, the Spanish music is quite old and this genre has always been popular although not often outside the borders of the performers’ native countries. This article has the purpose to offer you an overview of the Spanish music and of the artists who are no longer among us but whose music will always be remembered. Read on and learn about some of the most famous Spanish Singers From The Past.
Pedro Infante is one of the Singers From The Past whose music and acting were extremely popular in the Golden Age of the Mexican cinema, meaning in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Many would say that he is perhaps the most famous artist of this period and most agree that he was the idol of most Mexican people. He passed away in 1957, at the age of only 40. His death was caused by a flight crash while he was piloting the plane towards Mexico City. He received the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 7th Berlin International Film Festival and his portfolio includes more than 60 films and over 350 songs.
Celia Cruz is one of the other famous Singers From The Past who is very popular as a salsa singer. According to most sources, she was the most successful salsa performers of the 20th century. She is from Cuba and passed away in 2003, at the age of 79. On the international stage she was known as the Queen of Salsa or “La Guarachera de Cuba”. An article of the Billboard Magazine presented Celia Cruz as the best known and most influential woman in the history of Cuban music.
Other Singers Of The Past include names such as Julio Jaramillo and Carlos Gardel. Julio Jaramillo is an Ecuadorian artist performing throughout Latin America. He is famous for performing and recording boleros, valses, tangos, rancheras and pasillos. It is estimated that he recorded about 4,000 songs during his life time. His most famous creation was the song “Nuestro Juramento”, recorded in 1956. Julio Jaramillo died young, when he was only 42 years old. Some compare his funeral to the one of Frank Sinatra.
Carlos Gardel is known as the most prominent figure in the history of tango and worldwide known as an actor, singer and songwriter. Little information is known about his birth place as some claim he is French while others think he is Uruguayan, although he possessed Argentinian citizenship. His baritone voice is what made him so famous and his dramatic lyrics contributed to increasing his fame. Some classic tangos written by Gardel are “Soledad, Volver, Cuesta Abajo and El Dia Que Me Quieras”. In the end, Singers From The Past will never be forgotten as they have left us their legacy which will exist for the eternity.