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Consuelo Velázquez
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Mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist (1916-2005)
OverviewAI-generated
Consuelo Velázquez was a Mexican composer, songwriter, lyricist, and pianist. She was born in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico, and died in Mexico City. Her notable work includes the song "Bésame Mucho." She received the National Prize for Arts and Sciences.
Velázquez began her work period in 1938. She spoke and wrote in Spanish and English. Her native language was Spanish. She is associated with the genre of music of Mexico.
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Film & TV
Ciudad Guzman, Jalisco, Mexico
Known for
- Noches de Carnaval1938
- Tu cuna fue un conventillo1925
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Mexico
- Active from
- 1916
- Active to
- 2005
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 24,081
- Total plays
- 94,083
Tags
Consuelo Velázquez (August 21, 1916 – January 22, 2005), was a Mexican songwriter. According to her obituary and birth certificate, she was 88 years old. Most music resources list her birth date as August 29, 1924 in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco State, Mexico. Velázquez was the songwriter and lyricist of many Latin standard songs, such as Amar y vivir, Verdad amarga, Franqueza, Que seas feliz, Cachito, Enamorada and, most notably, of the enduring 1940s-era hit Bésame mucho. <a href="https://www.last.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Consuelo
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Mexico
- Place of birth
- Ciudad Guzmán
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Bésame Mucho
- Genre
- music of Mexico
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Consuelo Velázquez.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 2005-01-22
- date of birth
- 1916-08-29
- second family name in Spanish name
- Torres
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- name in native language
- Consuelo Velázquez Torres Ortiz
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Encyclopedic overview
Velázquez with Pedro Vargas, c. 1950s Consuelo Velázquez Torres (August 21, 1916, in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – January 22, 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican ballads such as "Bésame mucho", "Amar y vivir", and "Cachito".
Early years
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