Translated into Russian, the phrase "besame mucho", which has become the title of one of the most popular romantic songs in the world, translates as "kiss me more." However, the author of the work, composer and pianist Consuelo Velazquez, wrote the composition long before her first kiss.
Mexican Consuelo Velazquez passed away in January 2005. The eternal work gave her the opportunity to travel around the world, but the creator of the super song always returned from trips home to a quiet suburb of Mexico City.
Birth of a hit
A charming girl created a legendary work soon after graduating from a Catholic monastery school. Consuelo's free time was occupied by music lessons. She had even a minute for a romantic date. According to the author, words and melody were born in her soul by themselves.
From the age of 4, Consuelo played the piano. A talented girl studied at a music school, and gave lessons herself, dreaming of a successful career as a pianist. Consuelo's aria from their opera Goyeschi by Granados inspired Consuelo to write the future mega hit in 1940.
During her creative work, the image of an ideal man was created in the girl's head, outwardly strikingly similar to the actor Gregory Peck. This is exactly how the young writer represented her chosen one. The girl was afraid to publish her first work, as she considered the work too bold.
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The author anonymously sent her work to the radio competition of young talents. The piece was announced the winner, and Consuelo was invited to receive the prize. The timid girl asked her friend to receive the award instead of herself. It was she who revealed the authorship of Velazquez to everyone. The prize was presented to the girl by the representatives of the editorial board who arrived at her home, including Mariano Rivera, the future husband of the celebrity.
As a music editor, he helped promote the song. At first, there were only friendly feelings between the young people, but then Mariano made a marriage proposal to Consuelo. Their family brought up two sons who became famous artists.
Triumph
The fame of "Besame Mucho" was brought by the performance of the song by Jimmy Dorsey. For 3 months, the single topped the charts in Europe, Latin America, Asia and the USA. After the composition was performed from the screen, Velazquez received an invitation to Hollywood. Walt Disney planned to use the piece as a soundtrack. However, the appearance of Velazquez made a huge impression on the master, and the girl was offered the lead role in a film with Gregory Peck, already a recognized idol of the generation. The career of a movie star did not seduce the Mexican, who soon returned to her homeland.
The Cuban bolero song topped the first charts in the United States in 1944 and continues to be super popular today. "Besame Mucho" has been released on a variety of media, with copies of records measured in the hundreds of millions.
Megahit was performed by famous musicians. In the Soviet Union, the history of popularity began in 1956 with the recording of the composition of the Los Panchos trio. One of the longest-lived and most popular single has been translated into all languages of the world. The number of its performers and variations has exceeded 700.
