{"id":9535,"date":"2016-03-14T11:48:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=9535"},"modified":"2018-08-03T10:17:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T14:17:30","slug":"three-latino-crooners-you-should-know-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/three-latino-crooners-you-should-know-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Latino Crooners You Should Know (I)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do\u00a0you like\u00a0Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra?\u00a0Then perhaps you will enjoy the music of these three Spanish and\u00a0Latin American singers. Latino crooners, who are sometimes\u00a0called cantantes de boleros<\/em>, are very famous across the Spanish-speaking world, and their lyrics are often a very good resource to practice your Spanish<\/a> and learn new vocabulary (particularly about love, \u00a1oh, el amor<\/em>!).<\/p>\n

There are\u00a0more than three\u00a0notable crooners singing in Spanish,\u00a0so this list is not at all\u00a0exhaustive and you should read it as\u00a0an invitation to explore and discover tu artista favorito<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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ANDY RUSSELL<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Bio bits:\u00a0Andy Russell\u00a0was born in Los Angeles in a family of Mexican origins. He was the great Spanish- speaking, American crooner of the fourties\u00a0and fifties.\u00a0He could sing in Spanish and English with the same style and grace as Frank Sinatra. He created a style,\u00a0triumphed in\u00a0Hollywood and became a model for other Spanish singers wishing to engage large audiences.<\/p>\n

Greatest hits: Magic is the Moonlight\/Te Quiero, Dijiste (Mu\u00f1equita Linda)<\/em>; Amor<\/em> (Love); B\u00e9same mucho<\/em> (Kiss me generously)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trivia:\u00a0On his grave marker the song title of one of the biggest hits of his career is inscribed: “Amor.”<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0LUCHO GATICA<\/a><\/h2>\n
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Lucho Gatica, “el terciopelo ajado del bolero” according to writer Pedro Lemebel<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bio bits: Luis Enrique Gatica Silva, AKA\u00a0Lucho Gatica (Rancagua, Chile, August 11,\u00a01928), is a famous Chilean bolero singer and actor. He has launched more than 90 recordings since the beginning of his career in 1950. He is widely known in Latin America and continues to make public appearances as a guest in shows and TV programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Greatest hits: El reloj<\/em> (The clock); Cuando llega la noche<\/em> (When the night comes); Qu\u00e9 ser\u00e1<\/em> (Whatever will be)<\/p>\n

Trivia: In 2008, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording.<\/p>\n