Cortez was born in Rancul, La Pampa Province, Argentina. He began elementary school at the Alberto Williams conservatory at the age of six. He began composing songs at twelve, including "Un cigarrillo, la lluvia y tú". Later he entered Manuel Ignacio Molina de San Rafael Junior High School in Mendoza province. There he continued his studies of music at the Chopin of San Rafael conservatory.
At seventeen, Cortez became the singer of the Arizona orchestra, where he was known as Chiquito García. At eighteen, he went to study in the Social Sciences and Law School of Buenos Aires and sang in bars to help himself with his studies. Later Cortez began to sing in the orchestra of Mario Cardi and was contracted to sing in the San Francisco jazz orchestra. He traveled all over the country with them and began to use his pseudonym "Alberto Cortez" while singing with the orchestra of Armando Pointier. Cortez dropped out of school and dedicated himself fully to music.
Aged twenty, Cortez travelled to Antwerp, Belgium where he recorded his first album. His record "Sucu Sucu" reached number one. Cortez met Renee Govaerts and later married her. After a difficult start he consolidated himself as one of the more renowned composer-singers of Latin America with hits like "Mi árbol y yo", "Mariana", "Como el primer día", "A partir de mañana" and "Callejero".
Cortez and his wife lived in Madrid,Spain.
He died on April 4, 2019 in Madrid, Spain, at 79 years of age.
Mi Gran Amor
Alberto Cortez Lyrics
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Me estoy últimamente distrayendo,
Será por el reflejo de tus ojos
O acaso porque estoy envejeciendo.
A ver, que te parece este poema
Has visto que bonita está la tarde,
Porqué será que todos mis esquemas
Se rompen solamente con mirarte.
Mi buen amor, mi alero...
Amor, mi venturero amor,
Maravilloso amor, te quiero.
Eres mucho más de lo que soy
Y hacia donde voy cuando me voy,
Amor, inalterable amor,
Mi luminoso y gran amor.
Son muchos ya los años que toleras
Mis horas de tristeza y alegría,
La dura realidad y las quimeras
Y un amplio repertorio de manías.
Convocas mis ideas y mis versos
Mis gustos, mis amigos, mis ausencias,
Y tornas mis momentos más adversos
En dicha nada más con tu presencia.
Amor, mi gran amor,
Mi buen amor, mi alero...
Amor, mi venturero amor,
Maravilloso amor, te quiero.
Eres mucho más de lo que soy
Y hacia donde voy cuando me voy,
Amor, inalterable amor,
Mi luminoso y gran amor.
In Alberto Cortez's song "Mi Gran Amor," the singer is reflecting on his recent distractions and wonders if it's because of his aging or the reflection of his lover's eyes. He shares a poem with his lover, marveling at the beauty of the evening and how all his plans and dreams fall apart as soon as he lays eyes on her. This love is significant and all-consuming, as represented in the phrases "Amor, mi gran amor" and "Mi luminoso y gran amor."
The song continues by acknowledging the many years that this love has endured - through ups and downs, hopes and reality, and quirks and manias. Even in challenging moments, the lover brings joy and contentment just through their presence. It's clear that this love is an anchor in the singer's life, as represented in the phrase "Mi alero." The singer acknowledges that their love is a light in the darkness, bringing clarity and beauty to his life.
Overall, "Mi Gran Amor" is a beautiful tribute to a consuming love that endures through the years. It's an ode to the transformative power of love and the joy that comes from being in a deep and meaningful relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
¿no sabes dónde puse mis anteojos?
I've been getting distracted lately, maybe because of the reflection of your eyes or because I'm getting old. Do you happen to know where I put my glasses?
Será por el reflejo de tus ojos
Maybe it's because of the reflection of your eyes
O acaso porque estoy envejeciendo.
Or maybe because I'm getting old.
A ver, que te parece este poema
What do you think of this poem?
Has visto que bonita está la tarde,
Have you noticed how beautiful the afternoon is?
Porqué será que todos mis esquemas
Why is it that all my plans
Se rompen solamente con mirarte.
Are shattered just by looking at you?
Amor, mi gran amor,
Love, my great love,
Mi buen amor, mi alero...
My good love, my refuge...
Amor, mi venturero amor,
Love, my adventurous love,
Maravilloso amor, te quiero.
Wonderful love, I love you.
Eres mucho más de lo que soy
You are much more than I am
Y hacia donde voy cuando me voy,
And where I go when I go,
Amor, inalterable amor,
Unchanging love,
Mi luminoso y gran amor.
My bright and great love.
Son muchos ya los años que toleras
You have already tolerated many years
Mis horas de tristeza y alegría,
My hours of sadness and joy,
La dura realidad y las quimeras
The harsh reality and fantasies
Y un amplio repertorio de manías.
And a wide range of quirks.
Convocas mis ideas y mis versos
You summon my ideas and my verses
Mis gustos, mis amigos, mis ausencias,
My preferences, my friends, my absences,
Y tornas mis momentos más adversos
And turn my most adverse moments
En dicha nada más con tu presencia.
Into joy just with your presence.
Contributed by Carson S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Cremilda Huerta
Eras un compositor con un amplio bagaje de las realidades de la vida, querido ALBERTO.
Una bella canción a esos amores que formaron parte de una vida, y que hicieron vibrar el alma.
MI GRAN AMOR.
Consuelo López L. P. Z.
MARAVILLOSO , GRANDE , INMENSO 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Manuel Hernández Orta
Alberto Cortez fue en mi adolescencia, la puerta de entrada al maravilloso mundo de los intérpretes en español, más profundos que me hicieron olvidar a los autores y cantantes comerciales. Fue búsqueda y encuentro de lo mejor y de otra forma de entender los sentimientos y las relaciones de pareja y amistad.
Carlos Burgardt
Que sentida emocionante cancion! Cuantas joyas dejo Alberto...... siendo tan humilde el hombre.....
María Teresa Cornejo
No hay nada más maravilloso que compartir toda una vida junto a la persona que amas, admiras y le sientes como el compañero que te arropa cuando desfalleces, te sientes inmensamente frágil y desfallecido...
Cremilda Huerta
Eras un gran observador de la vida y del amor y un gran compositor y cantante ALBERTO.
Sus letras un homenaje a esos verdaderos únicos y maravillosos amores que solo se encuentran una vez en la vida..a ese ser a quien se puede sentir y decir...eres
MI GRAN AMOR.
jose cabrera
Seguimos escuchando a Alberto Cortez.!!!
sylvia rojas
Seguirás cantando desde el cielo con un coro de ángeles.
Griselda Flores
Cada vez que escucho las interpretaciones de Alberto Cortez , se llena mi alma de paz y rebosa mi corazón de Amor 😍🎶🎼💞
Hasta pronto Alberto 😘🙋💟
Mª José López
Gracias Alberto Cortez por el legado de tu música 🙏🏻❤️