She sang in public for the first time in a radio contest at the age of ten. She didn't win that year, but won the next year. Her early singing caught the attention of a movie producer who introduced her to the cinema audiences as "Ana Belen" in the movie "Zampo y Yo" when she was thirteen.
Ana didn't want to become a child-star and focused on her studying. It wasn't until she finished drama school that she went back performing in public, being theater her prefered way to do so. She did small incursions in movies till she was offered major parts.
In 1973 she was cast opposite Víctor Manuel in Morbo and he became her husband as well as the composer of the songs included in her first album. In 1982 she released "Ana en Rio", an album with Brazilian music that included the song "Balance" and became an instant hit.
In 1986, took one more step and became one of the first female movie directors in Spain with the movie "Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento" which earned her the Gold Medal of Spanish Cinematographic Academy. That year concluded with another major success, a tour with Victor Manuel and many special guests of which they released a live album: "Mucho mas que dos". The success of this tour lead to a new one, "El Gusto es Nuestro" with Miguel Rios, Joan Manuel Serrat y Victor Manuel.
She releases several albums through the 90's that achieve great success like "Veneno para el Corazon" that included Spanish versions of Cole Porter songs among others, "Mirame" full of duets with the most important Spanish voices or "Lorquiana", a double CD with popular songs and poems of Federico García Lorca.
The new century finds her busy with filming and recording songs. Albums "Peces de Ciudad" or "Viva L'Italia" are released as she appears on stage plays and her name is on some of the most acclaimed films of the moment.
In 2006, she is currently touring with her husband Víctor Manuel across Spain with "Una Cancion me Trajo Aqui", a CD+DVD has been released of their very first performance in Segovia.She also has a new album in the works and a new movie pending.
Bailarina
Ana Belén Lyrics
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Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina
Ese amor secreto que pretende
Why que le esquiva, que se escapa
Como el humo de puntillas.
Baila, baila, baila bailarina
Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina.
Baila, baila, baila bailarina.
La vió crecer convertirse en mujer
Desde pequeña estudiando ballet
Siempre soñando con ser lo que es
Número uno, mientras que él
El tramollista siguiendo sus pies
En la penumbra sin dejarse ver
Por bambalinas asomándose
Nunca pudieron sospechar de él.
Los que presientan que está en la vejez
Why a los cuarenta, ya no es tiempo de
Lo que incomoda son sus dieciseis
Esa barrera que existe why no vé.
No hay un mal gesto que le haga creer
Que lo que siente no puede entender
En sus palabras no existe doblez
Pero hay miradas que nunca interpreta bien.
Baila, baila, baila bailarina
Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina
Ese amor secreto que pretende ...
Baila, baila, baila bailarina
Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina...
Pero ocurrió lo que puede pasar
Que la ilusión como viene se va
En una moto la viene buscar
Les ve marchar desesperado
Entre un ruido infernal.
Desesperado, se quizo colgar
Se ató una cuerda why saltó del telar
Ella bailaba, debió aterrizar
Why fue a llevarle bombones al hospital.
Baila, baila, baila bailarina
Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina ...
The song "Bailarina" by Ana Belén tells the story of a dancer (bailarina) who captures the attention and admiration of a secret admirer. The lyrics describe how he hides behind a curtain, always spying on her. The dancer is depicted as someone elusive, someone who escapes like smoke. The secret admirer watches her grow from a young girl studying ballet, always dreaming of becoming the best. He follows her every step in the shadows, never revealing himself. The song suggests that the secret admirer is an older man, who feels the barrier of age and societal expectations separating him from the dancer. Despite his pure intentions and heartfelt words, the secret admirer often misinterprets the dancer's looks and gestures. The song takes a dramatic turn when the dancer is taken away on a motorcycle by someone else, leaving the secret admirer desperate. In his desperation, he attempts suicide by hanging, only to be saved by the dancer who brings him chocolates in the hospital.
Overall, "Bailarina" captures the bittersweet emotions of unrequited love, sacrifice, and the complexities of human connection. It explores the unspoken desires and hidden feelings that can exist beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Baila, baila, baila bailarina
Dance, dance, dance ballerina
Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina
He always spying behind a curtain
Ese amor secreto que pretende
That secret love he intends
Why que le esquiva, que se escapa
And that avoids him, that escapes
Como el humo de puntillas
Like smoke on tiptoe
La vió crecer convertirse en mujer
He saw her grow into a woman
Desde pequeña estudiando ballet
From a young age studying ballet
Siempre soñando con ser lo que es
Always dreaming of being what she is
Número uno, mientras que él
Number one, while he
El tramollista siguiendo sus pies
The spectator following her steps
En la penumbra sin dejarse ver
In the shadows, not letting himself be seen
Por bambalinas asomándose
Peeking behind the scenes
Nunca pudieron sospechar de él
They could never suspect him
Los que presientan que está en la vejez
Those who sense that he is in old age
Why a los cuarenta, ya no es tiempo de
And at forty, it's no longer the time for
Lo que incomoda son sus dieciséis
What bothers them are her sixteen
Esa barrera que existe why no ve
That barrier that exists and he doesn't see
No hay un mal gesto que le haga creer
There's not a bad gesture that makes him believe
Que lo que siente no puede entender
That what he's feeling cannot be understood
En sus palabras no existe doblez
In her words, there is no deceit
Pero hay miradas que nunca interpreta bien
But there are looks that he never interprets well
Pero ocurrió lo que puede pasar
But it happened what can happen
Que la ilusión como viene se va
That the illusion comes and goes
En una moto la viene buscar
He comes to pick her up on a motorcycle
Les ve marchar desesperado
He sees them leaving, desperate
Entre un ruido infernal
Amidst a infernal noise
Desesperado, se quizo colgar
Desperate, he wanted to hang himself
Se ató una cuerda why saltó del telar
He tied a rope and jumped from the loom
Ella bailaba, debió aterrizar
She was dancing, he should have landed
Why fue a llevarle bombones al hospital
And he went to bring her chocolates to the hospital
Baila, baila, baila bailarina
Dance, dance, dance ballerina
Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina
He always spying behind a curtain
Ese amor secreto que pretende ...
That secret love he intends ...
Baila, baila, baila bailarina
Dance, dance, dance ballerina
Él siempre espiando tras de una cortina...
He always spying behind a curtain...
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Alejandro Gustavo Sergi Galante
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