Ana Belén (born Maria del Pilar Cuesta on May 27, 1951 in Madrid, Spain) is… Read Full Bio ↴Ana Belén (born Maria del Pilar Cuesta on May 27, 1951 in Madrid, Spain) is one of the most relevant Spanish personalities in arts and music. With a musical career that spanned over the last 40 years she has also accomplished a great success as an actress, in feature films, television and theatre.

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.

Las Cuatro Y Diez
Ana Belén Lyrics

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Fue en ese cine, ¿te acuerdas?
En una mañana al este de edén
James dean tiraba piedras
A una casa blanca, entonces te besé
Aquélla fue la primera vez
Tus labios parecían de papel
Y a la salida en la puerta
Nos pidió un triste inspector nuestros carnets

Luego volví a la academia
Para no faltar a clase de francés
Tú me esperaste hora y media
En esta misma mesa, yo me retrasé

¿Quieres helado de fresa
O prefieres que te pida ya el café?
Cuéntame como te encuentras
Aunque sé que me responderás: muy bien
Ten, esta foto es muy fea
El más pequeño acababa de nacer
Oiga, me trae la cuenta
Calla, que fui yo quien te invitó a comer
No te demores, no sea
Que no llegues a la hora al almacén

Llámame el día que puedas
Date prisa que ya son las cuatro y diez

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ana Belén's song Las Cuatro Y Diez describe a nostalgic memory of when the singer first kissed someone at a movie theater. The memory is vividly described, setting the scene in a morning "east of Eden" where James Dean throws rocks at a white house. It is at this moment that the singer shares her first kiss, stating that the other person's lips felt like paper. After the movie, they were stopped by an inspector who checked their IDs before the singer went off to a French class and the other person waited at the same table for an hour and a half.

The lyrics continue as the singer reminisces about a later date. They discuss getting coffee or ice cream, the other person's well-being, and even show each other a photo of a newborn baby. The singer insists on paying for the meal, telling the other person not to be late for work and asking them to call when they can. The song's title, Las Cuatro y Diez, refers to the time at which the singer asks the other person to call her, emphasizing the importance of maintaining their connection despite their busy lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Fue en ese cine, ¿te acuerdas?
Do you remember that it was in that movie theatre?

En una mañana al este de edén
On a morning in the East of Eden.

James dean tiraba piedras
James Dean was throwing rocks.

A una casa blanca, entonces te besé
Then, I kissed you at a white house.

Aquélla fue la primera vez
That was the first time.

Tus labios parecían de papel
Your lips seemed like they were made of paper.

Y a la salida en la puerta
And after we left, at the door,

Nos pidió un triste inspector nuestros carnets
a sad inspector asked us for our IDs.

Luego volví a la academia
Then, I returned to the academy.

Para no faltar a clase de francés
So I wouldn't miss my French class.

Tú me esperaste hora y media
You waited for me for an hour and a half.