As of 2013, Gabriel had released twenty studio albums, three live albums, and fifteen compilation albums. Three Gabriel albums reached number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Albums, and seven singles reached number one on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, including "Ay Amor", "Es Demasiado Tarde", and "Quién Como Tú". Her work earned her numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award nomination, four Latin Grammy Award nominations, thirteen Lo Nuestro Awards, as well as awards from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers; in 2006, she received the Excellence Award at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1987, Ana Gabriel won third place at the OTI Festival in 1987, celebrated in Lisbon, Portugal, where she performed an orchestral version of the pop-power ballad song "Ay Amor", which later was released as a single in its album version; it climbed to the top position in Mexico, all-over Ibero-America and on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for 14 consecutive weeks.
In 1988 Gabriel released her first album, Tierra de Nadie, followed by Pecado Original in 1989, which met with some chart success. Her 1990 album Quien Como Tú made her a force within the Mexican music industry. Eight months later, her live album En Vivo showcased her powerful stage act and scored several hits: "Hice Bien Quererte", "Propuesta", and "Solamente una Vez".
Throughout the 1990s Gabriel released an album almost every year. A versatile singer, she showcased her talent as an interpreter of many different musical styles, from lambada to mariachi and romantic ballads to pop music. She also honed her skills as a songwriter and a producer, releasing Mi Mexico, a ranchera-influenced, mariachi-backed pop album, in 1991. This unique blend of styles was also reflected in the songs, all written by Gabriel. Her lyrics described strong, active women involved in their love lives, counter to their passive, traditional depiction in older songs. The album also included a tribute to Mexico's most popular singer-songwriter, Juan Gabriel (no relation).
Gabriel scored a number-one hit with the duet "Cosas del Amor" in 1991, which she sang with Vikki Carr, a Mexican-American pop singer famous in the 1960s. The single earned Gabriel a Lo Nuestro Award for Song of the Year in 1992. At the same awards ceremony Gabriel was also named Female Artist of the Year in the Regional Mexican category and Pop Female Artist of the Year; Mi México was named Regional Mexican Album of the Year. In 1993, Gabriel was awarded Best Pop Female Performer at the Lo Nuestro Awards.
In 1996 she released the pop-oriented Viven-cias. She followed this with the traditional ranchera album Con un Mismo Corazón in 1997, an album she wrote and produced herself. Of particular interest is her title-track duet with Vicente Fernandez, one of the most prolific and popular ranchera singers in Mexican history. Burr wrote of the duet, "The beauty here lies in the melding of two great voices—Gabriel's husky sensuality and Fernandez's powerful, understated expressions—set against a 25-piece symphony."
Gabriel released another live album in 1998, En la Plaza de Toros Mexico, a 30-track boxed set. That same year she traveled to Miami to work with the renowned producer Emilio Estefan, Jr., on her 1999 album Soy Como Soy. The result was a pop-influenced ranchera album that went gold in the Latin music market and helped Gabriel win the Ritmo Latino Music Award for Female Pop Artist of the Year in 2000.
With the release of Eternamente in 2000 Gabriel returned to mariachi love ballads, using only guitar as accompaniment. That same year she also appeared with other Mexican music icons in an independence day television special called Viva Mexico, a celebration of Mexican music and history. In 2001 Gabriel released Huelo a Soledad, once again balancing the traditional sounds of Eternamente with sophisticated pop songs, a cappella numbers, and dance tracks.
In 2002 Gabriel's platinum-selling album Sagitario was released. In that same year she won the Billboard Latin Music Estrella Award in recognition of her contribution to the Latin music industry, performed at a tribute concert for Vicente Fernandez sponsored by the Latin Music Awards, and participated in the ninth annual Las Cruces International Mariachi Concert and Festival in New Mexico. In December of that year she was scheduled to perform at the eleventh annual Christmas Mariachi Festival in Phoenix, Arizona, but was denied a work visa and refused entry into the United States.
Gabriel is a devout Catholic, telling Luther Orrick-Guzman of QV Magazine, "I believe and have a lot of faith in God." She places a red rose and a white carnation onstage at each of her performances, telling Orrick-Guzman the flowers symbolize "communication between myself and God." Her performances are also noted for their power and the respect she has for all of her fans.
Que Poco Hombre
Ana Gabriel Lyrics
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Comentando como fué
Ni siquiera le importo
Que estuviera cerca de él
Él, destruyoó mi vanidad
Él, mancho mi dignidad
Yo le di todo mi amor
Que poco hombre es,
Que poco hombre fue,
Algo tan mio why de él,
No tenía que contarlo
Que poco hombre es,
Que poco hombe fue
Algo tan puro why fiel,
Hoy es todo un comentario
Hoy, mi ilusión se desplomó
Hoy, de golpe soy mujer
Why pensar que hasta ayer,
Para mi fue todo un hombre
Que poco hombre es,
Que poco hombre fue,
Algo tan mio why de él,
No tenía que contarlo
Que poco hombre es,
Que poco hombe fue
Algo tan puro why fiel,
Hoy es todo un comentario
The lyrics to Ana Gabriel's song Que Poco Hombre tell a story of betrayal and heartbreak. The singer describes spending the entire day talking about what happened between her and the subject of the song, a man who has destroyed her vanity and stained her dignity. She gave him her love and trust, but he betrayed her by telling others about something that was meant to be private and personal. She expresses her disgust at his behavior, calling him a "poco hombre," or a small and petty man.
The song speaks to universal feelings of hurt and betrayal in relationships. The singer's anger and frustration are palpable, as she laments the loss of something that was once pure and faithful. The lyrics also touch upon themes of gender, power, and privacy. The man's act of betrayal is seen as a sign of weakness and a lack of respect for the singer's autonomy and agency. In this way, the song can be read as a feminist critique of toxic masculinity and patriarchal norms.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy todo el día la paso
Today I spent the entire day
Comentando como fué
Talking about how it happened
Ni siquiera le importo
He didn't even care
Que estuviera cerca de él
That I was close to him
Él, destruyoó mi vanidad
He destroyed my pride
Él, mancho mi dignidad
He stained my dignity
Yo le di todo mi amor
I gave him all my love
Why el lo tuvo que contar
And he had to go and tell it
Que poco hombre es,
What a small man he is,
Que poco hombre fue,
What a small man he was,
Algo tan mio why de él,
Something so personal and of his,
No tenía que contarlo
He didn't have to tell it
Que poco hombre es,
What a small man he is,
Que poco hombe fue
What a small man he was
Algo tan puro why fiel,
Something so pure and loyal,
Hoy es todo un comentario
Today it's just a comment
Hoy, mi ilusión se desplomó
Today, my illusion collapsed
Hoy, de golpe soy mujer
Today, suddenly I am a woman
Why pensar que hasta ayer,
And to think that until yesterday
Para mi fue todo un hombre
He was a complete man to me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: OMAR ENRIQUE ALFANO VELAZQUEZ
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Carmen Arechiga
AYYYYY!!!!🥂 QUE POCO HOMBRE 🍻🥂PARA QUIEN LE CAIGA ESTA CANCIÓN 🎶??ASI MÉRITO COMO DICE,ESTA HERMOSA 🤩 MELODÍA 🎼 DE AQUÍ PARA AYA UNO ENTREGA TODO SU CORAZÓN ♥️ PERO LA OTRA PERSONA NOS DEJA EL CORAZÓN 💔 👈ASI😔😞😢🌺🥂🥂
Alba Echavarria Mejia
Cantas hermoso,todas tus canciones me encantan Dios te bendiga siempre para seguir disfrutando de tu musica
Alexandra Nuñez
Es mi historia no saben como es de feo que te denigran como mujer y de la persona que menos pensé FUERON 8 años y cambio para acabar con mi persona 😃😢😢😢
Sandra Martinez
Hablo mal de ti despues de todo
MAC MAC
De verdad ya quedan muy pocos hombres que de verdad son HOMBRES 😏
Mariana de Lourdes Silva Cardenas
Para esos hombres brinquillos que no se conforman con lo que tienen
Adriana Vargas
👌👌👌
Paty Garcia
Que poco hombre es que poco hombre fue algo tan mio y de el no tenia q contarlo
Mariyiny Soto de leon
Poco hombre 😔😔
Alberto Vega
Escrito por el gran omar alfanno de panama