She started out young singing back up to Los Hermanos Zavala before venturing out on stage in shows such as Gypsy. Romo eventually ventured out into film and television where she would gain recognition making her film debut in La Casa Del Pelicano at the age of 17. Her first starring role on a television soap opera (or telenovela) was in 1978 in El Ardiente Secreto, an adaptation of Pride & Prejudice.
During her TV era, she would go on talk shows or variety shows of the time and sing. During this time, Chucho Ferrer, a popular producer at the time, saw the potential in Romo and offered to produce a record. An ambitious 20 year old Romo took on this adventure and recorded her debut record Tambien yó (also released as Te Pareces tanto a mi in 1979) released by Discos Disa. All of these songs were written by Singer-songwriter Lolita De La Colina. The album largely flopped due to the kind of material Romo was singing (mature balladry) and the public wasn't ready to take on this from such a young singer. Romo went on to do more film and TV, again garnering a hit on television with her soap Dejame Vivir in 1982.
In 1983, she traveled to Spain and met Danilo Vaona through her good friend (and supposed boyfriend) Miguel Bosè. Danilo was famous at the time as an up and coming young Italian producer behind Raffaella Carrà among others. She recorded Daniela Romo under a new label, Hispavox/EMI. Her first single "Mentiras" caused a stir in Spain as during this time she was hosting a late night talk show in that country.
Her EMI debut album was a smash producing her #1 hit singles "Mentiras", "Celos" (written by Jose Luis Perales, "Pobre Secretaria" (written by Miguel Bosè), "La Ocasion Para Amarnos" and the ballad "Corazón", which served as the theme to the telenovela Un Sólo Corazón.
Romo's musical career soon devoured all of her time and for the next 4 years, she would dedicate all her attention to it. In 1984 she released her 3rd album Amor Prohibido which garnered her biggest International hit "Yo No Te Pido La Luna". The song was a smash all over Latin America and Spain, where the song was originally released in Italian by Fiordaliso titled "Non voglio mica la luna". She followed this record with Dueña de mi corazon, which would be her last Danilo Vaona produced record for 11 years.
1986 was a big year for Daniela Romo. This marked her return to television with arguably her best role to date in a telenovela with El Camino Secreto. The theme song to the telenovela was sung by Daniela Romo and was written by Juan Gabriel titled "De mi enamorate". This song proved to be Romo's biggest hit in Mexico, spending 21 weeks in the #1 position. It also achieved similar status in the USA with the new Billboard Hot Latin Tracks where it spent 5 weeks in the top spot.
Her record Mujer De Todos, Mujer De Nadie was released this year containing her smash. It was produced by Difelissatti/J.R. Flores, the midas touch hit men of Mexican 1980s pop. This would be her only record produced by this dinamic duo but it produced some of her biggest hits such as the gay anthemic "Coco Loco", the ballad "Adelante Corazón", "Veneno Para Dos" and the title track.
Romo's musical career took a turn in 1989 when she released Quiero Amanecer Con Alguien produced by Bebu Silvetti. The record was a musical change, adapting to balladry and simpler arrangements, more in the vein of Adult Contemporary pop music. This was a risky moved but it paid off as this record was a huge hit on an international scale. She would keep recording and in 1993, she signed a new record contract with Melody/Fonovisa where she would release 3 albums over the next 4 years.
After six years away from television, Romo made her return to the small screen in the 1995 hit "Si Dios me quita la vida" alongside Cesar Evora and Omar Fierro. The telenovela was followed by the variety show Hoy Con Daniela in 1996. The show was largely panned by critics and was cancelled after two seasons due to poor ratings. In 2001 she won her first roles as a villain in El Manantial, and was then seen in the light hearted comedy Las Vias Del Amor a year later.
The album Ave Fenix released in 2001 was produced by Loris Ceroni and was largely inspired by Cher's comeback effort Believe, adopting her smooth vocals with dance beats. It was largely ignored because Romo would go on to do telenovelas instead of promoting it.
In 2005, Romo released Es la nostalgia, a collection of acoustic ballads produced by Adrian Posse and that same year, she garnered much praise for her role as the evil Doña Juana in the timeperiod soap Alborada.
In 2006 Romo produced the musical Cabaret in Mexico and is currently set to star in Victor Victoria on stage.
Es Mejor Perdonar
Daniela Romo Lyrics
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Es mi eterna esperanza,
Que no alienta ni avanza,
Mi terrible pena,
Aha.
Hay tristeza en mis ojos,
Amargura en mi rostro,
Pero es por demás,
Aha.
Sabe que estoy llorando,
Sabe que estoy sufriendo,
Pero el sin embargo,
Nada le ha de importar,
Hay que dolor,
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo,
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
Pero es mejor perdonar.
Eso me gano,
Por haberle hablado
Con sinceridad,
Eso me gano,
Por haberle amado
Con integridad.
Hay que dolor,
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo, amor,
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
Pero es mejor perdonar.
Eso me gano,
Por haberle amado
Con integridad,
Eso me gano
Por haberle hablado
Con sinceridad.
Hay que dolor,
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo, amor,
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
Pero es mejor perdonar.
In "Es Mejor Perdonar," Daniela Romo sings about the struggle of forgiveness in a relationship. She longs for her love to return, but knows that her hope is stagnant and her pain continues. Romo conveys her emotions through the lyrics with phrases like "hay tristeza en mis ojos" (there is sadness in my eyes) and "quiero disimularlo" (I want to hide it), which suggest that she is trying to keep her sorrow hidden. Yet, she also acknowledges that her love knows she is hurting, but does not care. The lines "sabe que estoy llorando, sabe que estoy sufriendo, pero él sin embargo, nada le ha de importar" (he knows that I am crying, he knows that I am suffering, but he does not care) express her resentment and heartbreak.
Despite her pain and anger, Romo sings that forgiveness is still the better option. She sings, "hay si no fuera por que aun le amo" (if it weren't for the fact that I still love him), suggesting that even though she is hurt, she still cares for him. She goes on to say that she would have hurt him if it weren't for her love, but chooses to forgive because it is the right thing to do. The final lines of the song, "eso me gano por haberle hablado con sinceridad" (that's what I gained for speaking to him with honesty) and "eso me gano por haberle amado con integridad" (that's what I gained for loving him with integrity) suggest that forgiveness brings a sense of inner peace that comes with being honest and genuine in love.
Overall, "Es Mejor Perdonar" speaks to the pain and difficulty of forgiving someone who has hurt us, but also highlights the importance of forgiveness for finding peace and moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
La ilusión de que vuelvas,
My eternal hope is that you come back
Es mi eterna esperanza,
That hope never fades, but also never progresses
Que no alienta ni avanza,
It doesn't encourage or move me forward
Mi terrible pena,
My terrible pain
Aha.
Hay tristeza en mis ojos,
There is sadness in my eyes
Amargura en mi rostro,
Bitterness on my face
Quiero disimularlo,
I want to hide it
Pero es por demás,
But it's useless
Aha.
Sabe que estoy llorando,
He knows I'm crying
Sabe que estoy sufriendo,
He knows I'm suffering
Pero el sin embargo,
But nevertheless
Nada le ha de importar,
It doesn't matter to him
Hay que dolor,
What a pain
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo,
If it weren't for the fact that I still love him
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
I would have already hurt him a lot
Pero es mejor perdonar.
But it's better to forgive
Eso me gano,
That's what I got
Por haberle hablado
For having spoken to him
Con sinceridad,
With honesty
Eso me gano,
That's what I got
Por haberle amado
For loving him
Con integridad.
With integrity
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo, amor,
If it weren't for the fact that I still love him, my love
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
I would have already hurt him a lot
Pero es mejor perdonar.
But it's better to forgive
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: JUAN GABRIEL
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Alan Ed. Luna
Letra
La ilusión de que vuelvas,
Es mi eterna esperanza,
Que no alienta ni avanza,
Mi terrible pena,
Aha.
Hay tristeza en mis ojos,
Amargura en mi rostro,
Quiero disimularlo,
Pero es por demás,
Aha.
Sabe que estoy llorando,
Sabe que estoy sufriendo,
Pero el sin embargo,
Nada le ha de importar,
Hay que dolor,
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo,
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
Pero es mejor perdonar.
Eso me gano,
Por haberle hablado
Con sinceridad,
Eso me gano,
Por haberle amado
Con integridad.
Hay que dolor,
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo, amor,
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
Pero es mejor perdonar.
Eso me gano,
Por haberle amado
Con integridad,
Eso me gano
Por haberle hablado
Con sinceridad.
Hay que dolor,
Hay si no fuera por que aun le amo, amor,
Yo ya le hubiera hecho mucho daño,
Pero es mejor perdonar.
Luis Alfonso Arias
Con toda honestidad Daniela hizo una obra de arte de esta pieza, es sencillamente hermosa...nunca me canso de escucharla
max barriga
Es el 2022 y aún estamos escuchando está magnífica interpretación de Daniela Romo.....
Juan manuel Gonzalez hernandez
Que orquesta, que letra, todo de mi tiempo...los 80s
eddiealexxy
Hermosa canción interpretada divinamente por Daniela Romo que pocos saben que fue compuesta por el gran Juan Gabriel.
Julio Mariano Olvera
Gracias por la información. No sabía.
makc Romerc
Esa mujer es una muñeca de cuerpo cara, y belleza de cabello. Muy linda voz🥀⚘🌷😙😍
Farnando Duron
Estilizada sofisticada sofisticada sexy perfecta alta hermosa espigada todo lo que le sigue en dónde queda Lucero En dónde queda Lucía Méndez y las demás Esta sí que es preciosa una creación bella del universo Daniela Romo
BloomButterflix94
La incluyo siempre en mis discos y cassettes de rock en español 😎👌
Juan Carlos Ramírez Rodríguez
Manitos arribas si aun escucha este clásico en Diciembre 2020
Maria Gonzalez
2021