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.
Hoy te he visto en la terraza de un bar
Daniela Romo Lyrics
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Has vuelto a ser tu has vuelto a fumar,
Aunque te siente tan mal
Una silla libre cerca de ti
Y la sensación de que es para mi,
Se me da mal olvidar
Es tan grande la ciudad,
Te he encontrado tan distinto
Que no me he atrevido a hablar
Hoy te he visto en la terraza de un bar
Y al verte volví dos años atrás,
Yo no lo puedo olvidar
Una silla libre cerca de ti
Pero aquella vez si fue para mi,
Que fácil es empezar
Te he buscado tanto tiempo
Es tan grande la ciudad,
Te he encontrado tan distinto
Que no me he atrevido a hablar
Te he buscado tanto tiempo
Es tan grande la ciudad,
Te he encontrado tan distinto
Que no me he atrevido a hablar
The song "Hoy te he visto en la terraza de un bar" by Daniela Romo is an emotional Spanish song about encountering an old love, who the singer had been searching for for a long time, in a bar. The lyrics describe the person as having returned to smoking despite it making them feel bad. The singer notices a free chair near the person and thinks it may be for them, but they struggle with forgetting the past and have difficulty approaching the person.
The lyrics convey a sense of nostalgia and missed opportunity, as the singer and their former love had a chance encounter years ago that didn't work out. The repetition of the line "te he buscado tanto tiempo" speaks to the longing and yearning for this person that the singer has held onto. The line "es tan grande la ciudad" emphasizes the vastness of the city and the difficulty of finding someone in it, but despite that, the singer finally found the person they were looking for.
The song also touches on the idea of change and how people can grow and transform over time. The person the singer encounters in the bar is different from how they remembered them, and they feel hesitant to approach them because of this. The line "te he encontrado tan distinto que no me he atrevido a hablar" expresses this uncertainty and fear of rejection.
Overall, the song is a poignant reflection on love, missed opportunities, and the passing of time.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy te he visto en la terraza de un bar
Today I saw you on the terrace of a bar
Has vuelto a ser tu has vuelto a fumar
You've gone back to being yourself, smoking again
Aunque te siente tan mal
Even though it seems to make you feel bad
Una silla libre cerca de ti
An empty chair close to you
Y la sensación de que es para mi
And the feeling that it's meant for me
Se me da mal olvidar
Forgetting is not my strong suit
Te he buscado tanto tiempo
I've been looking for you for so long
Es tan grande la ciudad
The city is so big
Te he encontrado tan distinto
I found you so different
Que no me he atrevido a hablar
That I haven't dared to speak to you
Y al verte volví dos años atrás
And upon seeing you, I went back two years
Yo no lo puedo olvidar
I can't forget it
Pero aquella vez si fue para mi
But that time it was meant for me
Que fácil es empezar
How easy it is to start
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