Gilberto Santa Rosa was born on 21 August 1962, in Puerto Rico and today is… Read Full Bio ↴Gilberto Santa Rosa was born on 21 August 1962, in Puerto Rico and today is known as "El Caballero de la Salsa" (the gentleman of salsa).

In 1976 he started with a group of amateurs in Puerto Rico, and his first recording was with the Mario Ortiz Orchestra. He then moved on to Orquesta La Grande, and during the two years Gilberto was with them, he met Mr. Elias Lopés who later helped mold and polish the promising young singer, releasing three recordings.

In 1980, he got an important opportunity recording "Homenaje a Eddie Palmieri" with the Puerto Rico All Stars. He then went on to record with Tommy Olivencia. From 1981 through 1986 he was with the Willie Rosario Orchestra where he recorded six albums.

Santa Rosa then signed with Ralph Cartagena's Combo Records. In 1986, he debuted on Good Vibrations fronting his own salsa orquesta. After releasing three more albums on Combo, including "De Amor y Salsa", he switched to CBS Records and issued the chart-topping salsa romantica set Punto De Vista in 1990, which went platinum and spawned the smash hits "Vivir Sin Ella" and "Perdoname". Santa Rosa's 1991 CBS/Sony follow-up, Perspectiva, was another monster hit.

Since the mid-80s, the mainstream salsa recording industry in Puerto Rico and the USA has been largely preoccupied with developing and marketing the images of "good looking" young male vocalists, rather than producing solid, stimulating music performed by swinging soneros (improvising salsa singers). Santa Rosa, however, who was one of the first of this new crop of solo singers, is regarded as being amongst the small number who deserve to be called a sonero.

In 1990, Santa Rosa was in the illustrious company of Andy Montañez and Pedro Brull (from Mulenze ), as one of the contemporary soneros assembled by bandleader Don Perignon for his all-star La Puertorriqueña project. In 1990, he won the Billboard Lo Nuestro award for Best Male Singer. He has also performed at New York's prestigious annual salsa festival. But 1990 was an important year in other respects. Santa Rosa made acting debut in the play "La pareja dispareja", where he was joined by Rafo Muñiz and Luis Vigoreaux.

He visited Japan in 1995 as Puerto Rico's musical ambassador and sang one of his songs, "De cara al viento" in Japanese in his effort to bridge the cultural barriers. Since then Santa Rosa's fame reached across borders and continents; commanding recognition as salsa artist in most demand. In 1996 he released yet another smash album Esencia which included hit songs such as No Quiero Nada Regala'o.

Santa Rosa's recent work has not been limited to soloist recordings. He joined other artists in the First President's Festival in the Dominican Republic; Andy Montañez in New York's Lincoln Center, in 1997; and Olga Tañon in the Universal Studios Amphitheater in Holloywood, in 1997.

In 1999, he released Expresión, which reinforced his international fame. The album included the hit song "Que alguien me diga", written by Omar Alfanno, which was at the top of Billboard‘s latin chart for various weeks. The album also included the song Fulana, unlike his well known salsa, demonstrating his wide range of interests and ability. The album was selected as one of the 20 best recordings of the year by the National Foundation Popular Culture of Puerto Rico.

Que Sera
Gilberto Santa Rosa Lyrics

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Tu con la inocencia conquistaste
De mi vida cada parte
Contigo volvió a nacer

Yo te regalaba cada ansia
Y tejía en la distancia el momento de volver

Todo fue cayendo en el vacío

Y sentí que el amor mio de tus manos se escapo
Y se fue volviendo pesadilla
Todo aquello que algún día le dio vida al corazón

Sera que tu te enamoraste de otras manos
Sera que el viento ya no sopla a mi favor
Sera que todo lo que era fantasía
Se te ha olvidado cuando hacemos el amor

Sera que yo de la costumbre de tenerte
Deje pasar las emociones la pasión
Sera que nada volverá a ser como antes
Por que dejamos escapar tanta ilusión

Sera que tu te enamoraste de otras manos
Sera que el viento ya no sopla a mi favor
Sera que todo lo que era fantasía
Se te ha olvidado cuando hacemos el amor

Sera que yo de la costumbre de tenerte
Deje pasar las emociones la pasión

Sera que nada volverá a ser como antes
Por que dejamos escapar tanta ilusión

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Gilberto Santa Rosa's "Qué Será" tell the story of a failed relationship. The singer is addressing his former lover, reflecting on how she had captured his heart with her innocence and charm, and how he had given her every ounce of his desire and love. However, over time, their relationship began to fall apart, with the singer feeling like his love had slipped away from him. He questions whether she fell in love with someone else, if the winds had changed in their favor, and if the memories of their once-passionate love had faded away. He realizes that he may have become complacent in their relationship, and ultimately, he wonders if anything will ever be the same again.

The song portrays a sense of nostalgia and heartbreak, as the singer reflects on the loss of a once-beautiful relationship. The lyrics are poignant, and the melody is just as powerful, with a melancholic tone that underscores the sadness of the story. The singer's voice is full of emotion and longing, making listeners feel the heartache and regret that he is expressing.

Line by Line Meaning

Tu con la inocencia conquistaste
With your innocence, you won me over

De mi vida cada parte
You took over every part of my life

Contigo volvió a nacer
With you, I was reborn

Yo te regalaba cada ansia
I gave you every desire

Y tejía en la distancia el momento de volver
And I would weave our reunion in my thoughts from afar

Todo fue cayendo en el vacío
Everything fell into nothingness

Y sentí que el amor mio de tus manos se escapo
And I felt that you let go of my love from your hands

Y se fue volviendo pesadilla
And it turned into a nightmare

Todo aquello que algún día le dio vida al corazón
Everything that once gave life to my heart

Sera que tu te enamoraste de otras manos
Maybe you fell in love with someone else

Sera que el viento ya no sopla a mi favor
Maybe the wind no longer blows in my favor