She's been worthy of innumerable recognitions, awards and special mentions from the critics. Guadalupe Pineda has proved through 30 years of career that quality and purity of music are not opposed to the popular approval.
Born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Guadalupe moved to Mexico City where she got her roots since early age. After studying Sociology at the faculty of Politic Sciences (UNAM), started a career as singer in samll forums and coffee shops.
Not too many people knows that before starting to sing, Guadalupe had experience at different jobs as a real estate seller, apprentice to a mechanic and as a guitar teacher. Her first opportunity came in 1974 singing Latin America and Jewish folkloric songs. In that period she formed 2 groups: "La Propuesta" and "Sanampay", with this second one she recorded 3 discs and showcased herself for first time in the United States.
In 1980 recorded an album with Carlos Diaz "Caito" and in 1981 she formally started a solo artist career.
She took her voice to many civic squares, correctional buildings, mental health institutions, reformatories, offices and parks until in 1984, after 10 years of hard work, she recorded the track "Yolanda", also know as "Te Amo" (duet with Pablo Milanes), which conquered the hearts of all Mexico. Just in our country, the sales of the album reached million and a half copies.
Now-a-days, Guadalupe Pineda has a discography of 22 albums, with at least the latest 4 produced by herself as an independent artist. She has received Gold and Platinum certifications with some of her albums due to high sales, including a Double Platinum certification for her album "Arias de Opera" (2004).
Her voice has transcended Mexican frontiers, she has been included in national and foreign movies and also has been part of important collections such as "Buddha-bar" of France, or the "Monte Carlo" Italian collection, that have been edited and released all over the world.
Her albums have been released in countries as far as Japan and she has performed on stage around the world (United States, Ireland, Spain, Italy, France, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Central and South America). Her most recent shows took place at Paris in 2005, and at the historic Argentinian opera house, "Teatro Colon of Buenos Aires" in November of 2006.
There have been also shows at some of the more important and recognized forums in Mexico, like "El Palacio de Bellas Artes", "Sala Nezahualcoyotl", "Teatro de la Ciudad de Mexico" (which was restored in 1985), "El Teatro Degollado", "El Teatro Juarez", and forums of the "Cervantino" festival, as well in the most representative and famous civic square of the country, the "Zocalo de la Ciudad de Mexico". All these places have been witness to the art of Guadalupe and the great love from her public.
Contigo en la distancia
Guadalupe Pineda Lyrics
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en que pueda apartarme de ti
El mundo parece distinto
cuando no estas junto a mi
No hay bella melodia
en que no surgas tu
ni yo quiero escucharla
es que te has convertido
en parte de mi alma
ya nada me consuela
si no estas tu tambien
mas alla de tu labios
del sol y las estrellas
contigo a la distancia
amado mio, estoy.
es que te has convertido
en parte de mi alma
ya nada me consuela
si no estas tu tambien
mas alla de tu labios
del sol y las estrellas
contigo a la distancia
amado mio, estoy
(contigo a la distancia amado mio estoy)
contigo.
Guadalupe Pineda's song "Contigo En La Distancia" is a powerful declaration of love and longing for someone who is not physically present. The first two lines set the tone: "No existe un momento del dia / en que pueda apartarme de ti," which means "There is not a moment in the day when I can separate myself from you." The singer goes on to describe how the world seems different and less appealing without the presence of this special person. This idea is encapsulated in the line: "El mundo parece distinto / cuando no estas junto a mi," which translates to "The world seems different / when you are not beside me."
The next stanza highlights the way that this person has become a part of the singer's very being: "es que te has convertido / en parte de mi alma," which means "you have become a part of my soul." The singer also expresses how nothing brings her/him joy without the loved one present, indicating that her/his happiness is intrinsically tied to the presence of the beloved. The final stanza repeats the last two lines of the first stanza, emphasizing the constancy of the singer's yearning for this person.
Overall, the song paints a poignant picture of the intense longing and deep connection that can exist between two people who are separated by physical distance.
Line by Line Meaning
No existe un momento del dia
There's no moment in the day
en que pueda apartarme de ti
when I can separate myself from you
El mundo parece distinto
The world seems different
cuando no estas junto a mi
when you're not with me
No hay bella melodia
There's no beautiful melody
en que no surgas tu
in which you don't arise
ni yo quiero escucharla
nor do I want to listen to it
si no la escuchas tu
if you don't listen to it
es que te has convertido
It's because you have become
en parte de mi alma
a part of my soul
ya nada me consuela
nothing consoles me anymore
si no estas tu tambien
if you're not here too
mas alla de tu labios
beyond your lips
del sol y las estrellas
beyond the sun and the stars
contigo a la distancia
with you, at a distance
amado mio, estoy.
my beloved, I am.
contigo.
with you.
Contributed by Dylan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.