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.
Libertad
Guadalupe Pineda Lyrics
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Y al fin la vida no puede ser
Solo un tiempo que hay que recorrer
A través del dolor y el placer
¿Quién nos compuso el engaño
De que existir es apostar a no perder?
Vivir es más que un derecho
El mandato de reflexionar
¿Qué es nacer, qué es morir, qué es amar?
¿El hombre, por qué está hecho
Y qué eres tú, libertad?
Libertad, libertad
Libertad, libertad
Libertad, libertad
Libertad, libertad
La idea no es mensurable
Tampoco el verbo fundamental
¿Qué es el alma principio o final
O armonía del bien frente al mal?
¿Qué es el amor insondable
Que empuja al cuerpo a ser incógnita inmortal?
El siglo está agonizando
Y el testamento que va a dejar
Es un orden que quiere ocultar
El preciso compás del azar
¿A qué seguir respirando
Si no estás tú, libertad?
Libertad, libertad
Libertad, libertad
Libertad, libertad
Libertad, libertad
Libertad
is a beautiful and thought-provoking Spanish song by Guadalupe Pineda. The lyrics reflect on the passing of time and the meaning of life, weaving in questions about the purpose of human existence, the nature of love and the role of freedom in shaping it all. The song begins with the simple observation that time keeps moving forward, but life is just a transient journey that we must all take, with its share of love and pain. The lyrics then ask a powerful question - who told us that life is a gamble we must play in order to avoid loss?
As the song progresses, the focus shifts to the human experience, and the idea that life is more than a mere right - it is a duty we all have to ourselves and to others. We must reflect on the fundamental questions of our existence - what does it mean to be born, to die, to love? And what is the role of freedom in all of this? The song suggests that we are all born with a mandate to explore these questions and to embrace our own freedom, whatever form it might take in our lives.
The final verse of the song is particularly powerful, reflecting on the current state of the world and the legacy we will leave behind. The current era is described as one of great turmoil, where the order that we have created seeks to hide the unpredictable nature of life. Yet the singer concludes by addressing an unseen force, Liberty or Freedom, as the reason to keep breathing and keep searching for answers. It is a poignant call to action, urging us all to embrace the freedom that is within us and to keep striving for a better world.
Line by Line Meaning
Y van pasando los años
As years go by
Y al fin la vida no puede ser
And in the end, life cannot be
Solo un tiempo que hay que recorrer
Just a time that must be traversed
A través del dolor y el placer
Through pain and pleasure
¿Quién nos compuso el engaño
Who composed this deceit
De que existir es apostar a no perder?
That to exist is to bet on not losing?
Vivir es más que un derecho
Living is more than a right
Es el deber de no claudicar
It is the duty not to give up
El mandato de reflexionar
The mandate to reflect
¿Qué es nacer, qué es morir, qué es amar?
What is to be born, what is to die, what is to love?
¿El hombre, por qué está hecho
What is man made for
Y qué eres tú, libertad?
And what are you, liberty?
La idea no es mensurable
The idea is immeasurable
Tampoco el verbo fundamental
Nor is the fundamental verb
¿Qué es el alma principio o final
What is the soul, beginning or end
O armonía del bien frente al mal?
Or harmony between good and evil?
¿Qué es el amor insondable
What is the unfathomable love
Que empuja al cuerpo a ser incógnita inmortal?
That drives the body to be an immortal enigma?
El siglo está agonizando
The century is dying
Y el testamento que va a dejar
And the testament it will leave behind
Es un orden que quiere ocultar
Is an order that wants to hide
El preciso compás del azar
The precise rhythm of chance
¿A qué seguir respirando
Why keep breathing
Si no estás tú, libertad?
If you, liberty, are not here?
Libertad
Liberty
Libertad
Liberty
Libertad
Liberty
Libertad
Liberty
Contributed by Callie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.