Talking about Guadalupe Pineda is to talk of a voice and a style that have … Read Full Bio ↴Talking about Guadalupe Pineda is to talk of a voice and a style that have marked the musical scene in Mexico and Latin America.

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.

Uno
Guadalupe Pineda Lyrics

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Si yo tuviera el corazón
el corazón que di
si yo pudiera como ayer
querer sin presentir

Es posible que a tus ojos
que me gritan su cariño
les cerrara con mis besos

sin pensar que eran como esos
otros ojos los perversos
los que hundieron mi vivir

Si yo tuviera el corazón
el mismo que perdí
si olvidara al que ayer lo destrozo
y pudiera darte

Me abrazaría a tu ilusión
para llorar tu amor

Y a veces me pregunto
que pasaría

si yo encontrara un alma
como la mía

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Guadalupe Pineda's song "Uno" depict a heartfelt longing for love and the vulnerability that comes with giving one's heart. The singer expresses a desire to have the same heart that she once gave away, to be able to love without anticipating any pain or disappointment. She contemplates the possibility of closing her eyes to the affectionate gaze of someone who expresses their love for her, kissing them without thinking that they might be like the deceitful eyes that caused her pain in the past.

The second stanza introduces a reflection on what would happen if she were to find a soul similar to hers. This raises the question of whether finding someone who understands her deeply would lead to a different outcome in her love life. The lyrics evoke a sense of yearning and curiosity about the potential of a connection with another person who shares similar experiences and emotions.

Overall, "Uno" explores themes of heartbreak, vulnerability, and the longing for a genuine connection. It contemplates the complexities and uncertainties of love, as well as the desire to find someone who truly understands and reciprocates one's feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

Si yo tuviera el corazón
If I had the heart

el corazón que di
the heart that I gave

si yo pudiera como ayer
if I could like yesterday

querer sin presentir
love without foreseeing

Es posible que a tus ojos
It's possible that to your eyes

que me gritan su cariño
that shout their affection to me

les cerrara con mis besos
I would close them with my kisses

sin pensar que eran como esos
without thinking they were like those

otros ojos los perversos
other eyes, the perverse ones

los que hundieron mi vivir
those that sank my existence

Si yo tuviera el corazón
If I had the heart