Real name Héctor Tricoche Albertorio1
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Real name Héctor Tricoche Albertorio1
Birth 29 July 1955 (62 years)
Puerto Rico Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Nationality
Occupation Singer, Musician
Artistic information
Genre Salsa
Instrument (s) Voice, maracas
Years active 1981 - Present
Label (s) Rodven Records
Carrying the title of one of the Original Salsa Kings, Hector Tricoche is an international musician of Puerto Rican descent who sings in the genre of Latin pop and salsa. With an impressively high and melodic voice for his physical stature and height, Hector Tricoche has stood out in the sleepy decade of the 1990s salsa scene through his richly textured and versatile musical compilations. Critics have praised him for combining a harmonious voice with the creative snappiness of an improvisation artist.
Hector Tricoche performed alongside the renowned Tommy Olivencia Orchestra for several years before embarking on a solo career. The orchestra, headed by bandleader Tommy Olivencia, was also known as the Tommy Olivencia School because it aided in launching the careers of many notable salsa artists' careers. The orchestra's trademark musical style was highly swinging salsa with a strong brass element.
Hector Tricoche first succeeded Carlos Alexis as lead singer, in time for Olivencia's 1984 album Celebrando Otro Aniversario." Through their collaboration period, Hector Tricoche sang the hit "Lobo Domesticado" in the 1987 chart-topping album 30 Aniversario, whose release was meant to celebrate Olivencia's three decade anniversary as a bandleader. The album also included a colorful medley of past hits.
After six years of participation, Hector Tricoche left the Tommy Olivencia Orchestra in 1990. He was replaced by Héctor "Pichy" Pérez, who had left his own band Sonora Ponceña to perform with Olivencia. It was then that Tricoche started performing as a solo artist, frequenting salsa nightclubs and venues like the Calle Ocho/Carnival Miami festivals and Miami Airport Hilton.
Hector Tricoche has been a celebrated artist not only for his impressive vocal talent, but also for his off-stage personality. He has been known to entertain crowds by filling intermissions with joke-tellings. He has also engaged in impromptu salsa dance sessions with clubgoers in the nightclubs.
A highlight of Hector Tricoche's albums are the intricate and sophisticated horn arrangements. His fans have claimed that he can easily outshine his Latin music contemporaries due to his improvisational confidence. He has released no less than nine albums in the United States, and much more internationally. Besides singles and full albums, his music can also be found in compilations and boxed sets.
Lápiz De Carmín
Hector Tricoche Lyrics
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Vernos solos de noche con temor
No sé que historia ocultas en tu vida
Si engañas a otro hombre igual que yo
Tus ojos ya me piden que me calle
Que no interponga nada a nuestro amor
Me besas en la oscuridad culpable
Envuelta en el ruido del motor
Y apenas acabamos de besarnos
Me dices,
Que tenemos que partir
Mientras que vas borrando de tus labios
Mis besos con el lápiz de carmín
No, ya no aguanto más
La forma de amar que quieres tu
Y yo te quiero llevar conmigo a soñar
De día y con luz
No, ya no aguanto más
La forma de amar que quieres tu
Y yo te quiero llevar conmigo a soñar
De día y con luz
Y apenas acabamos de besarnos
Me dices,
Que tenemos que partir
Mientras que vas borrando de tus labios
Mis besos con el lápiz de carmín
No, ya no aguanto más
La forma de amar que quieres tu
Y yo te quiero llevar conmigo a soñar
De día y con luz
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
Amarnos en el coche y a escondidas
No sé que historia ocultas en tu vida
(No)
Ay, no, no, no
(Ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
Si quieres que yo te quiera
Será solo a mi manera
Eso lo sabes tu
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
Tu, con tu lápiz de carmín
tu borras mis huellas y el sabor a mi
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
Si tu ojos me dicen que me callé
Ya no aguanto más la forma que tienes de amar
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
Que pasará, si acabamos de llegar
Y ya te tienes que marchar
A donde irás
(No)
Ay, no, no, no
(Ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
Me estoy cansando
The song "Lápiz de Carmin" by Hector Tricoche talks about an illicit and secret relationship that takes place in a car at night. The singer sings about how the person he is seeing asks him to be quiet and not interfere with their love, which is tinged with guilt due to the fact that they are both cheating on someone else. The two lovers kiss in the darkness and, reluctantly, must part. The singer finds out that the person he is seeing is using a carmine-colored lipstick to try and remove the traces of their intimate encounter.
Through the lyrics, we get a sense of the singer's frustration and desire for something more. He desires to be with this person in the daytime, in a more open and honest relationship. He can no longer tolerate being a clandestine lover, and the person's way of loving needs to change if they want to continue their affair.
Line by Line Meaning
Amarnos en el coche y a escondidas
To love each other in the car and in secret
Vernos solos de noche con temor
To see each other alone at night with fear
No sé que historia ocultas en tu vida
I don't know what hidden story your life holds
Si engañas a otro hombre igual que yo
If you deceive another man like me
Tus ojos ya me piden que me calle
Your eyes are already asking me to be quiet
Que no interponga nada a nuestro amor
To not let anything come between our love
Me besas en la oscuridad culpable
You kiss me in guilty darkness
Me besas en la oscuridad culpable
You kiss me in guilty darkness
Envuelta en el ruido del motor
Wrapped in the sound of the engine
Y apenas acabamos de besarnos
And we have just finished kissing
Me dices,
You tell me,
Que tenemos que partir
That we have to leave
Mientras que vas borrando de tus labios
While you erase my kisses from your lips
Mis besos con el lápiz de carmín
My kisses with the carmine pencil
No, ya no aguanto más
No, I can't take it anymore
La forma de amar que quieres tu
The way you want to love
Y yo te quiero llevar conmigo a soñar
And I want to take you with me to dream
De día y con luz
In the day and with light
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
(No, I can't take it anymore, the way you love)
Amarnos en el coche y a escondidas
To love each other in the car and in secret
No sé que historia ocultas en tu vida
I don't know what hidden story your life holds
(No)
(No)
Ay, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
(Ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
(I can't take it anymore, the way you love)
Si quieres que yo te quiera
If you want me to love you
Será solo a mi manera
It will be only my way
Eso lo sabes tu
You know that
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
(No, I can't take it anymore, the way you love)
Tu, con tu lápiz de carmín
You, with your carmine pencil
tu borras mis huellas y el sabor a mi
You erase my footprints and the taste of me
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
(No, I can't take it anymore, the way you love)
Si tu ojos me dicen que me callé
If your eyes tell me to be quiet
Ya no aguanto más la forma que tienes de amar
I can't take it anymore, the way you love
(No, ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
(No, I can't take it anymore, the way you love)
Que pasará, si acabamos de llegar
What will happen if we have just arrived
Y ya te tienes que marchar
And you already have to leave
A donde irás
Where will you go
(No)
(No)
Ay, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
(Ya no aguanto más la forma de amar que tienes tu)
(I can't take it anymore, the way you love)
Me estoy cansando
I am getting tired
Contributed by Eli B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.