Javier Solís was born Gabriel Siria Levario.[2] Being of humble origins, Siria had to drop out of school during his teens to support his family. In his spare time, he trained as an amateur boxer, with aspirations of going professional, but after suffering a few defeats, he was prevailed upon to work at something 'more decent'.
Siria began singing in competitions, in which the winner would be awarded a new pair of shoes; he was eventually banned from participating because he dominated the competition. At that time he was working as a butcher, and sang while he worked. His boss heard him and was so impressed with his talent that he urged Siria to dedicate himself to his music and recommended him to a voice coach. To his family's relief, he hung up his boxing gloves and began a singing career.
[edit] Singing break
At age 16, Siria went to Puebla to sing with the Mariachi Metepec, but he didn't get his first professional break until two years later, when Julito Rodriguez and Alfredo Gil of the famous singing trio, 'Los Panchos', discovered him, and took him to audition at CBS Records. There, in 1950, he signed a contract and recorded his first album. His first hit, Lloraras, came two years later, and it was his then-producer Felipe Valdes Leal that gave Siria his stage name, Javier Solís.
Solís began to receive international acclaim in 1957, when he began appearing in the U.S., Central and South America. He was among the first to sing in the new style now known as 'Bolero-Ranchera'. He sang boleros typically associated with trio music, but now were accompanied by mariachis. Solís was a versatile interpreter; he sang not just boleros, but rancheras, the danzón, waltzes and even tangos such as En Esta Tarde Gris(In This Grey Afternoon).
[edit] Acting career
Solís began his acting career in 1959, and appeared in more than 20 films, working with such artists as Pedro Armendáriz, María Victoria, Antonio Aguilar and Lola Beltrán. His last picture, Juan Pistolas, was finished in 1965. During his lifetime, he was considered a better singer than actor by his public, who rated him alongside such accomplished artists as Jorge Negrete, Aguilar and Pedro Infante.
[edit] Final Years
Great things were expected from him after the death of Pedro Infante in an air accident in the late 1950's. Alas, he died young. Solís passed at age 33, a victim of complications from gall bladder surgery. At that time, his doctors had refused him water, and his last words concerned his family and his terrible thirst, "They will have to shower my grave with lots of water. I know that I'm going to die; there is no cure"
Javier Solís was a prolific artist and left an extensive discography. Most of his albums are still in print, allowing the listener to enjoy a voice like no other.
Recuerdos
Javier Solis Lyrics
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Oyendo una canción que yo pedí
Me están sirviendo ahorita mi tequila
Ya va mi pensamiento rumbo a ti
Yo sé que tu recuerdo es
Mi desgracia, y vengo aquí nomas a recordar
Que amarga son las cosas que nos pasan
Quien no sabe en esta vida la traición
Tan conocida que nos deja
Un mal amor
Quien no llega a la cantina
Exigiendo su tequila y exigiendo
Su canción, me están sirviendo ya la
Del estribo ahorita ya no se si tengo fe
Ahorita solamente
Yo les pido que toquen
Otra vez la que se fue
Quien no sabe en esta vida la traición
Tan conocida que nos deja
Un mal amor
Quien no llega a la cantina
Exigiendo su tequila y exigiendo
Su canción, me están sirviendo ya la
Del estribo ahorita ya no se si tengo fe
Ahorita solamente
Yo les pido que toquen
Otra vez la que se fue
The song Recuerdos by Javier Solís is a melancholic ballad that tells the story of a man who finds himself sitting alone in a corner of a bar, listening to a song that he requested to hear. He is sipping on his tequila and reminiscing about a lost love. He knows that the memory of her is his downfall, and he has come to the bar just to remember her. He reflects on how bitter things can be with a woman who does not treat him well. He knows the pain of betrayal and the heartbreak of a bad love.
Throughout the song, the main theme is the idea of nostalgia and heartbreak. The song paints a romantic yet painfully sad picture of a man who is still in love with a woman who has left him. The lyrics convey a sense of deep longing and regret as the man reflects on his lost love's memories. He shuts himself off from society and isolates himself in the bar, hoping to find solace in alcohol and memories.
Line by Line Meaning
Estoy en el rincón de una cantina
I am in the corner of a bar
Oyendo una canción que yo pedí
Listening to a song that I requested
Me están sirviendo ahorita mi tequila
My tequila is being served at the moment
Ya va mi pensamiento rumbo a ti
My thoughts are headed towards you
Yo sé que tu recuerdo es
I know that your memory is
Mi desgracia, y vengo aquí nomas a recordar
My misfortune, and I come here just to remember
Que amarga son las cosas que nos pasan
How bitter are the things that happen to us
Con hay una mujer que paga mal
When there is a woman who treats us badly
Quien no sabe en esta vida la traición
Who in this life does not know betrayal
Tan conocida que nos deja
So well-known that it leaves us
Un mal amor
With a bad kind of love
Quien no llega a la cantina
Who does not come to the bar
Exigiendo su tequila y exigiendo su canción
Demanding their tequila and their song
Me están sirviendo ya la del estribo
They are already serving me the last one
Ahorita ya no se si tengo fe
Now I do not know if I have faith
Ahorita solamente yo les pido que toquen otra vez la que se fue
Right now, I am only asking them to play the one that's gone, again
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Jose Alfredo Jimenez Sandoval
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
javierista solis
es una voz única,que en un principio quiso mesclar con la de pedro pero luego se dieron cuenta que tenia una voz exquisita llena de un encanto desconocido que embrujaba los sentidos, y las canciones ya interpretadas por otros las hizo éxitos que solo hoy se reconocen en su voz, es la voz del amor del romance la alegría y la tristeza, lo de javier es solo de el y no le debe nada a nadie, Dios lo elegio para tener ese tono que venció al tiempo y se mantiene cada día mas bello en mi canal
Marko rocka
Tronco de promo que aventaste🤣🤣🤣
Armando Javier Hernandez
opino exactamente lo mismo que tu
Nenezaze
javierista solis muy bonito recuerdo, Jorge Negrete Le canto a nuestra patria con gallardia, Pedro Infante los corridos y Las canciones alegres y El señor de Las sombras al Amor
Israel Ramirez
La letra de esta canción es bellisima, es tan apasionada, tan mexicana porque así somos los buenos mexicanos apasionados y aferrados a nuestro amor aunque ese amor este destinado a no ser. En caunto a Don Javier Solía, que puedo decir, ya he comentado muchas de sus canciones hoy solo diré: Simplemente incomparable!!! No hay, no habrá otro como Don Javier Solis. Y vuelvo a repetir fue una persona muy sencilla de trato cuentan los que tuvieron la fortuna de platicar con él. Lo que lo hace ser aun mas admirado por parte mía!!!!!
NOEMÍ MARTÍNEZ
Tengo el mismo sentimiento que usted por él. ❤ saludos señor.
AlnilamSeriades
Es increible, hasta las canciones que no había escuchado de Javier Solis, me cautivan desde el primer momento...no solo es su voz, también los arreglos y su mariachi...es un conjunto de todo.
carlos Nuñez
Nadie como Javier solis ha transmitido con tanta profundidad de sentimiento las emociones humanas a través de las canciones. Es único, y por eso carecemos del patrón apropiado para enjuiciar la belleza de su voz.
Israel Ramirez
Hay Don Javier usted canta cada día mejor de verdad que si. No me canso de escucharlo y de comentar lo excelente de esta interpretación. Esta canción se la dedico a un gran amor que no puedo decir su nombre...!!
dann c
Concuerdo con usted es una interpretación magnífica. Saludos