Johnny Albino (born December 19, 1919) is a Puerto Rican bolero singer, bor… Read Full Bio ↴Johnny Albino (born December 19, 1919) is a Puerto Rican bolero singer, born in Yauco.

Albino played and sang through his youth years. It wasn't until years later, however, that he would get a chance to sing as part of an organized act. Albino joined the United States Army during World War II, where he formed a quartet and was allowed to sing for his fellow soldiers.

In 1946, Albino performed in a "trio" for the first time. Later on, he would become a member and lead voice of the Trio San Juan, which went on to become an internationally acclaimed group.

Trio San Juan was rivaled at the time by the Trio Los Panchos for popularity. Ironically, Albino later on left "Trio San Juan" and joined "Los Panchos", as the leading voice, replacing another legendary trio singer, Julito Rodriguez.

Albino joined "Los Panchos" in 1958 and he remained there until 1968. The group became famous across the world, and Albino toured the United States, Europe and Japan. With "Los Panchos", he recorded to Japanese albums, and he also performed alongside many superstars, such as Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and others.

Albino left "Los Panchos" in the middle of various disputes and internal group problems, culminating in a lawsuit by the management of Los Panchos against Albino for breach of contract, as well as a countersuit by Albino. Part of the settlement agreement consisted of Albino relinquishing all royalties to recordings made by Los Panchos and a stipulation for him never to record or perform any of the group's songs.[1] He then went on to form, or become a member of many famous Puerto Rican trios. Notably, Miguel Poventud whose participation in the album "Los Panchos by Special Request" are a compilation of love songs recorded in English for CBS. "El Trio Los Panchos Historia y Cronica" by Pablo Mareial Ortiz Ramos p. 263. Also, "Grandes Exitos de Johnny Albino con Los Panchos" DHIT 2093.2 21 June 2005 is his main performance with Miguel Poventud on "requinto" (guitar) and voice accompaniment.

Johnny Albino currently lives in Puerto Rico. His career spans over 300 albums and CDs.

Historia de un amor
Johnny Albino Lyrics

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Ya no estás más a mi lado, corazón
En el alma sólo tengo soledad
Y si ya no puedo verte
¿Por qué Dios me hizo quererte
Para hacerme sufrir más?

Siempre fuiste la razón de mi existir
Adorarte para mí fue religión

Y en tus besos yo encontraba
El calor que me brindaba
El amor y la pasión

Es la historia de un amor
Como no hay otro igual
Que me hizo comprender
Todo el bien, todo el mal
Que le dio luz a mi vida
Apagándola después

Ay, qué vida tan oscura
Sin tu amor no viviré

Overall Meaning

In Johnny Albino's Amor de Pobre, the singer is expressing their heartbreak and loneliness after their loved one has left them. The first verse states that the singer no longer has their loved one by their side, and they feel a great sense of solitude in their soul. They question why God made them love this person if it would only cause them more pain. In the second verse, the singer reveals that their loved one was the reason for their existence and adoring them was like a religion. The singer found love and passion in their loved one's kisses and warmth.

The song is a classic bolero that tells the story of a love that was the center of one's universe but ended tragically. The lyrics show the deep emotional pain and sense of loss one feels when their love is no longer by their side. The singer reflects on the love they had and how it consumed them entirely, but now they are left alone and their life is dark without that love. The song's slow tempo and the emotion in the singer's voice amplify the sadness and heartbreak conveyed in the lyrics.

Line by Line Meaning

Ya no estás más a mi lado, corazón
My beloved, you are no longer by my side, leaving me with nothing but loneliness in my heart.

En el alma sólo tengo soledad
My soul is filled with emptiness and solitude, my beloved is gone and my heart aches.

Y si ya no puedo verte
If I can no longer see you, my beloved,

¿Por qué Dios me hizo quererte
why did God make me fall in love with you,

Para hacerme sufrir más?
only to make me suffer more?

Siempre fuiste la razón de mi existir
You, my beloved, were always the reason for my existence,

Adorarte para mí fue religión
worshipping and adoring you was like a religion to me,

Y en tus besos yo encontraba
In your kisses I found,

El calor que me brindaba
the warmth that you provided,

El amor y la pasión
the love and passion that we shared.

Es la historia de un amor
This is the story of a love,