A major star in regional Mexican music, singer Lalo Mora, Sr. has recorded … Read Full Bio ↴A major star in regional Mexican music, singer Lalo Mora, Sr. has recorded some excellent banda albums along the way but has made accordion-powered norteño his primary focus -- first as a member of the popular los Invasores de Nuevo León from 1980-1993, and more recently as a solo artist. Mora is highly regarded for his expressive performances of ranchera songs and his mastery of corridos (narrative folk ballads that have been an important part of regional Mexican music for generations), and his repertoire has included original material as well as Mexican standards.

Born Eduardo Mora Hernandez in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, Mora began singing at the age of four -- and by the time he was in his mid-teens, he was earning some money singing in local bars, restaurants, and clubs. Mora started using Lalo Mora as his stage name as a teenager, and it was also during his adolescent years that he enjoyed a small local following as half of a vocal duo called Lupe & Lalo (which also included singer Guadalupe Mendoza). Mora got a major break in 1980, when he was invited to join the norteño group los Invasores de Nuevo León as a lead vocalist. Los Invasores de Nuevo León were a new group at the time but went on to become a big name in regional Mexican music, and their success brought Mora a great deal of exposure in both Mexico and the United States. In 1993, Mora left los Invasores de Nuevo León to become a full-time solo artist (he was replaced by Isaías Lucero, who was replaced by Rigoberto Marroquín four years later in 1997). Leaving a group as visible as los Invasores de Nuevo León was a gamble for Mora, but it was a gamble that paid off for him commercially; as a solo artist, he became even more famous in the regional Mexican market. Mora built a huge catalog of solo albums, recording for Fonovisa Records (one of the top labels in regional Mexican music) extensively in the '90s and early to mid-2000s. And in the mid- to late 2000s, Mora provided a lot of solo albums for Disa Records (another label that is a major-league player in the regional Mexican market). In the 21st century, Mora's son Lalo Mora, Jr. has followed in his father's footsteps and pursued a career in music. The 2000s found the younger Mora working as the lead singer/bajo sexto player for los Herederos de Nuevo León, a norteño group with a strong Invasores de Nuevo León connection; in los Herederos de Nuevo León, Lalo Mora, Jr. has performed alongside accordion player Javier Rios, Jr., who is the son of singer/accordion player Javier Rios, Sr. (a founding member of los Invasores de Nuevo León). Lalo Mora, Sr. and Javier Rios, Sr.; had spent 13 years performing together in los Invasores de Nuevo León -- and after reaching adulthood, Lalo Mora, Jr. and Javier Rios, Jr. ended up performing together in los Herederos de Nuevo León.

Hermosisimo Lucero
Lalo Mora Lyrics

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A donde te ayas hermosisimo lucero
A quien estas iluminandole la vida
Mientras que yo aqui sin ti soy mula sin arriero
Muerta de sed por los caminos de la vida

Quisiera ser aquella nube pasajera
Para buscarte en lugares que me ofendes
Quiesira estar en donde estas ahorita mismo

Para arrancarte de los brazos en donde duermes
Tu eres el sol con que se alumbra mi existir
Tu eres el agua con que se apaga mi sed
Tu eres el aire que respiro pa′ vivir
Tu eres la tierra donde al fin descansare

Si me emborracho pa olvidarte ni te olvido
Esque en el fondo de mi copa te estoy biendo
Y en el fondo de la copa tu te burlas
Con esa risa que me mata el pensamiento
Tu eres el sol con que se alumbra mi existir
Tu eres el agua con que se apaga mi sed

Tu eres el aire que respiro pa' vivir
Tu eres la tierra donde al fin descansare

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Lalo Mora's Hermosisimo Lucero tell a story of a man who is deeply in love with someone who is no longer in his life. The song opens with the singer addressing a beautiful star in the sky and wondering whose life it is illuminating now. He contrasts his current state without his loved one to being a mule without a driver and wandering aimlessly through life. He expresses his longing and desire to be with his loved one, even if it means just being a passing cloud that can follow her wherever she goes.

As the song progresses, the singer speaks of the pain of seeing his loved one with someone else. He confesses to drowning his sorrows in alcohol but even then, he cannot forget her. He imagines her laughing at him from the bottom of his glass. The song ends with the singer declaring his love and devotion to his loved one, his sun, his water, his air, and his resting place.

Line by Line Meaning

A donde te ayas hermosisimo lucero
Wherever you are, beautiful star

A quien estas iluminandole la vida
Who are you lighting up their life

Mientras que yo aqui sin ti soy mula sin arriero
While I am here without you, I am a mule without a driver

Muerta de sed por los caminos de la vida
Thirsty for the roads of life

Quisiera ser aquella nube pasajera
I wish I could be that passing cloud

Para buscarte en lugares que me ofendes
To search for you in the places where you offend me

Quisiera estar en donde estas ahorita mismo
I wish I could be where you are right now

Para arrancarte de los brazos en donde duermes
To tear you away from the arms where you sleep

Tu eres el sol con que se alumbra mi existir
You are the sun that lights up my existence

Tu eres el agua con que se apaga mi sed
You are the water that quenches my thirst

Tu eres el aire que respiro pa′ vivir
You are the air I breathe to live