In her native town of Rosario, Sinaloa, Beltrán completed her secretarial studies while she participated in many singing competitions. She then moved to Mexico City where she was discovered while working at the radio station XEW, and never went back to Rosario again.
She married Alfredo Leal, a matador and film actor, and with him had two children: María Elena Leal, who is also a singer, and José Leal. She entered the world of film in 1954 starring in El tesoro de la muerte. After participating in dozens of films, most of them musicals, she obtained a role in the telenovela Mi rival with Saby Kamalich. In 1976 and 1984 she hosted the musical shows Noches tapatías and El estudio de Lola Beltrán respectively.
Beltrán is still considered with Lucha Reyes the most successful ranchera-music singer of all time. She was the first ranchera singer to perform at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. She also performed at the Olympia music hall in Paris, the Tchaikovsky Hall of Moscow and the Conservatory of Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the former Soviet Union.
Soon after recording Disco del Siglo with Lucha Villa and Amalia Mendoza "La Tariácuri" (produced by Juan Gabriel) she died of a massive pulmonary embolism at the Ángeles hospital of Mexico City.
Echame a Mi la Culpa
Lola Beltrán Lyrics
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Que lo que prometiste se te olvido
Sabes a ciencia cierta que me engañaste
Aunque nadie te amaba igual que yo.
Lleno estoy de razones pa despreciarte
Y sin embargo quiero que seas felizY alla en el otro mundo
En vez de infierno encuentres gloria
Dile al que pregunte que no te quise
Dile que te engañaba que fui lo peor
Echame a mi la culpa de lo que pase
Cubrete tu la espalda con mi dolor.
Y alla en el otro mundo
En vez de infierno encuentres gloria
Y que una nube de tu memoria me borre a mi
Dile al que pregunte...
The lyrics to Lola Beltrán's song "Echame a Mi la Culpa" speak of a relationship in which the singer has been hurt and betrayed by their lover. The singer acknowledges that their lover had failed to keep their promises and had cheated on them, despite the singer's unwavering love. Although filled with reasons to hate their lover, the singer still wishes for their former partner's happiness, even if it means erasing themselves from their lover's memory. The chorus then goes on to ask the lover to blame everything on the singer, and to cover their own back with the singer's pain.
The lyrics of the song are a poignant representation of the pain that comes with a broken relationship but also show the power of forgiveness and selflessness. The singer has been hurt, deceived, and betrayed, yet they still wish for their former partner's happiness, even if it comes at the cost of their own happiness. By offering themselves as a scapegoat, the singer not only wants to ease their lover's guilt but also to save them from the consequences that come with their actions.
One interesting fact about the song is that it was originally written by Mexican songwriter José Ángel Espinoza, also known as Ferrusquilla. The song was later popularized by Lola Beltrán, who recorded it in 1961. It became one of her most famous songs and was later covered by several other artists.
Line by Line Meaning
Sabes mejor que nadie que me fallaste
You know better than anyone that you failed me
Que lo que prometiste se te olvido
That you forgot about what you promised
Sabes a ciencia cierta que me engañaste
You know for sure that you cheated on me
Aunque nadie te amaba igual que yo.
Even though no one loved you like I did.
Lleno estoy de razones pa despreciarte
I have plenty of reasons to despise you
Y sin embargo quiero que seas feliz
And yet, I want you to be happy.
Y alla en el otro mundo
And there, in the other world,
En vez de infierno encuentres gloria
Instead of hell, may you find glory
Y que una nube de tu memoria me borre a mi.
And let a cloud in your memory erase me.
Dile al que pregunte que no te quise
Tell anyone who asks that I didn't love you
Dile que te engañaba que fui lo peor
Tell them I cheated on you, that I was the worst
Echame a mi la culpa de lo que pase
Blame me for what happened
Cubrete tu la espalda con mi dolor.
Cover your back with my pain.
Y alla en el otro mundo
And there, in the other world,
En vez de infierno encuentres gloria
Instead of hell, may you find glory
Y que una nube de tu memoria me borre a mi
And let a cloud in your memory erase me.
Dile al que pregunte...
Tell anyone who asks...
Writer(s): Jose Angel Espinosa Aragon
Contributed by Noah A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@starcatchingboy
¡Qué voz! ¡Qué talento! Estos seres maravillosos no deberían morir. Y quizás no mueren, aquí siguen en nuestro pensamiento. La mejor intérprete de música mexicana, sin duda.
@berthagonzalez9035
Sana amiga
@mels._earthling
desde Puerto Rico mis respetos, que voz que sentimiento wow aplausos!!
@user-kq7xw5ko2l
Memorable ese concierto en el olímpica de París. Maravilloso.
@williamandressaenz40
Soy muy joven pero ver cantar e interpretar a Lola Beltrán es sublime de el otro mundo.......
@user-vo9zc6mn3y
La cantante favorita de mi mamá,y yo cantaba de oírlas,mi mamá tenía una voz preciosa,canto una vez en Mexico con el mariachi Vargas,en un lugar de aficionados
@franciscojavieralvaradosos5453
Que interpretación tan maravillosa , en la mejor voz de la música mexicana , besos hasta donde esté Lola , la más grande de todas
@americar970
Lloró cada vez que ella canta, porque hace estremecer todo mi cuerpo, una diva de verdad.
@juanhortelano7379
LOLA, SIEMPRE LOLA!!!!!!! , MIS PADRES FUERON A PARIS A VERLA, QUE ORGULLO DE MI MADRE VESTIRSE DE TRAJE REGIONAL MEXICANO!"!!!!!!!! CUANTA ADMIRACION DE LOS EXTRANJEROS!!!! me comento mi madre que le pedian fotografiarse con ella, mis padres ni entendian pero fue una maravillosa experiencia para ella, y tambien me comentaron que lola ya tenia sus tequilitas cuando subio al escenario, viva mi mexico, tan hermoso y tan lacerado por el mal gobierno.
@EErika31684
Que bonito memoir. Saludos desde California .