Lola Beltrán (born María Lucila Beltrán Ruiz, 1932-1996, was one of the gr… Read Full Bio ↴Lola Beltrán (born María Lucila Beltrán Ruiz, 1932-1996, was one of the greatest Mexican ranchera singers, nicknamed Lola la Grande ("Lola the Great").

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.

Por un Amor
Lola Beltrán Lyrics

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Por un amor
Me desvelo y vivo apasionado
Tengo un amor
Que en mi vida dejó para siempre
Amargo dolor

Pobre de mí
Esta vida mejor que se acabe

No es para mí

Pobre de mí (coro: ay corazón)
Pobre de mí (coro: no sufras más)
Cuánto sufre mi pecho
Que late tan solo por ti.

Por un amor
He llorado gotitas de sangre del corazón
Me has dejado con el alma herida
Sin compasión

Pobre de mí
Esta vida mejor que se acabe
No es para mí

Pobre de mí (ay corazón)
Pobre de mí (no sufras más)

Cuánto sufre mi pecho
Que late tan solo por ti

Overall Meaning

Lola Beltrán's song "Por un Amor" is a passionate and melancholic ballad about a love that has left the singer in a state of constant yearning and pain. The lyrics express the depth of the singer's feeling, as he declares that he is sleepless and lives with a sense of passion and longing that never leaves him. He reveals that he has loved someone who has left an indelible mark on his life, but the love has also left him with a bitter pain in his heart.

The singer appears to be completely consumed by his love, as he states that he has cried tears of blood from his heart, and has been left with a wounded soul by the person he loves. He speaks of his suffering, expressing a desire for his life to end, since he feels that he cannot bear the pain of his unrequited love any longer.

Despite his anguish, the singer's love for the object of his affection remains unshakeable, and he declares that his heart beats only for her. The chorus repeats his expression of grief and urges him not to suffer anymore.

Overall, "Por un Amor" is a heart-wrenching portrayal of love and loss, with Lola Beltrán's emotive voice capturing the depths of the singer's despair and longing.

Line by Line Meaning

Por un amor
I am obsessed and passionately live for a love that left a forever bitter pain in my life

Me desvelo y vivo apasionado
I stay awake and live with an overwhelming passion for this love

Tengo un amor
I have a love that consumes me entirely

Que en mi vida dejó para siempre
This love has left an eternal mark in my life

Amargo dolor
The pain from this love is excruciatingly bitter

Pobre de mí
Poor me who suffers so much from this love

Esta vida mejor que se acabe
This life would be better if it ended

No es para mí
This life is not meant for me

Coro: ay corazón
Chorus: Oh, my heart

Coro: no sufras más
Chorus: Don't suffer anymore

Cuánto sufre mi pecho
My chest suffers so much