Luis Gatica Silva was born in Rancagua, Chili. He attended school at Instituto O'Higgins. He and his brother Arturo were struggling singers before they released their first album, in 1949, when Gatica was 21 years old.
Chileans generally experienced a change in their taste in music during the 1950s, when bolero music overtook tango as Chileans' preferred music genre for some time. Singers like Cuba's Olga Guillot, and Argentinian Leo Marini and Mexican Elvira Ríos, among others, were very popular during that time. So were Xavier Cugat and his orchestra, which included Puerto Rican Bobby Capó. These singers would influence Gatica.
Gatica's first record, 1951's Me Importas Tú (You Matter to Me) became a mega hit across Latin America, opening many doors for Gatica. He followed that with 1952's Contigo en la Distancia (With You in the Distance). Gatica recorded his version of Consuelo Velázquez's Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me a Lot) in 1953, a year in which he produced two more albums, Las Muchachas de la Plaza España (The Girls from Spain Square) and Sinceridad (Sincerity). The following year his hit "Sinceridad" was released.
By 1957, Gatica moved to Mexico, a country that would be of great importance in his life. In Mexico, he released No me Platiques Más (Don't Talk to me Anymore), Tú me Acostumbraste (You Accustomed Me) and Voy a Apagar la Luz (I'm Turning the Lights Off), which was released in 1959.
In 1956, Gatica's songs were recorded in North America on LP albums for the first time by Capitol Records ('Capitol of the World' series). Three albums were released within 14 months by Capitol. The third one in that group with Capitol was El Gran Gatica, which featured such songs as Somos (We Are),' Sabrá Dios (God Will Know), and Si me Comprendieras (If You Understood Me). One of the three Lucho Gatica albums released in 1958 was a greatest hits compilation; the third was named Envenenados (Poisoned). He also recorded a song entitled Encadenados (Chained (We Are)).
Gatica had important changes in his personal life after arriving in Mexico for the first time. He decided to become a permanent resident of that North American country, and married Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés, who had been a celebrity in Mexico (and Puerto Rico) for some years, and who also resided in Mexico. The couple had two sons named Luis and Alfredo. Luis went on to become a telenovela and rock star during the 1980s and Alfredo (Alfie) became a music entrepreneur. Gatica remarried an American woman and had one daughter named Lily, as well. One of Gatica's last known releases was 1963's Recuerdos de Amor (Memories of Love). He had seven children.
He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording.
Gatica Died in Mexico on November 13, 2018.
Amor Mío
Lucho Gatica Lyrics
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No sabe guardar secretos de amor;
Ya me dijo que estoy
En la gloria de tu intimidad,
No hace falta decir que me quieres
No me vuelvas loco con esa verdad
No lo digas no me hagas
Que lloré de felicidad.
Cuánta envidia se va a despertar,
Cuántos ojos nos van a mirar;
La alegría de todas mis horas,
Prefiero pasarlas en la intimidad,
Olvidaba decir que te amo,
Con todas las fuerzas que el alma me da;
Quien no ha amado que no diga nunca:
Que vivió jamás.
In Lucho Gatica's song "Amor mío," he describes the joy of being in love with someone who he believes loves him back. He sings about how her face gives away her love for him, and that he doesn't need to hear her say "I love you" to know that she does. He implores her not to tell him because he fears he will become overwhelmed with emotion and burst into tears of happiness. He also says that he prefers to keep their love a secret, as he doesn't want others to be envious of what they have. He would rather keep his joy to himself and share it only with his love.
The song also speaks to the power of love and how it can bring people together. Gatica sings that the joy he feels with his love surpasses any other happiness he has ever experienced. He urges those who have never loved to never say they have truly lived because life without love is not complete.
Lucho Gatica's "Amor mío" is a beautiful declaration of love that speaks to the power and beauty of finding someone to love and be loved by. The song is a tribute to love and the joy and happiness that it can bring into our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Amor mío tu rostro querido,
My beloved, your beloved face cannot keep secrets of love.
No sabe guardar secretos de amor;
It cannot keep love secrets to itself.
Ya me dijo que estoy
It already told me that I am
En la gloria de tu intimidad,
In the glory of your intimacy
No hace falta decir que me quieres
There's no need to say that you love me
No me vuelvas loco con esa verdad
Do not drive me crazy with that truth
No lo digas no me hagas
Don't say it, don't make me
Que lloré de felicidad.
Cry tears of joy.
Cuánta envidia se va a despertar,
How much envy is going to be aroused,
Cuántos ojos nos van a mirar;
How many eyes are going to gaze at us;
La alegría de todas mis horas,
The joy of all my hours
Prefiero pasarlas en la intimidad,
I prefer to spend them in intimacy
Olvidaba decir que te amo,
I forgot to say that I love you
Con todas las fuerzas que el alma me da;
With all the strength that my soul gives me;
Quien no ha amado que no diga nunca:
Whoever hasn't loved, let them never say:
Que vivió jamás.
That they have ever truly lived.
Contributed by Camden J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@betillo444
GRACIAS AL QUE SUBIO ESTOS VIDEOS, LA VERDAD QUE ESTAN ESTUPENDOS , QUE MARAVILLOSA VOZ, SEA QUIEN LO ACOMPAÑE MUSICALMENTE , SU VOZ ES LO PRINCIPAL, Y ESO BASTA. TE RECORDAMOS CON CARIÑO , LUCHO GATICA.
@lopz33
¡Tremendo tema!
Un día como hoy, 11 de agosto de 1928, nació en Rancagua, Chile, el cantante Luis Enrique (Lucho) Gatica Silva, el Rey del Bolero. Maestro, lo extrañamos mucho.🎵🎤🎶😢😢😢😢😢
@JoseRoman-cn4hg
Que hermosa canción y Lucho Gatica, no sabia mucho de el pero escuchando sus canciones la verdad es y será un Gran intérprete del Bolero romántico....
@victoriaaleman7428
Qué hermosura de canción!!, el cielo se llena de lindas notas musicales y de la preciosa voz de Don Lucho Gatica. Que en paz descanse.
@nildagonzalezperez9922
EPD el gran Lucho sus canciones todas lindas y bellas musica muy romantica Saludos desde Cuba
@palomayombe5132
Hola Nilda !
@hermosol68
Creo que los que aqui entramos les agradecemos a los que se toman la molestia de compartir esas maravillosas interpretaciones del maestro...Pero por favor...respetemos los gustos que cada uno tiene al bajar estas canciones con o sin cambios...sigue siendo el maestro Gatica sin par...Dejemos que los suenios de esa epoca de la juventud vuelvan a darnos esa alegia de recordar un viejo amor de juventud.
@isabelcastro3212
Lucho Gatica fue El cantante marsvilloso en aquellos tiempos de mucho romance..no habia otro igual...INOLVIDABLE
@albamaria54
USTED LO HA DICHO , RECORDANDO LA MEJOR EPOCA DE EL BOLERO Y UNOS DE SUS MEJOES INTERPRETES. GRACIAS
@manueltelechea3620
El mejor.