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.
Ansiedad
Lucho Gatica Lyrics
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De tenerte en mis brazos
Musitando palabras de amor
Ansiedad
De tener tus encantos
Y en la boca volverte a besar
Ansiedad
Musitando palabras de amor
Ansiedad
De tener tus encantos
Y en la boca volverte a besar
Yo sé está llorando mi pensamiento
Mis lágrimas son perlas que caen al mar
Y el eco adormecido de este lamento
Hace que estés presente en mi soñar
Tal vez estás llorando al recordarme
Y estreches mi retrato con frenesí
Y hasta tu oído llegue la melodía salvaje
Del eco de la pena de estar sin ti
The song Ansiedad by Lucho Gatica is an emotional ballad that expresses the overwhelming feeling of longing and yearning for someone. The lyrics portray the singer's desperate desire to hold their loved one in their arms, whispering sweet nothings and kissing them repeatedly. The title Ansiedad, which means anxiety, conveys the intense emotion the singer feels, a feeling of overwhelming anticipation and restlessness that can only be eased by being with the person they love.
Throughout the song, the singer expresses their emotions explicitly, almost begging to have their loved one back in their arms. The use of words like "frenesí" and "salvaje" (meaning frenzy and savage, respectively) depict the intensity of the singer's emotions, highlighting the overwhelming strength of their desire. The final line, "Del eco de la pena de estar sin ti" (meaning, "The echo of the pain of being without you"), captures the raw emotion that concludes the song, reminding us of the depth of feeling that love can bring.
Line by Line Meaning
Ansiedad
A feeling of intense longing
De tenerte en mis brazos
Wanting to hold you in my arms
Musitando palabras de amor
Whispering words of love
Ansiedad
A feeling of intense longing
De tener tus encantos
Desiring your charms
Y en la boca volverte a besar
And to kiss you again and again
Yo sé está llorando mi pensamiento
My thoughts are crying
Mis lágrimas son perlas que caen al mar
My tears are like pearls falling into the sea
Y el eco adormecido de este lamento
The sleepy echo of this lament
Hace que estés presente en mi soñar
Makes you present in my dreams
Tal vez estás llorando al recordarme
Maybe you are crying while remembering me
Y estreches mi retrato con frenesí
And holding my picture desperately
Y hasta tu oído llegue la melodía salvaje
And the wild melody reaches your ears
Del eco de la pena de estar sin ti
Of the echo of the pain of being without you
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ENRIQUE SARABIA JOSE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
MÚSICA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS MARCO ANTONIO AYALA
Mis respetos a un grande!!! Desde su tierra, mí querido Rancagua.
edgardo lopez
Que voz mas agradable!
Cipriano Leiva
"Ansiedad" canción del autor Venezolano José Enrique Saravia "Chelique", fallecido anteayer. Hermosa canción en la voz del también fallecido hace poco Lucho Gatica. Un homenaje para ambos.
¡Viva la Música y sus cultores!
Nina Gimenez
El rey del bolero.
Como indica su canción..
Ana Maria Diaz rodriguez
Este Lucho gatica esmaravilloso susletras son una maravilla
Humberto Zárraga
Excelente interpretación la que hace el astro chileno Lucho Gatica del famoso tema "Ansiedad", compuesto por el autor venezolano José Enrique "Chelique" Sarabia.
Vale recordar que en las décadas de los años 50 y 70 Lucho Gatica triunfó rotundamente en la mayoría de los países de habla hispana y, por supuesto, también en Venezuela donde fue todo un idolo, rivalizando musicalmente ese sitial con Alfredo Sadel, "El Tenor favorito de Venezuela".
A Lucho, "El Rey del Bolero" se le recuerda con mucho cariño, admiración y respeto en Venezuela, donde se le sigue aplaudiendo y conservando para el grato recuerdo sus exitosas grabaciones.
Humberto Zárraga *
Cantante, locutor y periodista
Exbolerista de la Orquesta Billos Caracas Boys
* Creador de los grupos en Facebook
LA VENEZUELA DE AYER EN FOTOS,
FANS DEL BOLERO Y LA BALADA y,
LOCUTORES DE VENEZUELA
Ofelia Gorrin
Tuve la dicha de conocer personalmente al gran lucho en sus viajes a Venezuela y no solo a él sino a su esposa Mapita y a su hijo Luis Antonio, que era un bebé, es más, tuve el honor de ser invitada a su matrimonio, que gratos recuerdos, Lucho y Mapita QEPD
Eduardo Juarez
Muere un gran cantante. 13 Nov 2018 saludos a chile
anthï
alguien sabe el nombre del arreglista de esta canción?