As a youngster, Lupillo, his sister Jenni Rivera and the rest of the Rivera family moved to Long Beach California, where Lupillo graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1990 (he was in the same graduating class as Snoop Dogg.)
Rivera wanted to be a restaurant owner. His father, however, was a recording studio owner. Wanting to give his son a hands-on business experience, Mr. Rivera hired his son Lupillo to work at the studio.
Lupillo was given the task of looking for local talent at bars, with the idea that some of that talent could be signed by his father's company. It was while searching for talent that he met the now deceased Chalino Sánchez, father of Adán Sánchez Also now deceased.
Lupillo's uncle was a semi-famous professional boxer, known as El Toro Rivera to Mexican boxing fans. In 1990, Lupillo discovered that he could sing, and he began performing under the nickname of "El Toro del Corrido" ("The corrido's bull (r)"), as a homage to his uncle.
By 1993, Lupillo began to sing using his own name. By then, he had already signed with Sony Discos.
His star began to rise meteorically at that point. In 2001, he was awarded a Premios lo Nuestro.
In Juarez, Chihuahua, while he was driving to a concert location, his SUV flipped over. He required hospitalization. Months later, Adán Sánchez, a years-long friend who had grown to admire and become like a little brother to Lupillo, died at the age of nineteen in another car accident, leaving Lupillo Rivera devastated.
In 2004, a Marine who died in Iraq had requested for Lupillo to sing at his funeral should the soldier die, and Lupillo complied with the request, leaving one of his famous sombreros on the Marine's burial casket during the funeral.
Rivera has been involved in controversy, tying him romantically to different women. Some women he has been linked to claim to have children from him. On April 29, 2006, he married the mother of one of his daughters.
Dame
Lupillo Rivera Lyrics
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Que no ay nada tan hermoso
Ni tan bello como tu
Tu linda sonrisa
Tus piernas tan lindas
Tu cara de niña
Tu forma de ser
Que te quise desde el dia en que te mire
Llenaste mi cielo
Entraste a mi sueño
Y con tanto anelo te di mi querer
Dame, de tu boquita, tus besos
Dame, ese calor de tu piel
Dame, de tus manos las caricias
Y dame tus secretos de mujer.
Hoy quiero que sepas que te quise
Desde el dia en que te mire
Llenaste mi cielo
Entraste a mi sueño
Y con tanto anelo te di mi querer
Dame, de tu boquita, tus besos
Dame, ese calor de tu piel
Dame, de tus manos las caricias
Y dame los secretos de mujer.
Dame, el brillo que ay en tus ojos
Dame, tu corazon y tu ser
Dame, lo que tu quieras mi vida
Y dame, todo lo quiero tener.
The lyrics to Lupillo Rivera's song "Dame" convey a message of love and desire towards a person who he values above all else. In the first verse, Lupillo describes the beauty of the person, highlighting her smile, legs, face and personality. This person is the most beautiful thing Lupillo has ever seen, and he wants her to know that.
In the second verse, Lupillo confesses his love for this person, stating that he has loved her from the moment he laid eyes on her. She has filled his heart and become a part of his dreams, and he gave her his love with so much eagerness. The chorus then repeats the phrase "dame," which means "give me" in Spanish, and Lupillo asks for her kisses, the warmth of her skin, her caresses, and the secrets of being a woman.
The lyrics to "Dame" are passionate and romantic, with Lupillo expressing his deep feelings for the person he sings to. The song is an expression of the desire and the willingness to do anything to be with someone you love.
Line by Line Meaning
Hoy quiero que sepas
Today I want you to know
Que no ay nada tan hermoso
That there is nothing so beautiful
Ni tan bello como tu
Or as lovely as you
Tu linda sonrisa
Your beautiful smile
Tus piernas tan lindas
Your lovely legs
Tu cara de niña
Your girl-like face
Tu forma de ser
Your way of being
Te quise desde el dia en que te mire
I loved you from the day I saw you
Llenaste mi cielo
You filled my sky
Entraste a mi sueño
You entered my dreams
Y con tanto anelo te di mi querer
And with so much desire I gave you my love
Dame, de tu boquita, tus besos
Give me, from your little mouth, your kisses
Dame, ese calor de tu piel
Give me, that heat of your skin
Dame, de tus manos las caricias
Give me, from your hands, the caresses
Y dame tus secretos de mujer.
And give me your secrets, as a woman
Dame el brillo que ay en tus ojos
Give me the sparkle in your eyes
Dame, tu corazon y tu ser
Give me your heart and your being
Dame, lo que tu quieras mi vida
Give me whatever you want, my life
Y dame, todo lo quiero tener.
And give me, everything I want to have
Contributed by Matthew W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.