She started her career as an actress, working in the theatre and in some of the most famous Spanish movies from the 1940 decade.
During the 1950s, she started singing professionaly, eventually abandoning her career as an actress in the 1960s. Since then, she has recorded more than 35 albums.
As a singer, she is specialized in traditional Spanish and Latin American music: bolero, copla, ballad, ronda, vals, and folk music (Peruvian, Argentinian, Mexican, and Venezuelan). Her voice tone is clear and slightly low, and she has an extremely proper Spanish pronunciation. She typically sings with the only company of guitars, requintos, and drums.
She singed for close to 30 years with the same group, Los Gemelos, formed by two twin brothers, Santiago López Hernández and Julián López Hernández, until the death of Santiago in the early 1990s.
El Ausente
Maria Dolores Pradera Lyrics
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Se me concedió volver
A mi se me afiguraba
Que no te volvería a ver
Pareces amapolita cortada al amanecer
Pareces amapolita cortada al amanecer
Si porque vengo de lejos
Me niegas la luz del día
Le pasó lo que a la mía
Por andar en la vagancia perdí un amor que tenía
Por andar en la vagancia perdí un amor que tenía
Estrellita reluciente
De la nube colorada
Si tienes amor pendiente
Tócale su retirada
Ya llegó el que andaba ausente y ese no consiente nada
Ya llegó el que andaba ausente y ese no consiente nada
Ya llegó el que andaba ausente y ese no consiente nada
The lyrics of María Dolores Pradera's song "El ausente" tell a story of a man who has returned home after a long absence, hoping to be reunited with his lover. The man acknowledges that he was wrong to leave, and that he lost a love that he once had because of his wandering ways. He compares his lover to a delicate flower ("amapolita") cut at dawn, implying that she is fragile and precious. He questions why his lover would deny him the light of day now that he has returned, and suggests that her hope may have faded just as his did when he lost his love.
The man then addresses a "shining star" in the red sky, urging it to help him win back his lover. He boasts of being the one who was absent, and declares that he will not accept anything less than her love. The song ends with the triumphant declaration that the man has returned and will not be denied.
Line by Line Meaning
Ya vine de donde andaba
I have returned from my travels
Se me concedió volver
I was granted the opportunity to return
A mi se me afiguraba
I thought I would never see you again
Que no te volvería a ver
That I would never see you again
Pareces amapolita cortada al amanecer
You look like a poppy flower cut at dawn
Si porque vengo de lejos
But because I come from afar
Me niegas la luz del día
You deny me daylight
Se me hace que a tu esperanza
It seems to me that your hope
Le pasó lo que a la mía
Went through what mine did
Por andar en la vagancia perdí un amor que tenía
I lost a love I had because of my laziness
Estrellita reluciente
Shining little star
De la nube colorada
In the red-colored cloud
Si tienes amor pendiente
If you have love pending
Tócale su retirada
Give it its farewell
Ya llegó el que andaba ausente y ese no consiente nada
The one who was absent has arrived and he does not tolerate anything
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: IRMA CONSUELO SERRANO CASTRO
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@Elhojalatero1
Esta canción pertenece al disco 20 éxitos , inédito en cualquier otro sitio musical. Una vez más te doy gracias por compartir esta canción que no todos han tenido el placer de escucharla como nosotros.
@libiarincon3224
Dios me dió una familia y mi madre lo fue Todo, un padre presente, pero Ausente, una vida difícil para todos pero ella lo dejo todo por sus hijos. Madre lo fuiste y lo eres todo para tus Hijos, Te Amamos hoy no estás y con esta canción te recordamos, Dios está contigo.
@libiarincon3224
Está canción me recuerda a mi madre le gustaba mucho, cada día la extraño, lo único valioso en mi vida
@libiarincon3224
Esta canción para el verdadero amor de mi vida, que solo tuve un ratito, pero que realmente llegó a mi corazón , dónde esté mil bendiciones.
@garu24ful
Con esta canción aprendi a escuchar a la Señora Maria Dolores Pradera y cada vez que la escucho me regresa a mi niñez.
@esmeraldatorres4746
Geman Garcia Jaramillo igual me pasa a Mí...
@Brenda-xs1qw
Yo creia que erea un jovencita y esta señora tiene como 90 años y el cañon de voz que tiene
@myriam6024
Que ratos más buenos con esta canción acompañada de la acordeón de Iñaki
@rossielraffo
Buen dato, estimado Hojalatero. se reconocerá. gracias.
@lanuevacantinadejuanchito
Que temazo muy bueno.