Midnerely "Mimi" Acevedo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was raised … Read Full Bio ↴Midnerely "Mimi" Acevedo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She was raised up in Chicago & San Juan. Her family moved from one city to another many times. She grew up listening to her father Mike Acevedo, a well-known songwriter and singer from San Sebastian. Singing is what she learned from her parents, singing anywhere & everywhere.

At the age of 14, after two years living in Mexico City, Mimi returned to Puerto Rico for good. In 1987, she started jamming with local bands, untill her brother Niguel influenced her into Metal Music; and they formed a band. They played a couple of years together with Rencor, one of the first “in-Spanish” rock bands from Puerto Rico.

Mimi studied Fine Arts in The Arts School in Old San Juan. When she was 20 years old, she met the island ska scene and got hooked on Jamaican reggae-rocksteady beat style. In 1991, she entered an all-girl band, Alarma!, a heavy music band. They travelled to New York, and played in Sob's and in Los Angeles for the La Banda Elastica Festival with Maldita Vecindad. They were also opening act for many bands that came to the island, such as Dos Minutos, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, and Fito Paez.

But things were about to change... she met an Argentinian musician from Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, saxophone player Sergio Rotman. After a coupe of years of friendship, the relation grew, they fell in love, and started to travel together anywhere! Sergio invited Mimi to form a band with him, so she decided to go South, to Buenos Aires. In Argentina, Mimi was invited to sing with Cienfuegos (Sergio's punk rock project), she sang in the Caravelas y Diablitos by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, met the "porteña" scene, recorded with Attaque 77, Los Piojos, Kapanga, and sang with many other friends.

In 1998, she became mother to a son named Leroy. Sergio and Mimi formed a band with friends that had the same love for Jamaican music & Latin rhythms. They've performed in many Buenos Aires clubs, cafe's & theaters, for example, Ciclo Molotov in the Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, along with Riddim, in Luz y Fuerza Theater with Cienfuegos, in Cemento with Lumumba, openings for Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Fun People, Divididos...

Mimi won a Gardel Award in 2002 as Best Female Rock Singer. She also toured Spain, Germany, México, and Argentina. In 2007 Mimi Maura recorded her 6th album Mirando caer la lluvia , she toured in Argentina and made her first DVD Dulces Sueños recorded live in ND Ateneo Theater. 2008-2009 she toured with Los fabulosos Cadillacs singing Vasos Vacios. In 2010 Mimi Maura recorded her 7th album Dias de Sol in Argentina and Puerto Rico, mixed it in Jamaica with Steven Stanley.

Mimi Maura is an independient artist, her label name is Canary Records.

Laberinto de Pasiones
Mimi Maura Lyrics

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Laberinto de pasiones
y en la mente confusiones
llega la hora de decidir
y lo que das es lo que recibís
ven trae música del alma
yo soy el alma que canta
ven trae música del alma
y yo siento locura y pasión

alucinada y sin palabras
me encamino a la montaña

el sol enciende una llama en el mar
alucinada y sin hablar...

Overall Meaning

The song "Laberinto de Pasiones" by Mimi Maura presents a mixture of emotions and feelings. The first verse talks about being lost in a labyrinth of passions, among confused thoughts and feelings. The following verse is about making a decision, and how what you give is what you receive. The chorus encourages the listener to bring music from the soul because Mimi Maura is the soul that sings. The end of the chorus returns to the initial idea of being overwhelmed by emotions, feeling crazy and passionate.

The second verse begins with the same idea of confusion and being unable to express oneself. The next line describes a journey to the mountains with the sun sparking a flame in the sea. The ending of the verse repeats the same line from the chorus expressing that the singer feels crazy without words.

Overall, "Laberinto de Pasiones" combines a sense of confusion and feeling lost within the world of emotions with a desire to feel and express one's feelings. The combination of the two creates a jarring and disorienting but ultimately relatable experience.

Line by Line Meaning

Laberinto de pasiones
A confusing maze of emotions and desires

y en la mente confusiones
In my mind, there is chaos and confusion

llega la hora de decidir
It's time to make a decision

y lo que das es lo que recibís
What you give is what you receive

ven trae música del alma
Come bring soulful music

yo soy el alma que canta
I am the soul that sings

ven trae música del alma
Come bring soulful music

y yo siento locura y pasión
And I feel madness and passion

alucinada y sin palabras
Dazed and speechless

me encamino a la montaña
I head towards the mountain

el sol enciende una llama en el mar
The sun ignites a flame in the sea