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.
Otra Copa
Mimi Maura Lyrics
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la sombra de un adiós
nos vuelve abrazar
bastante sufrí
como esconder
todo lo que sentí...
Espinas de un amor
el abismo de ser
como fui ayer
no temo sufrir
del dolor bebí
y otra copa llene...
Mimi Maura's song Otra Copa seems to convey the feeling of heartbreak and despair. The beginning of the lyrics, "El frío del silencio probé, la sombra de un adiós nos vuelve abrazar," which translates to "I tasted the coldness of silence, the shadow of a farewell embraces us again," seem to suggest the end of a relationship. The singer seems to have tried to move on from the breakup, yet the memories return to haunt her.
As the lyrics progress, the singer reflects on the pain and suffering caused by the end of the relationship. She admits to struggling to hide everything she felt, which could be interpreted as suppressing her emotions. The line "Espinas de un amor que se va" means "Thorns of a love that is leaving," portraying the pain involved in letting go of something that was once important. Yet, she seems to accept the pain, "no temo sufrir del dolor bebí y otra copa llene" which means "I don't fear the pain, I drank it, and filled another glass". This line suggests that instead of hiding from the pain and emotions, she embraced them by drinking.
Overall, Otra Copa appears to be a song about heartache, a struggle to move on, and the acceptance of pain. The lyrics are honest and emotional, leading the listener to consider and reflect on their own heartaches.
Line by Line Meaning
El frío del silencio probé
I experienced the coldness of silence
la sombra de un adiós
the shadow of a goodbye
nos vuelve abrazar
it once again embraces us
bastante sufrí
I suffered enough
como esconder
how to hide
todo lo que sentí...
everything I felt...
Espinas de un amor
Thorns of a love
que se va
that is leaving
el abismo de ser
the abyss of being
como fui ayer
like I was yesterday
no temo sufrir
I am not afraid to suffer
del dolor bebí
I drank from the pain
y otra copa llene...
and fill up another glass...
Contributed by John D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
alejandro rendon
tssssssss chido por subir esta rolita,.,.,. de mis concentidas de la mimi,.,.,., chiiiido goei!