Olga Guillot (born October 9, 1922 in Santiago de Cuba - died July 12, 2010… Read Full Bio ↴Olga Guillot (born October 9, 1922 in Santiago de Cuba - died July 12, 2010) was a famous Cuban singer who was known to be the queen of bolero. She was a native of the Cuban city of Santiago.

Guillot and her family moved to Ciudad Havana when she was a small child. As a teenager, she and her sister, Ana Luisa, performed as a duo, named the "Duo Hermanitas Guillot".
It wasn't until 1945 that her talent as a bolero singer would be discovered, when Facundo Rivero, an influential man in the Cuban music industry of the era, heard her sing for the first time, and helped her make her professional singing debut, at a famous Havana night club. Soon after, Guillot met Miguelito Valdes, who took her to New York city, where Guillot was able to record her first album, with the Decca label.

Guillot traveled to Mexico in 1948. There, she established herself as an international singer and actress, participating in various films and making her second album. In Mexico, Guillot began to enjoy much popularity for the first time in her career.

In 1954, she recorded her song "Mienteme" ("Lie to Me"), which became a hit across Latin America, and earned her three consecutive awards back home in Cuba as Cuba's best female singer.

1958 proved to be an important year for Guillot, as she toured Europe for the first time, including stops in Italy, France, Spain and Germany. She sang alongside the equally legendary Édith Piaf during a concert held in Cannes.

Olga Guillot kept a house in Cuba as she traveled around the world with her music, apart from her house in Mexico. But Guillot opposed Fidel Castro's Government, and, in 1961, she decided to leave Cuba for good and establish herself in Venezuela. Not long after that, she left Venezuela, making Mexico her only permanent residence country.

Meanwhile, she kept touring around the world, singing in places such as Israel, Japan, Hong Kong and many others. In 1963, Guillot was given the Golden Palm award as "best bolero singer of Latin America". She received the award in Hollywood, California. Guillot sang in 1964 at New York's famed Carnegie Hall.

Guillot continued on touring for the next forty years, releasing over fifty albums and winning numerous awards for her activity in the music world. She was very good friends with Celia Cruz, to whom she often referred to as "(her) sister". When Cruz died from cancer, Guillot was one of the most affected persons in the show business world.

Her albums and music are prohibited in Cuba. Guillot remained a quiet, but strong critic of Castro and his policies towards Cuban residents.

Guillot lived mainly in Mexico and had another home on Miami Beach, Florida.

On July 12, 2010, she died of an infarction at the age of 87 in the city of Miami Beach. She is survived by one daughter, Olga Maria Touzet-Guillot, born from her relationship with pianist and composer, René Touzet.

Adoro
Olga Guillot Lyrics

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Adoro la calle en que nos vimos
La noche cuando nos conocimos
Adoro las cosas que me dices
Nuestros ratos felices los adoro vida mía

Adoro la seda de tus manos
Y el modo en que a veces me riñes
Adoro la forma en que me miras

Y hasta cuándo suspiras
Yo te adoro vida mía

Y me muero por tenerte junto a mí
Cerca muy cerca de mí
No separarme de ti
Y es que eres mi existencia
Y mi sentir
Eres mi luna
Eres mi sol
Eres mi noche y amor

Adoro el brillo de tus ojos
Lo dulce que hay en tus labios rojos
Adoro la forma en que me miras
Y hasta cuándo caminas
Yo te adoro vida mía
Yo yo te adoro
Yo yo te adoro

Yo yo te adoro
Te adoro te adoro te adoro

Overall Meaning

The song Adoro by Olga Guillot is a beautiful love song that expresses the deep passion and adoration that the singer has for her lover. The lyrics describe how the singer loves the place where they met, the night they first saw each other, and the things that her lover says to her. She adores their happy moments, their time together, and the silkiness of his hands. She embraces the way he sometimes scolds her and the way he looks at her passionately. She loves all the little things he does, including the way he sighs, and she even adores the way he walks.

The chorus of the song illustrates how the singer cannot imagine her life without her lover. She wants to be close to him always and stay by his side forever. The singer declares that her lover is her existence, her emotions, her everything - he's her moon, her sun, and her night.

In conclusion, Adoro is a deeply romantic song that speaks to the intense and all-consuming nature of love. The lyrics are full of passion, devotion, and adoration, making it a beautiful declaration of love.

Line by Line Meaning

Adoro la calle en que nos vimos
I cherish the street where we met

La noche cuando nos conocimos
The night when we first met is unforgettable

Adoro las cosas que me dices
I treasure every word you speak to me

Nuestros ratos felices los adoro vida mía
I adore every moment of happiness we share, my love

Adoro la seda de tus manos
I love the softness of your hands

Y el modo en que a veces me riñes
Even the way you scold me is endearing

Adoro la forma en que me miras
I love the way you look at me

Y hasta cuándo suspiras
Even the way you sigh melts my heart

Yo te adoro vida mía
My love, I adore you

Y me muero por tenerte junto a mí
I am dying to have you by my side

Cerca muy cerca de mí
As close to me as possible