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.
La Gloria Eres Tu
Olga Guillot Lyrics
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¿Por qué negar que estoy de ti enamorado?
De tu dulce alma que es todo sentimiento
De esos ojazos negros de un raro fulgor
Que me dominan e incitan al amor
Eres un encanto, eres mi ilusión
Que es de los mortales el consuelo al morir
Bendigo a Dios porque al tenerte yo en vida
No necesito ir al cielo si tú
Alma mía, la gloria eres tú
The lyrics of Olga Guillot's song "La gloria eres tú" express a deep and passionate love for someone whose very presence brings the singer to a state of ecstasy. The opening lines of the song create a sense of wonder at the power of this person over the singer, as the singer asks, "Why deny that I am in love with you?" The lyrics then go on to describe the many things about this person that are so captivating, such as their sweet and sensitive soul and their intense, almost hypnotic black eyes. The person in question is described as "a charm" and "my illusion", highlighting just how important they are to the singer.
However, the most striking part of the lyrics comes towards the end of the song, where the singer declares that this person is their very glory. The singer uses the phrase "Alma mía, la gloria eres tú", which translates to "My soul, you are my glory". This is a powerful statement, as it suggests that this person is not just loved but revered, and that they are the most important thing in the singer's life, even more so than any kind of afterlife or divine reward. Overall, the lyrics of "La gloria eres tú" are a beautiful and moving tribute to the power of love and the ways in which one person can bring such joy and meaning to another's life.
Line by Line Meaning
Eres mi bien lo que me tiene extasiado
You are my treasure that fills me with joy
¿Por qué negar que estoy de ti enamorado?
Why deny that I am in love with you?
De tu dulce alma que es todo sentimiento
From your sweet soul that is full of emotion
De esos ojazos negros de un raro fulgor
From those black eyes with a rare shine
Que me dominan e incitan al amor
That dominate and incite me to love
Eres un encanto, eres mi ilusión
You are charming, you are my illusion
Dios dice que la gloria está en el cielo
God says that glory is in heaven
Que es de los mortales el consuelo al morir
That it is mortals' comfort upon dying
Bendigo a Dios porque al tenerte yo en vida
I bless God because having you in my life
No necesito ir al cielo si tú
I don't need to go to heaven if you
Alma mía, la gloria eres tú
My soul, you are my glory
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JOSE MENDEZ
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@evelyngaribay4676
Eres mi bien
lo que me tiene extasiado
por que negar
que estoy de ti enamorado
de tu dulce alma
que es toda sentimiento
De esos ojazos negros
de un raro fulgor
que me dominan
e incitan al amor
eres un encanto
eres mi ilusion
Dios dice que la gloria
esta en el cielo
que es de los mortales
el consuelo al morir
Bendito dios
porque al tenerte yo en vida
no necesito ir al cielo tisu
si alma mia
la gloria eres tu
@Maribel_hernadez
Es una interpretación que le sale del Alma..hice un viaje muy largo en bus.y la escuchaba porque sentía que me calmaba...🙏☘🌻 gracias Olga por siempre viva...!
@salad103
Amazing! Viva Olga! Viva Cuba Libre!
@manuel.avazquez8391
Viejita Obra de arte, pero una joya del mundo musical, inolvidable Olga hermóza con todo y vóz. Te recordamis Gloria.de Cuba.
@rositaagusti4542
Está canción fue la que la hizo una estrella nadie la ha podido interpretar como ella QDEP Olga
@ricardozamorano1020
Que lindo cantaba Olguita, que pasion en su cantar, termino musicalmente en la ciudad de Miami......
@japa2789
Hermosa 💖 canción
@Maribel_hernadez
Nunca me canso de oírte gloria....brillas siempre desde lo alto ☘🌻🙏
@roberturinsanchez5536
Muy bonito recuerdo
@Maribel_hernadez
❤ gloria,gloria ...la gloria eres tu....siento una sensación indescriptible cuando escucho escucho esta melodía en tu voz.
@jorgechaverri4048
la CUBANISIMA Olga Guillot k estilo k interpretación PATRIMONIO MISICAL DE LA HUMANIDAD .... IMELDA MILLER TUVO INSPIRACIÓN EN el estilo de esta SEÑORONA del bolero 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍