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 Noche de Anoche
Olga Guillot Lyrics
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Que noche
La noche de anoche
(La noche de anoche)
Tantas cosas de momento sucedieron
Que me confundieron
Estoy aturdida
Yo que estaba tan tranquila
Que tu estas haciendo de mi
Yo estoy sintiendo lo que nunca senti
Es muy profundo mi deseo de ti
Te lo juro
Todo es nuevo para mi
La noche de anoche
Revelacion maravillosa que me hace comprender que yo he vivido esperando por ti
(Tantas cosas de momento sucedieron que me confundieron tu turutururutu)
Disfrutando de esa calma que nos deja un amor que ya paso
Que tu estas hciendo de mi
Yo estoy sintiendo lo que nunca senti
Es muy profundo mi deseo de ti
Te lo juro todo es nuevo para mi
La noche de anoche
Revelacion maravillosa
Que me hace comprender que yo he vivido esperando por ti
The lyrics of Olga Guillot's song "La Noche de Anoche" describe a sudden revelation of love and desire that the singer experiences during a passionate night. The opening lines provide a sense of excitement and anticipation as the singer recounts the events of the previous night. The repetition of the phrase "La noche de anoche" emphasizes the significance of the night in question, suggesting that it was a pivotal moment in the singer's life. The singer goes on to describe feeling confused and overwhelmed by the intensity of her emotions, which she had not previously experienced.
The lyrics describe the contrast between the singer's previous state of tranquility, which she enjoyed following a past love, and the sudden rush of desire that she now feels for her current partner. The lines "Que tu estas haciendo de mi / Yo estoy sintiendo lo que nunca senti / Es muy profundo mi deseo de ti" convey the idea that the singer is being transformed by her partner's presence, and that her desire for him is all-consuming. Despite feeling uncertain and new to these intense emotions, the singer declares her love and desire for her partner, stating "Te lo juro todo es nuevo para mi / La noche de anoche / Revelacion maravillosa / Que me hace comprender que yo he vivido esperando por ti."
Line by Line Meaning
La noche de anoche
Refers to the past night
Que noche
What a night
La noche de anoche
Refers to the past night
(La noche de anoche)
Repetition of the third line for emphasis
Tantas cosas de momento sucedieron
So many things happened unexpectedly
Que me confundieron
That left me confused
Estoy aturdida
I am bewildered
Yo que estaba tan tranquila
I was so calm
Disfrutando de esa calma que nos deja un amor que ya paso
Enjoying the peace that comes after a love that has ended
Que tu estas haciendo de mi
What are you doing to me
Yo estoy sintiendo lo que nunca senti
I am feeling things I have never felt before
Es muy profundo mi deseo de ti
My desire for you is so intense
Te lo juro
I swear it
Todo es nuevo para mi
Everything is new to me
La noche de anoche
Refers to the past night
Revelacion maravillosa que me hace comprender que yo he vivido esperando por ti
A wonderful revelation that makes me understand that I have been waiting for you
(Tantas cosas de momento sucedieron que me confundieron tu turutururutu)
Repetition of the fifth line with added humming for emphasis
Writer(s): Rene Touzet
Contributed by Nicholas I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Eunicecastro2000
La insustituible Reina del Bolero: Olga Guillot de Cuba. Un estilo y una voz muy particular, estremecedora. Gracias, un saludo desde Miramar, Florida.
@rosachavez3862
LA mejor interpretacion sin lugar
A dudas gracias disfruta de la
Paz eterna olguita fan numero 1
Gracias eternsmente.
@recafe
Tremendo bolero del compositor cubano ya fallecido, René Touzet. Y la voz incomparable de Olga...terciopelo.
@sandramurgas6661
Que voz tan espectacular
@jalefloresp
La estoy descubriendo y es ¡MARAVILLOSA!
@mireyazayaz8867
Recuerdos de tiempos pasados, maravillosos
@acosta6178
Se nos fue terrenalmente pero siempre vivira en nuestros corazones, adios olga guillot, D.E.P.
@anaceciliaespinozasantamar595
Fabulosa.Yo la escuchaba de niña y ahora ya adulta me reafirmo en decir canciomes las dr antes,que letras que calan hondo y conmueven.
@jorgeromandavila
Cantante fuera de serie.Voz y personalidad!!!
@Cucas55
Simplemente Olga de Cuba, para el mundo.