Rey Ruiz (born June 21, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a well known salsa singer … Read Full Bio ↴Rey Ruiz (born June 21, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a well known salsa singer from Cuba. Ruiz reached international fame across Latin America, Europe and among Hispanic music fans in the United States.Rey Ruiz demonstrated an interest in becoming a salsa singer since he was a small child. Aside from an apparently normal childhood, Ruiz made his debut as a performer at a very young age; he was often showcased on Cuban television as a child, singing typical children's songs. Ruiz had his parents' full support, he was later on enrolled in Havana's Conservatorio de Música school. Eventually, Ruiz made his way to headlining a show at the Habana Libre Hotel. (The former Havana Hilton, renamed to Havana Libre after Castro's revolution).

Rey Ruiz performed in the well known "Cabaret Tropicana" music group. During a Cabaret Tropicana tour in the Dominican Republic, Ruiz defected, leaving the group to join some friends in the United States. With the help of his aunt, Martina, he was able to reach Miami, FL. He owes his life in the US to his aunt and it is in Miami, where he found success. Once established there, Ruiz began to gain fame as a solo salsa singer.

It took Ruiz three years after he arrived in the United States for him to release his first CD. The self-titled "Rey Ruiz" was produced by Sony Records and it earned Ruiz celebrity in such places as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Panama and Venezuela. The album also earned Ruiz a number of billboard and Premios Lo Nuestro awards, and it was a platinum album. Rey Ruiz was named the "salsa singer of the year" for 1993 by a prestigious salsa music magazine.

Ruiz's initial success as a singer translated into small screen success as well, as he was hired by Pepsi, Miller beer and his studio company, Sony, to film commercials announcing their brand. Ruiz's second album was a various artists' compillation dedicated to salsa singers from the 1960s and 1970s. The tribute album was named "Los Soneros de Hoy". loosely translated into "Today's (salsa) performers".

Also in 1993, Ruiz released his second album. "Mi Media Mitad" ("My Other Half") was a large hit in the United States and in Europe, once again, making the Billboard hits list in the States, and topping the European charts. "Mi Media Mitad" became Ruiz's second consecutive platinum album, and it helped make Ruiz popular in Colombia as well, with a single, "Si te Preguntan" ("If They Ask You") becoming a major hit song. Soon after that album's release, Ruiz made his debut at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Ruiz's third album, "En Cuerpo y Alma" ("Body and Soul"), was released in 1995. This was Ruiz's third platinum album in a row; his songs "Estamos Solos" ("We Are Alone") and "Vuelve de Nuevo Conmigo" ("Return Once Again With Me") were international hits, and many salsa experts consider this album to be Ruiz's most important release.

In 1996, with the collaboration of famed Colombian songwriter Omar Estefano and of Ricardo Quijano, Ruiz released his fourth consecutive platinum album, named "Destino" ("Destiny"). One of the most publicly acclaimed songs in that album was "Miénteme Otra Vez" ("Lie to me Again").

His next album, 1997's "Porque es Amor' ("Because it is Love") failed to have the commercial success Ruiz's four previous releases had, ending Ruiz's streak of platinum albums at four. It did, however, contain three major hit songs, including the title song, as well as "Mi Angel" ("My Angel") and "Tú no Sabes" ("You Don't Know").

In 1998, Ruiz released a greatest hits CD, named "Exitos del Rey" ("Rey's Hits", a name which can also be interpreted as "The King's hits", since Rey means king in Spanish). By then, Ruiz owned a recording company; his next album, "Ya Ves Quien Soy" ("Now You See Who I Am"), becoming one of the first CD's to be released by Ruiz's Luna Negra ("Black Moon") record label. Years earlier, Ruiz incorporated his production company in Puerto Rico, by the same name, Luna Negra productions, with the help of his ex-fiance (former Sony Music A&R rep) and then business manager.

"Ya Ves Quien Soy" was another commercial success for Ruiz, particularly in Brazil. Ruiz collaborated with Brazilian singer José Augusto in this album, when the pair recorded a duet song, "Siempre Mía" ("Always Mine").

In 2000, Ruiz joined the Bohemia Records label, releasing "Fenomenal" ("Phenomenal") under that label. In 2004, he released Mi Tentacion.

Creo en tu amor
Rey Ruiz Lyrics

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Creo en el amor que llega sin aviso
Creo en el poder del beso que nos dimos
Why en cada sensacion que compartimos
Why en cada noche nueva de placer

Yo nunca habia sentido lo que siento contigo
Por eso creo en el amor, que todo lo perdona
Creo en esa piel que te hare tan hermosa

Why en la sensualidad que hay en tu boca
Why en todo lo que te hare ser mujer

Creo en el amor despues de estar contigo
Creo que encontre un paraiso inmerecido
Creo why con razon que soy afortunado
Creo why tengo fe, que seguiras siempre a mi lado

No me dejes nunca por que puedo enloquecer
No dejes de entregar el alma cuando estes conmigo

Creo en el amor que me cambio la vida
Creo why se por que
Por darme la laegria de acariciar tu cuerpo cada dia
Why ver lo que en tus ojos puedo ver

Creo en el amor despues de estar contigo
Creo que encontre un paraiso inmerecido
Creo why con razon que soy afortunado
Creo why tengo fe, que seguiras siempre a mi lado

(No me dejes nunca por favor por que de amor me muero yo)
Tu llegada sin aviso fue igual que ver un sueño cumplido
(No me dejes nunca por favor)
Fue a tu lado que encontre un paraiso inmerecido
(No me dejes nunca por favor)
El momento mas divino es el que paso yo contigo

(No me dejes nunca por favor)
Es que tu amor me cambio la vida tu eres la causa de mi alegria
(No me dejes nunca por favor)
Pero mira que tu eres hermosa mujer tu belleza me cautiva

(No me dejes nunca por favor)
Nunca dejes de entregar el corazon cuando estes conmigo, conmigo

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rey Ruiz's song "Mintiendo" express the singer's belief in the power of love and the transformative effect it has had on his life. He sings about the unexpected arrival of love and the power of a simple kiss, and how every shared sensation and new night of pleasure with his partner only strengthens his faith in the power of their love. He describes how his partner has awakened new feelings within him and how he now believes in the forgiving nature of love that can heal all wounds. The singer is grateful for the paradise he has found with his partner and feels fortunate to have them by his side, and he pleads with them not to leave him as he cannot bear the thought of losing them.

The lyrics are a testament to the enduring power of love and how it can bring a sense of joy and fulfillment to one's life. Rey Ruiz sings with sincerity and conviction, and his words are imbued with a sense of gratitude and wonder at the transformative power of love. The song is a celebration of love and the beauty of the connection between two people who share a deep, meaningful bond.

Line by Line Meaning

Creo en el amor que llega sin aviso
I believe in love that happens unexpectedly

Creo en el poder del beso que nos dimos
I believe in the power of the kiss we shared

Why en cada sensacion que compartimos
And in every sensation we share

Why en cada noche nueva de placer
And in every new night of pleasure

Yo nunca habia sentido lo que siento contigo
I've never felt what I feel with you

Por eso creo en el amor, que todo lo perdona
That's why I believe in love that forgives everything

Creo en esa piel que te hare tan hermosa
I believe in the skin that I'll make so beautiful for you

Why en la sensualidad que hay en tu boca
And in the sensuality that exists in your lips

Why en todo lo que te hare ser mujer
And in everything I'll make you become a woman

Creo en el amor despues de estar contigo
I believe in love after being with you

Creo que encontre un paraiso inmerecido
I believe I found an undeserved paradise

Creo why con razon que soy afortunado
And I believe, with reason, that I am lucky

Creo why tengo fe, que seguiras siempre a mi lado
And I believe and have faith that you'll always be by my side

No me dejes nunca por que puedo enloquecer
Don't ever leave me because I might go crazy

No dejes de entregar el alma cuando estes conmigo
Don't stop giving your soul when you're with me

Creo en el amor que me cambio la vida
I believe in love that changed my life

Creo why se por que
And I know why

Por darme la laegria de acariciar tu cuerpo cada dia
For giving me the joy of touching your body every day

Why ver lo que en tus ojos puedo ver
And seeing what I can see in your eyes

(No me dejes nunca por favor por que de amor me muero yo)
(Don't ever leave me please, because I'll die of love)

Tu llegada sin aviso fue igual que ver un sueño cumplido
Your unexpected arrival was like seeing a dream come true