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.
Me Equivoqué
Rey Ruiz Lyrics
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que hacia falta sentarnos para hablar con claridad
que los años habían quitado
la frescura de un tiempo pasado
en que como locos nos amamos
Yo pensé que aun podíamos intentar
poco a poco salvar lo que tuvimos una vez
ni de brazos cruzados
esperando un milagro
Pero me equivoque me equivoque
anoche pude verlo claro en tu mirada
como puedes mentirme inventando que aun me amas
fingiendo que este amor merece salvación
que vamos a salvar si ya no queda nada *
Yo pensé que me dirías toda la verdad
que vería mi sueño convertido en realidad
una historia de amor repetida
un gran beso que cierra una herida
un te quiero sin partida
Repite *
Porque estar a tu lado ha sido todo para mí
yo pensaba que era más feliz
Pero me equivoque
anoche pude verlo claro en tu mirada
como puedes mentirme inventando que aun me amas
fingiendo que este amor merece salvación
que vamos a salvar si ya no queda nada
que vamos a salvar
Pero me equivoque me lo dice tu mirada
Creí que ese amor era de verdad
pensé para ti que tenia importancia
Ya tus ojos me lo dicen
no es necesario hablar por hablar si no me amas
Pues es muy duro para mi terminar
pero acabemos ya aunque me hagas falta
aja fenomenal
Cantante:
me lo dice me lo dice así muy claro
tu mirada por fin deja de intentarlo que no tiene solución
me equivoque deja todo en el pasado que se acabo
me lo dice no te sientas mal por mi
tu mirada ya no tienes que fingir acepto la realidad
me equivoque pero algún día te arrepentirás
Me equivoque
anoche pude verlo claro en tu mirada
como puedes mentirme inventando que aun me amas
fingiendo que este amor merece salvación
que vamos a salvar si ya no queda nada
que vamos a salvar, nada
The song "Me Equivoqué" by Rey Ruiz is about a man who believed that his love for his partner was true, and that they could work through their problems by communicating effectively. He thought that they still had a chance to salvage their relationship and that their love was worth fighting for, even though time and distance had taken its toll on their bond. However, he realizes that he was wrong and that his partner was lying about their feelings, pretending to still love him when the truth was that their love was no longer salvageable. The singer accepts the truth and acknowledges the end of their relationship, despite it being painful.
The song's lyrics are emotionally charged and relatable to anyone who has experienced a relationship that has gone sour. Rey Ruiz's powerful vocals and the song's romantic melody make it a classic in Latin music. The lyrics touch upon themes of love, loss, and the difficulty of accepting the end of a relationship. Ultimately, the song encourages listeners to move on from a relationship that is no longer fulfilling or healthy.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo pensé que este amor había sido de verdad
I thought that this love was true
que hacia falta sentarnos para hablar con claridad
I thought we needed to talk and clear things up
que los años habían quitado
I thought the years had taken away
la frescura de un tiempo pasado
The freshness of times gone by
en que como locos nos amamos
When we loved each other like crazy
Yo pensé que aun podíamos intentar
I thought we could still try
poco a poco salvar lo que tuvimos una vez
To slowly save what we once had
no quedarnos callados
Not to be quiet
ni de brazos cruzados
Or with our arms crossed
esperando un milagro
Waiting for a miracle
Pero me equivoque me equivoque
But I was wrong, I was wrong
anoche pude verlo claro en tu mirada
I saw it clearly in your eyes last night
como puedes mentirme inventando que aun me amas
How can you lie and say you still love me
fingiendo que este amor merece salvación
Pretending that this love is worth saving
que vamos a salvar si ya no queda nada *
What are we going to save if there's nothing left?
Yo pensé que me dirías toda la verdad
I thought you would tell me the whole truth
que vería mi sueño convertido en realidad
That my dream would come true
una historia de amor repetida
A love story repeated
un gran beso que cierra una herida
A big kiss that closes a wound
un te quiero sin partida
An "I love you" without departure
Porque estar a tu lado ha sido todo para mí
Because being by your side has been everything to me
yo pensaba que era más feliz
I thought I was happier
Pero me equivoque
But I was wrong
aja fenomenal
Oh great
me lo dice me lo dice así muy claro
You tell me, you tell me so clearly
tu mirada por fin deja de intentarlo que no tiene solución
Your eyes finally stop trying to make it work, that it's unsolvable
deja todo en el pasado que se acabo
Leave everything in the past because it's over
no te sientas mal por mi
Don't feel bad for me
tu mirada ya no tienes que fingir acepto la realidad
You don't have to pretend with your eyes anymore, I accept reality
me equivoque pero algún día te arrepentirás
I was wrong, but one day you will regret it
que vamos a salvar, nada
What are we going to save, nothing
Contributed by Asher O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@JogGonzalez
TREMENDO TEMA CON UNA EJECUCION VOCAL UNICA Y EL ARREGLO MUSICAL NI SE DIGA. EN LA VOZ DE ESTE JOVEN TALENTOSO ORGULLO DE CUBA. REY RUIZ.
@patysecayda5227
Fenomenal rey Ruiz adoro tu voz que buen salsero eres 😚
@nuysatvillalta1046
Te adoro desde que era una adolescente, tus canciones fueron y son parte de mi vida. Gracias a Dios por darte tan bella voz para llenar nuestros corazones
@leonardoprezz4813
La escribió ayme nuviola, Rey Las pega todas, su calidad interpretativa no tiene comparación.
The Best !
@elcondemiami
Rey Ruiz hace años esta entre los cincos mejores salseros romanticos por su voz su estilo y por decenas de canciones y todas de optima calidad .. El que tenga pocas vista es debido a que en Cuba la poblacion no tiene Internet porque el govierno comunista no les da esa facilidad y claro no pueden participar de you tube como los otros paises. Por ejemplo, Jerry Rivera, Victor Manuelle son apoyados por los puertorriqueños, esa es la desventaja que tiene ese gran cantante que es Rey Ruiz.
@FC3692230
Rey Ruiz: el mejor cantante de salsa romantica. Ninguno me transmite como ese tipo se acabaron Santarrosa, Chirino, Victor Manuel, Isaac, Oscar D Leon, etc
@farexflaxxx
es increible verlo en vivo. saludos desde Orlando Florida.
@ClaudiaGonzalez-pq8bf
Yo lo Conosi antes de qué fuera famoso cuando Llego de Cuba. Es Una gran persona muy simpatico Y humilde.
@ALFOHOR
Que buen tema quizas sin duda reactivara la belleza se este fenomeno llamado salsa !
@richiebob40
Awesome song love it!!!