The history of La Sonora Ponceña is the history of Quique Lucca, (Yauco, Puerto Rico, 12 December 1912 - 9 October 2016). In 1928, when he was 16 years old, his family moves to Ponce, Puerto Rico and Quique starts to work as an auto mechanic and starts playing the guitar. In 1932 Quique meets Angélica Quiñones, the future mother of his children, Zulma, Papo y Wanda. In 1944 Quique puts together a band called "El Conjunto Internacional", including three instrumentalists: tumbadora, bongó, vocalist and Quique Lucca at the guitar and second voice. Later, Antonio "Tato" Santaella joined, playing the bongó. On 10 April 1946, Enrique Lucca Jr. ("Papo") was born; he would later become the musical director of "La Sonora". In fact, in 1951, Papo surprised his father and the other members of the "Internacional" band when, at only 5 years old, he joined a band practice and started playing the tumbadora on Tito Puente's "Ran Kan Kan".
After the band had been inactive for a year, Quique re-established it in 1954 and renamed it "Conjunto Sonora Ponceña". His childhood friend Antonio "Tato" Santaella played bajo de cajón. On 20 April of that year the band plays at its first official dance. In 1956, Vicentivo Morales, joins the band as its first pianist. Later that year, Quique brings young Papo into the band as a pianist. In November 1957, Papo makes its official debut during a dance on the northern shore of the Island. In 1958, La Sonora Ponceña records its first 78 RPM with Avelino Muñoz as pianist. The 78 RPM contained No puede Ser on one side and Tan Linda que Era on the reverse side. Towards the end of 1958, the band goes into recording mode and includes 12-year-old Papo Lucca. The band included its first official vocalist Charlie Martínez. Later on, vocalists Felipe and Davilita would also record bolero-mambo themes such as Noche de Locura. In September 1960, the group played in New York. The group's main attraction was its 12-year-old pianist, Papo Lucca. In 1968 the group started its official recordings on 33 RPM with the song Hacheros Pa' Un Palo.
In 1974, singer Humberto "Tito" Gómez leaves the band after 7 years and 6 recordings. Together with Joe Rodríguez and Mickey Ortíz, Humberto "Tito" Gómez formed La Terrífica. Likewise, in 1977 Edgardo Morales, who played the timbal leaves the band after 7 years and 7 recordings and joins El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico. In 1978 singer Luis Guillermo "Luigui" Texidor leves the band after 10 years and 10 recordings to join Bobby Valentín's Orchestra. In 1982 trumpetist Humberto Godineaux leaves the band after 4 years a 6 recordings. Singer Yolanda Rivera also left the band after 7 years and 8 recordings. In 1985, singer Miguel Ortíz retires from the band after 11 years and 12 recordings. On 28 May 1986, the band losses singer Alberto "Toñito" Ledée in a car accident. In 1987, trumpetist Heriberto "Ayatollah" Santiago also retires having 7 years and 5 recordings to his credit. In July 1989, long-time bass player Antonio "Tato" Santaella retired after 21 recordings. Tato played without ever using any musical scores, and singing entirely "by ear". A year later, in 1990, another bass player Efraín "Frao" Hernández retired from the band after 10 years and 7 recordings. In 1990, bongó player Angel Hernández also retired after 14 years and 13 recordings. In 1991, tumbadora player Vicente "Pequeño Johnny" Rivera retires after 16 years with the band. He had performed on 15 of the band's recordings. In 1993, long-time trumpeter Ramón "Tony El Cordovés" Rodríguez retired after 24 recordings. This was followed by the retirement of trumpeter Freddie Del Valle, who had played with the band for 6 years and had participated in 5 recordings.
In 1993, the band played at the Magno Orchestra Festival in Barranquilla, Colombia. The band was awarded the “Congo de Oro” award, given to the best international band. And in October 1994, Sonora Ponceña celebrated its 40th anniversary with a festival at Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The band would later also play at the Madison Square Garden to bring its celebration to the United States. In 1995, the band did a reunion recording with Luis Guillermo "Luigi" Texidor and Yolanda Rivera who had retired 19 and 14 years earlier, respectively. That same year, they sang in Paris, France, and at the Desfile de la Hispanidad (Hispanic Parade) in Zaragoza, Spain. In 1996 the band plays for the first time in Mexico at the Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico, carnival.
In 2000, Sonora Ponceña celebrated its 45th anniversary at the Tito Puente Amphitheater at the Centro de Bellas Artes in San Juan, Puerto Rico and at the Teatro La Perla in Ponce. They also played in Caracas, Venezuela as part of this 45th anniversary celebration. In the years following 2000, La Sonora Ponceña participated in a large number of events throughout Puerto Rico, including Fiestas Patronales, private parties, graduation parties, and corporate Christmas and holiday parties. In the following years, the band also made presentations in Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, Washington, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Jersey, Panamá, Perú, England, Switzerland and Italy.
For its 50th year anniversary (2004), the band played at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. The 12,000 spectators made the show a complete sellout on its presentation day, February 21. The show was broadcast via radio and television.
During its 50th anniversaery show at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, the band was officially recognized by the Legislature of Puerto Rico for its musical contributions.
The 23rd “Día Nacional de la Salsa”, celebrated in Carolina, Puerto Rico on 16 March 2004, was dedicated to Don Quique, Papo and la Sonora Ponceña.
In Ponce there is a street, in Urb. Estancias del Golf, named after Quique Lucca.
The 2003 "Feria de Turismo", celebrated at Complejo Turístico “La Guancha” in Ponce was dedicated to Don Quique, Papo and la Sonora Ponceña.
Como Te Quise Yo
Sonora Ponceña Lyrics
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Ahora ves que todo me da igual
Pienso que men, me equivoque
Porque resultaste ser,
Un gran emblema de la inconformidad
Asi eres tu...
Pienso que tal ves si te olvidara
Porque con todo lo que te he amado
Alejarme de tu lado, para ti seria fatal (x2)
Y tal vez mañana no me pese
Al dejar de amarte
Para hacerte comprender
Que yo nunca podre ser
Juguete de tus caprichos
Asi soy yo
Cuando al fin esto haya terminado
Por todo lo que ha pasado
Muy seguro te dire
Por todo lo que ha pasado
Muy seguro te dire
CoRo
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Yo se que compararas. (y que?)
Y te daras cuenta...
Que el amor que te brinde.
En cualquiera no se encuentra
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Muchos amores vendran
Buscando felicidad
Y al ver tu inconformidad
Todo se habran de marchar
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Te arrepentiras.
Y muy tarde sera.
Que cuando quieras regresar.
Triste sera tu final
(Sabras porque? ... yo tampoco!)
wep!
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Y ahora te digo que yo fui sinceroo (embute)
Yo fui muy bueno (mentira)
Te di ternura (Yaa)
Pasion con fuegooo.
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Muy seguro esta tu final.
Como yo a nadie encontraras.
Que te deje el odio el amor.
Que te haga sentir mejor que yoo.
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Oye. Si esq que que tu conmigo
caramba me hiciste un daño.
Pero yo no voy a jurar te lo digo negrita
aqui en el pueblo te veo yo
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Y ahora si.!
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Oye negrita ayy!
Como te quise yo
Ya nadie mas te querra
Te di ternura. te di consuelo
Y que mas quieres?.
Quieres mas?
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Oye negrita!
Yo no quiero que a mi me pase oohh
Lo que le paso a Ruben
Que por perder un cariño caramba.!
Te estan buscando la yenyis. Te pile.!
Coro
Como te quise yo
Nadie te querra
Nadie te querra
Como te quise yo
Eres ave que no tuvo nido. Tuvimo!
Nave sin rumbo en el mar
Y como te quise yo... oye bien!
Nadie, Nadie Te Querra.!
La Sonora Ponceña en vivo Desde Ponce
The song "Como Te Quise Yo" by Sonora Ponceña is a tale of unrequited love and the pain of realizing that the person you love is not the person you thought they were. The song begins with the singer expressing how much they waited for the affection of their loved one, only to realize that everything is meaningless now. They reflect on how they may have been wrong about the person they loved, who turned out to be an emblem of displeasure and nonconformity. Despite this, the singer still loves their partner and believes that if they were to forget them, they would realize their mistake.
The chorus of the song is an assertion that no one will love their partner as much as they did. The singer warns their partner that they will regret their decision to let them go and will not find anyone who will love them the way they did. They also warn them that their constant dissatisfaction will push all potential suitors away.
In the later parts of the song, the singer tells their partner that they were sincere, good and passionate towards them, and even gave them comfort. They reiterate that nobody will love them as much as they did and hope that their partner realizes their mistake before it's too late.
Overall, "Como Te Quise Yo" is a melancholic and emotional song about unrequited love and the pain of realizing that the person you love is not the person you thought they were.
Line by Line Meaning
Tanto que espere por tu cariño
I waited so long for your affection
Ahora ves que todo me da igual
Now you see that everything is the same to me
Pienso que men, me equivoque
I think, man, I made a mistake
Porque resultaste ser, un gran emblema de la inconformidad
Because you turned out to be a symbol of dissatisfaction
Asi eres tu...
That's how you are...
Pienso que tal vez si te olvidara
I think that maybe if I forgot you
Luego a ti te habria de pesar
Then you would regret it
Porque con todo lo que te he amado
Because with all the love I gave you
Alejarme de tu lado, para ti seria fatal (x2)
Leaving your side would be fatal for you (x2)
Y tal vez mañana no me pese
And maybe tomorrow it won't hurt me
Al dejar de amarte
To stop loving you
Para hacerte comprender
To make you understand
Que yo nunca podre ser
That I will never be
Juguete de tus caprichos
A toy of your whims
Asi soy yo
That's how I am
Cuando al fin esto haya terminado
When this is all over
Por todo lo que ha pasado
Because of everything that has happened
Muy seguro te dire
I'll tell you with certainty
CoRo
Como te quise yo
How I loved you
Nadie te querra
No one will love you
Yo se que compararas. (y que?)
I know you'll compare. (And what?)
Y te daras cuenta...
And you'll realize...
Que el amor que te brinde.
That the love I gave you
En cualquiera no se encuentra
Can't be found in anyone else
Muchos amores vendran
Many loves will come
Buscando felicidad
Looking for happiness
Y al ver tu inconformidad
And seeing your dissatisfaction
Todo se habran de marchar
Everyone will leave
Te arrepentiras.
You will regret it.
Y muy tarde sera.
And it will be too late.
Que cuando quieras regresar.
That when you want to come back.
Triste sera tu final
Your ending will be sad
(Sabras porque? ... yo tampoco!)
(Do you know why? ... I don't either!)
wep!
Y ahora te digo que yo fui sinceroo (embute)
And now I tell you that I was sincere (lie)
Yo fui muy bueno (mentira)
I was very good (lie)
Te di ternura (Yaa)
I gave you tenderness (Yeah)
Pasion con fuegooo.
Passion with fire.
Muy seguro esta tu final.
Your ending is certain.
Como yo a nadie encontraras.
You will not find anyone like me.
Que te deje el odio el amor.
That leaves you hatred instead of love.
Que te haga sentir mejor que yoo.
That makes you feel better than me.
Oye. Si esq que que tu conmigo
Hey. If it's with me
caramba me hiciste un daño.
Wow, you hurt me.
Pero yo no voy a jurar te lo digo negrita
But I'm not going to swear, I'm telling you, girl
aqui en el pueblo te veo yo
I'll see you here in town
Y ahora si.!
And now, yes!
Oye negrita ayy!
Hey girl, oh!
Ya nadie mas te querra
No one else will love you
Te di ternura. te di consuelo
I gave you tenderness, I comforted you
Y que mas quieres?. Quieres mas?
And what else do you want? Do you want more?
Yo no quiero que a mi me pase oohh
I don't want what happened to Ruben to happen to me, oh
Lo que le paso a Ruben
What happened to Ruben
Que por perder un cariño caramba.!
Who, for losing a love, wow!
Te estan buscando la yenyis. Te pile.!
The girls are looking for you. I caught you!
Eres ave que no tuvo nido. Tuvimo!
You're a bird that didn't have a nest. We had one!
Nave sin rumbo en el mar
A ship without direction on the sea
Y como te quise yo... oye bien!
And how I loved you... listen well!
Nadie, Nadie Te Querra.!
No one, no one will love you.!
Contributed by Eva T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Diegoalvag
Desde Colombia 🇨🇴🎶❤️ disfrutando de la mejor salsa de la perla del sur. Gracias Boricuas por tanta alegría y tanto sentimiento.
@enrhlm4870
Ponceña por siempre espero su llegada a México para que está nueva generación vea lo mejor de la salsa gracias por este tema
2021 🇲🇽🔥
@luzaideesalazar4982
Excelente nuestra salsa, no hay comparación con la de hoy día...yo amo esa musica🎉🎶🎵🎼💃
@romualdovargas6204
Tremendo temazo de la ponceña me transporta a mi juventud la mejor orquesta por mucho 💪💪
@zeidycanetti1536
Que lindo!!! Y pensar que el Maestro cubano Adalberto Alvarez escribió este tema tan bello a sus 18 años.... La POnceña, como siempre sonando espectacular!!!!
@mariadominguez3946
Yo puedo hacer una cronica de mi vida con musica de La Sonora Ponceña!! Fanatica desde el 1970 cuando me mude para Puerto Rico! Para mi nadie los iguala!!
@jorgefeliciano9840
TREMENDA BANDA SONORA PONCEÑA WO QUE NOMBRE PUERTO RICO ORGULLO DEL GENERO LLAMADO SALSA TROPICAL. ESTA ORQUESTA ES OTRO ORGULLO DE MUCHOS CANTANTES QUE COMENZARON CON LA SONORA Y SE DIERON A CONOCER. ES TODA UNA ESCUELA " LA SONORA PONCEÑA '
@lucioluna8560
Es correcto
@mayitarosero2241
Inolvidable Sonora Ponceña...
La buena salsa nunca pasa de moda.!👏👏👏
@kevfig7918
Salsa que no muere tampoco pasa de moda!! Ponceña es lo que hay 🇵🇷 🇵🇷 🎺 🎺 🎶 🎶.