Timbiriche is considered one of the most iconic Latin Pop acts of the 1980s and the early 1990s. It was the start of numerous figures in the Latin American entertainment world, including successful singers like Thalía, Paulina Rubio, and Edith Márquez, as well as actors, composers, and conductors.
The band's discography consists of twelve studio albums released between 1982 and 1993, in addition to two compilation albums and two discs recorded live. Timbiriche is considered one of the most popular Latin Pop bands of all time. They met in three successful reunions. The first occurred in 1998, the second in 2007 celebrating 25 years since the foundation of the band, and the third one in 2017, celebrated by a sold-out tour.
The band has also starred in a documentary directed by Carlos Marcovich entitled "La Misma Piedra" which followed step by step the band's adventures in the preparation of the tours, concerts, and behind-the-scenes of its 25th anniversary. In 2007, Televisa also produced a reality show whose objective was to integrate a new lineup for the band.
The game Timbiriche (known in the United States as Dots and Boxes), is a Paper-and-pencil game of mathematical structure. The objective of the game is to complete squares using points, and thus claim as many of these as possible on paper. The idea of naming the musical group comes in response to the Spanish children's musical group Parchis, whose name is also inspired by a table game.
The idea of forming the musical group goes back to the founding of the children's area of the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) of the Mexican television network Televisa. The responsibility of recruiting a group of children for the ranks of the school was in charge of the Mexican actress and producer Martha Zavaleta. The children chosen to join the institution were Mariana Garza, Alix Bauer, Paulina Rubio, and Diego Schoening. They were eventually joined by Benny Ibarra and Sasha Sokol. The group of children was trained in singing, dancing, and acting in the institution. Eventually, they staged a play. It was thanks to this work that the executives of Televisa had the idea of forming a children's musical group with six children. At that time, the Spanish musical group Parchís caused a sensation in Mexico and several Spanish-speaking countries. Televisa formed Timbiriche as a Mexican response to Parchís. The creative team in charge of launching this group was formed by Victor Hugo O'Farril, former partner, producer and creative of the television station and producer Luis de Llano Macedo. María Eugenia La Gorda Galindo, was selected as manager of the group.
After a few months of preparation, Timbiriche made its official debut on 30 April 1982 on the Mexican television show Siempre en Domingo, featuring Spanish singer Miguel Bosé as their godfather. The group launched their first record production titled Timbiriche, which included the hit singles Amor para tí, Hoy tengo que decirte Papá, Y la fiesta comenzó, and Somos amigos.
Due to the success obtained, and in order to have a wider repertoire in their presentations, the group recorded a second album titled La Banda Timbiriche, which included the hit singles La Banda Timbiriche, La vida es mejor cantando, México and Mamá. The group is also chosen to interpret the musical theme of the children's telenovela Chispita. In that same year, the group participates in a TV special in which they share scenes with the group Parchís.
In 1983, the group released the album La Banda Timbiriche: En Concierto an album that was released under the concept of being a live album, although in fact the sound effects of the public were added in the recording studio. The album includes covers of songs in English and of musicals famous at that time like Time Warp of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, One Step (cover of Liza Minnelli and Goldie Hawn' song), Summer Nights (from the musical Grease) and Mickey (cover by Toni Basil).[6] In this third album, the group already enjoyed a great acceptance in Mexico, receiving several disks of gold by the high sales of its albums.
At that moment of the group, the voices of the only two male members of the group were confused with those of the female members due to their young age. Because of this, the producers considered the idea of integrating a third male member into the group. The chosen one was Erik Rubín, who joins the band in December 1983. The band launches its fourth disc, titled Timbiriche Disco Ruido. The album was the first big challenge for the band because it was not known what the public reaction would be to the new member, who had to go through many conflicts to adapt with his peers. However, the album had a good reception and contained hits such as Disco ruido and Adiós a la escuela.
In 1984, Timbiriche, along with several other children actors and singers, starred in a version of the play Grease (called Vaselina in Mexico). The play was produced by the actress and producer Julissa. From this staging comes the album [albumartist=Timbiriche]Timbiriche Vaselina, which was another success of the grouping. The album released the hit singles Amor primero (Those Magic Changes), Rayo Rebelde (Grease Lightnin'), Freddy mi amor (Freddy My love) and Iremos juntos (We Go Together).
For 1985, the group begins an evolution. They were no longer a children's group, and this situation leads to a new, fresher sound aimed at teenagers. This change is evident in the record [albumartist=Timbiriche]Timbiriche Rock Show, released in 1985.
But in the middle of the success, Benny decides to leave the group in September of that same year, after the recording of the album and after to have participated only in the promotion of the first two singles. His reason was that he wanted to study music by enrolling in a school in the United States. The chosen one to replace it was Eduardo Capetillo, that already had been made known before for his stellar role in the play Grease. Eduardo is the one who performs the rest of the album promotion. From this production stand out songs like Teléfono (cover of Sheena Easton's song Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair)), Juntos, Soy un desastre, Corro, vuelo, me acelero, Me planto, and Mi globo azul (cover of Nena' s song 99 Luftballons).
In August 1986 Sasha, another founding member, announced her departure from the group in order to become independent and launch herself as a solo singer. A month later, her place is occupied by Thalía, who had been announced a few years ago in a children's musical group called Din-Din and also served as a substitute for Sasha in the Grease play.
In 1987, Timbiriche released the album Timbiriche VII. With this album, the group obtains a success superior to the one of the previous disc, consolidating as one of the youthful group leaders of Latin America and Spain. The album included hits like No seas tan cruel, Besos de ceniza[[/track], Mírame (Cuestión de tiempo), Si no es ahora, Con todos menos conmigo, Rompecabezas, Mágico amor, and Ya estaba escrito.
In that same year, Timbiriche interprets the main theme of the telenovela Quinceañera, which was carried out by Thalía and the actress Adela Noriega.
In December of that same year, the group is invited to participate in the Christmas album Esta Navidad, next to other artists. Timbiriche interprets the song ¡Ay del Chiquirritín!. In that same month, Mariana Garza, another of the founding members of the group, announces her departure from the group to enter as a television actress. It is Mariana herself who chooses for her replacement Edith Márquez, another young girl who was also part of the Grease cast. In addition, Edith already was well-known for her participation in the TV sitcom "Papá Soltero". Edith lived a difficult process of adaptation when arriving at the group.
No Seas Tan Cruel
Timbiriche Lyrics
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Si por ti me estoy muriendo al no verte aquí
No entiendo, todavía no te comprendo
Si te vas de mi no puedo vivir sin tu amor
No seas tan cruel conmigo, a ti te necesito
Verás que siempre te amaré
No seas tan cruel conmigo, tan sólo una
Yo quiero noche a noche verte en mis sueños
Que el silencio con algún beso me haga sentir
Yo quiero recorrerte del mar al cielo
Enseñarte todo lo bello que hay para ti
No seas tan cruel conmigo, a ti te necesito
Verás que siempre te amaré
No seas tan cruel conmigo, tan sólo una
Esperanza, una razón para vivir
No seas tan cruel conmigo, no seas tan cruel conmigo
Verás que siempre te amaré
The lyrics of Timbiriche's song "No Seas Tan Cruel" express the pain and anguish of a person who loves someone intensely but cannot understand why the person they love is not reciprocating their feelings. The song's opening lines, "No entiendo, todavía no te comprendo/Si por ti me estoy muriendo al no verte aquí," reveal that the singer is struggling to comprehend why their beloved is not with them when they are so in love with them that it is causing them to suffer. The singer pleads with their beloved not to be so cruel to them, telling them that they need them and that they will always love them.
The chorus of the song, "No seas tan cruel conmigo, a ti te necesito/Verás que siempre te amaré/No seas tan cruel conmigo, tan sólo una/Esperanza, una razón para vivir," emphasizes the singer's desperation for their beloved's love and affection. They are begging their loved one not to be so cruel to them because they need them so desperately. The singer believes that they will always love their beloved, no matter what happens, and they are clinging to the hope that their love will be reciprocated.
In the verse, "Yo quiero noche a noche verte en mis sueños/Que el silencio con algún beso me haga sentir/Yo quiero recorrerte del mar al cielo/Enseñarte todo lo bello que hay para ti," the singer expresses their desire to be with their beloved in any possible way, even if it is only in their dreams. They want to be able to touch and kiss them, and they wish they could show their beloved all of the beauty in the world.
Overall, "No Seas Tan Cruel" is a heartbreaking song about unrequited love, expressing the pain and longing of someone who loves deeply but cannot seem to win the love of the person they desire.
Line by Line Meaning
No entiendo, todavía no te comprendo
I don't understand, I still haven't figured you out
Si por ti me estoy muriendo al no verte aquí
I'm dying inside without you here
Si te vas de mi no puedo vivir sin tu amor
I can't live without your love if you leave me
No seas tan cruel conmigo, a ti te necesito
Don't be so cruel to me, I need you
Verás que siempre te amaré
You'll see that I'll always love you
Tan sólo una esperanza, una razón para vivir
Just one hope, one reason to live
Yo quiero noche a noche verte en mis sueños
I want to see you in my dreams every night
Que el silencio con algún beso me haga sentir
Let the silence make me feel with a kiss
Yo quiero recorrerte del mar al cielo
I want to explore you from the sea to the sky
Enseñarte todo lo bello que hay para ti
Show you all the beauty there is for you
No seas tan cruel conmigo, no seas tan cruel conmigo
Don't be so cruel to me, don't be so cruel to me
Verás que siempre te amaré
You'll see that I'll always love you
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ALEJANDRO ZEPEDA CERVANTES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Emoji Potter
Paulina Rubio Sasha Sokol Eduardo Capetillo Alix Bauer Mariana Garza no seas tan cruel Timbiriche quien la oye en Marzo-2021?
No entiendo,
Todavía no te comprendo;
Si por ti me estoy muriendo
Al no verte aquí.
No entiendo,
Todavía no te comprendo;
Si te vas de mí no puedo
Vivir sin tu amor.
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
A ti te necesito,
Verás que siempre te amaré...
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
Tan sólo una esperanza,
Una razón para vivir.
Yo quiero noche a noche
Verte en mis sueños,
Que el silencio con algún beso
Me haga sentir.
Yo quiero recorrerte
Del mar al cielo,
Enseñarte todo lo bello
Que hay para ti.
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
A ti te necesito,
Verás que siempre te amaré...
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
Tan sólo una esperanza,
Una razón para vivir.
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
No seas tan cruel conmigo...
(Verás que siempre te amaré).
Arell
Escuchando este tema en plena cuarentena! Saludos y fuerza!
Nadia Galindo
Y después de 6 meses seguimos en encerrados, en pandemia! Yo también escuchando éxitos de timbiriche!!
juan mata
para que vean que no todo es malo, viva TIMBIRICHE!!, en plena cuarentena!
Karina Miranda
LLEVO 4 HORAS REPITIENDOLA EN EL TRABAJO....
Rosa Martínez Ortega
Sip. No me canso de escucharla!!!!!!!
Tere Ojos Verdes
Canciones que aún enamoran.
Alfred Pacheco
México tenía verdaderos talentos que merecian haber tenido de mucho éxito, pero solo fueron opacados por los "cantantes plásticos"
Juanello fue un ejemplo y no tuvo el gran éxito que merecía
Rose Rodriguez
Sasha y capetillo hermosos 😍
Emoji Potter
Paulina Rubio Sasha Sokol Eduardo Capetillo Alix Bauer Mariana Garza no seas tan cruel Timbiriche quien la oye en Marzo-2021?
No entiendo,
Todavía no te comprendo;
Si por ti me estoy muriendo
Al no verte aquí.
No entiendo,
Todavía no te comprendo;
Si te vas de mí no puedo
Vivir sin tu amor.
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
A ti te necesito,
Verás que siempre te amaré...
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
Tan sólo una esperanza,
Una razón para vivir.
Yo quiero noche a noche
Verte en mis sueños,
Que el silencio con algún beso
Me haga sentir.
Yo quiero recorrerte
Del mar al cielo,
Enseñarte todo lo bello
Que hay para ti.
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
A ti te necesito,
Verás que siempre te amaré...
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
Tan sólo una esperanza,
Una razón para vivir.
No seas tan cruel conmigo,
No seas tan cruel conmigo...
(Verás que siempre te amaré).
Shaman Rock
muy buena rola!! y sasha hermosisima😘