The history of the boleros
Tagged: Mexico, SpainPosted on: January 3rd, 2007“FUNNY how it all works out, but Carmen woke up my Mexicanness. That in itself is not unusual, but what is, however, is that she is a Madrilena native of Madrid, Spain. As I walked into her piso apartment one afternoon back in 1973, I was welcomed in by Eydie Gorme and Trio Los Panchos 1964 belting out the bolero “Nosotros” We.
I knew a bit about them, having listened to them, Los Tres Ases, Los Dandys and others at home because mother just loved that melodious, melancholic music of love. Listening to them in Spain however, simply awoke something in me ”” singers from the States and Mexico crossing over, delighting listeners in Europe. The following day I went out and bought my own copy.”
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