Consuelo Velázquez died on January 22, 2005. According to her obituary she was 88 years old. Most music resources, however, list her birth date as August 29, 1924 in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco State, Mexico. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México; regarding the use of the variant spelling Méjico, see section The name below) is a country located in North America, bordered to the north by the United States of America, to the southeast by Guatemala and Belize, to...

Velázquez was the songwriter and lyricist of many Latin standard songs like Amar y vivir, Verdad amarga, Franqueza, Que seas feliz, Cachito, Enamorada and, specially, of the enduring 1940s-era hit Bésame mucho. A songwriter is someone who writes either the lyrics or the music for songs. ... A lyricist is an author of song lyrics. ... Latin - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... This page is about musical songs. ... Bésame Mucho, which translates to Kiss Me a Lot in English, is a Spanish song written in 1940 by Consuelo Velazquez before her sixteenth birthday. ...

Velázquez, who is said to have begun playing the piano at the age of four, started her professional career as a classical music concert pianist, performing at Palacio de Bellas Artes and XEQ Radio, but later became a singer and recording artist. According to Velázquez herself, she was strongly influenced by Spanish composer Enrique Granados. She composed the romantic ballad Bésame mucho in 1941, which was soon recorded by artists around the globe, making it an international hit. The piano Piano is a common abbreviation for pianoforte, a large musical instrument with a keyboard (see keyboard instrument). ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... Palacio de Bellas Artes The Palacio de las Bellas Artes (Palace of Fine Arts) is an opera house in Mexico City. ... The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Enrique Granados Enrique Granados (July 27, 1867 – March 24, 1916) was a Spanish composer and pianist of classical music; he is commonly considered to be a representative of musical Nationalism, and as such his music is in a uniquely Spanish style. ...

Though the Spanish lyric on Bésame mucho was changed into English by Sunny Skylar, the song has been recorded by hundreds of contemporary and past great performers, including The Beatles, The Flamingos, Nat "King" Cole, Xavier Cugat, The Ventures, Sammy Davis Jr., Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, Ray Conniff, Frank Sinatra, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall and Luis Miguel. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... The Flamingos were a doo wop group, popular in the mid to late 1950s. ... Nat King Cole in The Blue Gardenia (1953) Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a hugely popular American singer and jazz musician. ... Xavier Cugat (1 January 1900 - 27 October 1990) was a Catalan-Cuban bandleader who many consider to have had more to do with the infusion of Latin music into United States popular music than any other musician. ... The Ventures are a surf rock band formed in 1960 and mainly active in the 1960s but they continue to perform and record right up to the present (2004). ... Sammy Davis, Jr. ... Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a famous Spanish opera singer. ... The Catalan tenor José Carreras (born December 5, 1946) is a famous opera singer much admired for his Verdi and Puccini roles. ... Ray Conniff Ray Conniff (Christian name Joseph Raymond Coniff) born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA, and died October 12, 2002, Escondido, California, USA) was an American musician. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer who is considered one of the finest vocalists of all time, renowned for his impeccable phrasing and timing. ... Dave Brubeck in 1954 Dave Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California) is an American jazz pianist who wrote a number of jazz standards, including In Your Own Sweet Way and The Duke. ... Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a popular Jazz pianist and singer. ... Luis Miguel (born April 19, 1970) is a Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer who is popular throughout the Hispanic world. ...

Velázquez also was elected to the Mexican Congress, served as president for SACM (Society of Authors and Composers of Mexico), and was vicepresident of CISAC (International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies). She died of respiratory problems in Mexico City. Velázquez had been in hospital since she suffered a fall in November 2004. Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ...

Fact

• Bésame mucho is also known as Kiss Me Much, Kiss Me a Lot, Kiss Me Again and Again, Embrasse-Moi and Stale Ma Boskavaj.

External links

• Consuelo Velázquez (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0892797/) at the Internet Movie Database
• In Russian (http://satyricon20.tripod.com/sat39.htm)