Francisco Gabilondo Soler (1907, Orizaba - 1990, Texcoco) was a composer of children's songs, who became very famous by broadcasting a radio show for many years aimed at kids for which he created a character named Cri-Cri El Grillito Cantor (Cri Cri The Singing Cricket). His songs are very famous throughout Latin America. Before his death, he participated in a memorial concert with Eugenia León, and he sang Bombón 1º, El ropero and La merienda. Gabilondo's songs were also recorded by the opera singer Plácido Domingo and the French singer Mireille Mathieu among other world-famous performers. He recorded Cri-Cri por el mundo (Cri-Cri for the world), and Serie Platino. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Orizaba is a city in Veracruz, Mexico. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Texcoco is a city in México State, Mexico, located to the east of Mexico City at 19. ... Plácido Domingo Plácido Domingo (born January 21, 1941) is a famous Spanish opera singer. ... Mireille Mathieu (album) Mireille Mathieu (born July 22, 1946) is a French singer. ...
Some of his songs are now under attack by being considered racists: A few examples would be "Negrito Sandia" (Watermelon little Negro), "Negrita Cucurumbe" and "Negrito Bailarin" (little dancing Negro).
A 100 años del nacimiento de FranciscoGabilondoSoler su hijo, Tiburcio Gabilondo, en entrevista con EL UNIVERSAL Radio, recuerda a su padre como un compositor fuera de serie, que ha influido en muchas generaciones de mexicanos por su estilo para contar historias.
Asimismo, José Enrique, hermano de Francisco, comentó que cuando el "Grillito Cantor" dio a conocer su obra en México no había quien hiciera música en la radio para los niños.
En el acto, Juan Francisco Ealy Ortiz, Presidente y Director de EL UNIVERSAL, así como Mario Molina, Premio Nobel de Química 1995, y Enrique Berruga, ex representante de México en la ONU, demandaron tomar acciones inmediatas.
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