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The Originals Lucho Gatica In Concert (Album) by Lucho Gatica

Artist Biography For Lucho Gatica

Lucho Gatica Luis Enrique Gatica Silva 11 August 1928 – 13 November 2018 Was A Chilean Bolero Singer Film Actor And Television Host. It Is Estimated That Gatica Released More Than 90 Recordings. He Toured A Vast Portion Of The World Having Performed In Concerts In Europe The Middle East And Asia. He Was The Uncle Of The Record Producer Humberto Gatica. Luis Gatica Silva Was Born In Rancagua Chili. He Attended School At Instituto O'Higgins. He And His Brother Arturo Were Struggling Singers Before They Released Their First Album In 1949 When Gatica Was 21 Years Old. Chileans Generally Experienced A Change In Their Taste In Music During The 1950s When Bolero Music Overtook Tango As Chileans' Preferred Music Genre For Some Time. Singers Like Cuba's Olga Guillot And Argentinian Leo Marini And Mexican Elvira Ríos Among Others Were Very Popular During That Time. So Were Xavier Cugat And His Orchestra Which Included Puerto Rican Bobby Capó. These Singers Would Influence Gatica. Gatica's First Record 1951's Me Importas Tú You Matter To Me Became A Mega Hit Across Latin America Opening Many Doors For Gatica. He Followed That With 1952's Contigo En La Distancia With You In The Distance . Gatica Recorded His Version Of Consuelo Velázquez's Bésame Mucho Kiss Me A Lot In 1953 A Year In Which He Produced Two More Albums Las Muchachas De La Plaza España The Girls From Spain Square And Sinceridad Sincerity . The Following Year His Hit "Sinceridad" Was Released.
By 1957 Gatica Moved To Mexico A Country That Would Be Of Great Importance In His Life. In Mexico He Released No Me Platiques Más Don't Talk To Me Anymore Tú Me Acostumbraste You Accustomed Me And Voy A Apagar La Luz I'm Turning The Lights Off Which Was Released In 1959. In 1956 Gatica's Songs Were Recorded In North America On LP Albums For The First Time By Capitol Records 'Capitol Of The World' Series . Three Albums Were Released Within 14 Months By Capitol. The Third One In That Group With Capitol Was El Gran Gatica Which Featured Such Songs As Somos We Are ' Sabrá Dios God Will Know And Si Me Comprendieras If You Understood Me . One Of The Three Lucho Gatica Albums Released In 1958 Was A Greatest Hits Compilation The Third Was Named Envenenados Poisoned . He Also Recorded A Song Entitled Encadenados Chained We Are . Gatica Had Important Changes In His Personal Life After Arriving In Mexico For The First Time. He Decided To Become A Permanent Resident Of That North American Country And Married Puerto Rican Actress Mapita Cortés Who Had Been A Celebrity In Mexico And Puerto Rico For Some Years And Who Also Resided In Mexico. The Couple Had Two Sons Named Luis And Alfredo. Luis Went On To Become A Telenovela And Rock Star During The 1980s And Alfredo Alfie Became A Music Entrepreneur. Gatica Remarried An American Woman And Had One Daughter Named Lily As Well. One Of Gatica's Last Known Releases Was 1963's Recuerdos De Amor Memories Of Love . He Had Seven Children. He Also Received A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame For Recording. Gatica Died In Mexico On November 13 2018.

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