Juan gabriel biography spanish to english dictionary
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Editor’s Note: When Mexican singer and composer Juan Gabriel died from a heart attack on Sunday, Aug. 28, while on tour in Santa Monica, Calif. the Latin music world lost one of its most prolific and iconic stylists. Gabriel, 66, sold more than 100 million copies of his works during a 40-year career that began at the age of 21 with the release of his first LP and hit, “No Tengo Dinero.” His gods album “Los Dúo 2,” released this year, had already gone multi-platinum. His Spanish language utgåva of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” was released in June with new lyrics and has already been seen by more than 10 million YouTube fans.
Both Mexican and U.S. presidents eulogized the passing of Juan Gabriel. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto described him as one of Mexico’s “greatest musical icons.” U.S. President Barack Obama lauded Gabriel’s music as “transcending borders and generations. His spirt will live on in his enduring songs and in • Professor of Spanish Gustavo Geirola studied Mexican culture in his years as a doctorate student and remembers musical and cultural icon Juan Gabriel. Geirola's academic interests include Spanish and Latin American Literature, Theatre, Cinema, Television, Popular Culture; Gay and Lesbian Studies, Semiotics, and Psychoanalysis. As a young Ph.D. candidate at Arizona State, one of my research interests was Mexican culture and I studied extensively important characters such as music legend Juan Gabriel. One of the most prominent composers and singers in Mexico and Latin America, Juan Gabriel passed away on August 28, 2016. Born Alberto Aguilera Veladez in Michoacán, Mexico in 1950 and known as “Juanga” by his legions of fans, he was an icon in Latin American music and his songs have been translated to many languages and sung by many singers, particularly mariachi groups. Although he was born in Michoacán, he lived mos • The death of Mexican singer and songwriter Juan Gabriel made headlines around the world this week. He was one of the most important and beloved pop music figures in Mexico from the last half of the 20th century. His career parallels that of a handful of superstar peers, including Vicente Fernandez and Los Tigres del Norte, who ascended in the 1970s and whose popularity continued into the new millennium. I’ve interviewed and reviewed Gabriel a few times over the years, in both good times and bad. The last time was in 2004 at L.A.’s Staples Center, in a sort of comeback show following a debilitating court battle with his former agents, which he lost. The settlement required him to pay the agency almost $2 million by splitting revenue from 45 concerts over two years, a sort of indentured tour. On stage, he didn’t let the troubles get him down. “For 2-1/2 hours Saturday, he hammed it up while belting out a marathon set of 29 of his songs, almost one for every year he’
Juan Gabriel Leaves Lasting Legacy in Latin American Culture
Juan Gabriel