Blanca Rosa Gil (born August 26, 1937 in Perico, Matanzas, Cuba) is a famous Cuban Latin Bolero singer known as 'The Singing Dolly'.
Singing career
Blanca Rosa Gil's first album 'Shadows' was recorded in Venezuela in 1957. In the 1950s, 1960's and 1970's, Gil recorded albums on various different labels: Velvet, Benson, Echo, Discuba, Maype, and Modiner. She is best known for her hit song 'Te Odio Y Te Quiero' (Mi Triumfo). A number of her many classic Bolero recordings on long play record albums have been rereleased on Compact disc.
Later life
Gil left Cuba for Caracas, Venezuela with her family in 1955. She returned to Cuba as a singer in 1962, but was subsequently exiled to Miami, Florida, where she lived for nine years. She married and has resided in 'La Isla Borinquen', Puerto Rico, for the past 40 years. Gil has concentrated on Christian religious singing in recent years, and still sings in Evangelical churches. Gil's Bolero music has experienced a revival in recent years due to reissuance of her record albums on Compact disc and MP3, and she occasionally returns to the stage to perform her Cuban Bolero classic songs. In 2013, Gil appeared live in concert at Miami-Dade Auditorium in Miami, Florida.
Partial List of Albums Recorded By Blanca Rosa Gil
Long Play (LP) Recordings
Canta Sombras (Modiner LPN-1002) 1959-60 La Muñequita que Canta/Cristal (Cisne/Rosy, CI 1019) Mexico 1961-62 Aquel Rosario Blanco (Peerless LD 698) Mexico 1962 Bajo Las Luces De México (ECO 208-Peerless) 1962 La Triunfadora de Cuba (Maype US-141) USA 1964 La Cancionera Internacional (Velvet 1302) Voz y Estilo de La Única... (Velvet 1317) Hambre (Velvet LPV-1332) 1965 En Su Momento... (Velvet 1346) 196_ Dueña y Señora de la Canción (Velvet 1369) 1968
El Alma Que Canta (Velvet LPV-1374) Tú Me Hiciste Mujer (Velvet 1382) Yo Soy La Buena (Velvet LPV-1397) Estos Ojos, Estas Manos (Velvet 1409) Pecadora Mental (Velvet L) Mas Exitos (Velvet LPVS-1419) El Sentimiento Hecho Bolero (Velvet 1429) Su Majestad (Velvet 1443) Maestras de Maestras..! (Benson BLP-1256) La Grande de América (Benson BPL-1257) Vete Ya, LP/LD (Benson 1258) La Doña (Benson 1259) Punto Final... y Hacia Adelante!, LP/LD (Fania/Intern. 451)1974 Sigo Siendo Reina (LOBO1003) 1976 Blanca Rosa Gil (Liznel 1389) 1979 Ayer y Hoy Con Los Montemar (2007) Blanca Rosa Gil y Los Montemar
Date below indicates rerelease on compact disc
40 Anos 40 Exitos (Date Unknown) Import Triunfadora de Cuba (2008) No Soy Tu Esclava (2006) Las Voces Del Siglo (2006) Los Anos de Oro / Besos Brujos (2006) Besos Brujos (2005) Yo Soy La Buena (2003) La Duena y El Senora del Bolero (2000) Antologia Cuba /Blanca Rosa Gil (1999) Besos de Juegos (1999) Tu Me Hiciste Mujer (1998) 15 Super Exitos (1997) Duena y Senora de la Cancion (1996) Hambre (1995) 15 Exitos (1994) La Munequita Que Canta (1993) Boleros (1992) Remastered Unica Entrega (date unknown)
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