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The name is a Spanish horse-racing phrase meaning "by a head", which refers to a horse winning (or losing) a race narrowly – by just the length of its head. The lyrics speak of a compulsive horse-track gambler who compares his addiction for horses with his attraction to women. Alfredo Le Pera was born in Brazil, son of Italian immigrants.
Malagueña Salerosa — also known as La Malagueña — is a well-known Son Huasteco or Huapango song from Mexico, which has been covered more than 200 times [1] by recording artists. The song is that of a man telling a woman (from Málaga , Spain) how beautiful she is, and how he would love to be her man, but that he understands her rejecting ...
Women finalists at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards were outnumbered by men, which was described by the magazine as a "continuing [challenge] facing female artists in Latin music." [146] For 2017 International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the music streaming service Spotify curated a playlist of women in Latin music. [157]
Marta Palau Bosch (born 1934), Spanish-born tapestry and visual artist now based in Mexico; Pepita Pardell (1928–2019), animator, cartoonist, illustrator and painter; Ester Partegàs (born 1972), contemporary artist, now in New York; Maria Pascual Alberich (1933–2011), illustrator; María Luisa Pérez Herrero (1898–1934), painter
While Spanish singer songwriters such as Mari Trini or Joan Manuel Serrat followed French influences, Cecilia introduced a new style in the 1970s. She brought and combined into her music her American and Middle East experiences and also looked into Spanish folk tradition and literature. She sang in English and Spanish.
"La Llorona" (lit. "The weeping woman") is a Mexican folk song derived from the legend of La Llorona.There are many versions of the song. Its origins are obscure, but, around 1941, composer Andres Henestrosa mentioned hearing the song in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
This is a list of notable Spanish artists born after 1800. For artists born before this year, see List of Spanish artists (born 1300–1500) and List of Spanish artists (born 1500–1800) This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Three Musicians, also known as Musicians with Masks or Musicians in Masks, is a large oil painting created by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. He painted two versions of Three Musicians. Both versions were completed in the summer of 1921 in Fontainebleau near Paris, France, in the garage of a villa that Picasso was using as his studio.