Consuelo Velázquez Torres was a famous composer and pianist, who was born on August 21, 1916 in the town of Zapotián El Grande, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. It was popularly known by the name of Consuelito Velázquez.
When he was 4 his family moves to live in the state capital, the city of Guadalajara. At this time, he receives a gift from his uncle that was to mark his life: a piano. Consuelo begins to play with him, in an improvised way, well-known melodies, which attracts the attention of the family.
Given their qualities, her father enrolls her, when she is 6 years old, at the Serratos Music Academy, which he reconciles with his studies at school. Consuelo will not leave these classes until she graduates as a concert pianist and obtains the title of music teacher.
Shortly after, he begins to compose popular music. Well-known song titles, such as “Never ask me” or “Let me love you”, are the result of his early work. But it is when he composes “Kiss Me a lot”, Which becomes a worldwide success, when it can be said that Consuelo’s career is already fully consolidated. He was only 16 years old when he composed this famous song.
“Kiss Me a lot”Becomes, overnight, his best cover letter, a song that has been translated into more than 20 languages and performed since then by many of the most prestigious singers, such as Nat“ King ”Cole, Frank Sinatra , Antonio Machín, Plácido Domingo, Ray Conniff and his Orchestra, Josep Carreras, Sara Montiel and even The Beatles.
After this success, Consuelo continued to compose many songs that have become part of popular music, including “Bitter truth“,”Be happy“Or” To love and live. “
He won various awards throughout his career, including the National Award for Sciences and Arts, in 1989.
The composer also made her first steps in the cinema, participating, in 1938, as an actress, in the movie “Carnival Nights”. In addition, he composed the music for several Mexican films, at the same time that he participated as a pianist in the feature films He passed his hand and “My parents are divorced”.
Between 1979 and 1982 actively participated in politics, and he was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Union.
Regarding her personal life, she married Mariano Rivera, an artist promoter, with whom she had two children, Mariano and Sergio.
Consuelo Velázquez passed away on January 22, 2005 in Mexico City, due to cardiovascular disease.