Blanca Rosa Gil

Blanca Rosa Gil
Blanca Rosa Gil
Birth name	Blanca Rosa Gil
Born	August 26, 1937 (age 87); Perico, Matanzas, Cuba
Genres	Bolero Spanish/Cuban
Occupation	Vocalist
Years active	1952-2009
Labels	Modiner, Rosy, Peerless, Maype, Velvet, Benson, Fania, Lobo, Liznel
Website	http://www.blancarosagil.com

Blanca Rosa Gil (born August 26, 1937 in Perico, Matanzas, Cuba) is a famous Cuban Latin Bolero singer known as 'The Singing Dolly'.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4] In 2013, Gil appeared live in concert at Miami-Dade Auditorium in Miami, Florida.^[5]

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)

References

[1] (2021-03-31). "BLANCA ROSA GIL, "The Singing Dolly", Famous Cuban Bolero Singer. * BLANCA ROSA GIL, "La Muñequita que Canta", Famosa Cantante de Boleros Cubana. VIDEOS. | The History, Culture and Legacy of the People of Cuba". Retrieved 2024-09-21.

[2] "Biografía de Blanca Rosa Gil".

[3] ttp://www.montunocubano.com/Tumbao/biographies/gil,%20blanca%20rosa.htm

[4] Video on YouTube

[5] "Blanca Rosa Gil at Miami Dade County Auditorium (15 Sep 2013)".

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