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"Cielito Lindo" is a Mexican folk song or copla popularized in 1882 by Mexican author Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (c. 1862 – 1957). [1] It is roughly translated as "Lovely Sweet One". Although the word cielo means "sky" or "heaven", it is also a term of endearment comparable to "sweetheart" or "honey".
There are several different choruses for this song. One of the most popular in the United States of America is sung to the tune of the traditional Mexican song, "Cielito Lindo" and usually goes like this: I-Yi-Yi-Yi, In China, they never eat chili So here comes another verse worse than the other verse So waltz me around again, Willie. [2]
Bust of composer Quirino Mendoza y Cortés with plaque showing measures of "Cielito Lindo" and its lyrics. Quirino Mendoza y Cortés (May 10, 1862 – 1957) was a Mexican composer of the famous traditional songs "Cielito Lindo" and "Jesusita en Chihuahua". He was born in Santiago Tulyehualco, Xochimilco, Mexico City in 1862. [1]
"Cielito Lindo" - music by Quirino Mendoza y Cortes (1859-1957) "Loveliest Night of the Year" - just a stanza from Lanza's hit song; Among the selections that Lanza sings in this "vocal tour de force" [citation needed] is "Arrivederci Roma", performed in the Piazza Navona (and recorded) with a young street urchin, Luisa Di Meo. In typical Lanza ...
Cielito Lindo may also refer to: Cielito Lindo Airstrip, a public-use dirt airstrip located South of San Quintín, Municipality of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico; Cielito Lindo, also known as Beautiful Sky, a 1936 film by directors Robert Quigley and Roberto Gavaldón ¡Cielito Lindo! (1957 film), a film by director Miguel M. Delgado
Alejandro Alcondez Cielito Lindo Premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre Alejandro Alcondez Cielito Lindo "Beautiful Heaven" film Premiere. Alejandro Alcondez decided that he was ready for Hollywood and founded his American production company, Alejandro Alcondez Pictures, which produces English and Spanish movies for worldwide distribution.
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