Lourdes Robles is a singer-songwriter and actress, born in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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.
Her career started in the early 1980s as part of duo Lourdes y Carlos, releasing two albums. The duo split and Robles began a solo career, acting in "Barrio Cuatro Calles" and "Generaciones", along Puerto-Rican performer
Chayanne.
She also performed in some musical productions, including ''
Hello, Dolly!'', ''
Into the Woods
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'', and ''
The Fantasticks
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''.
At the Festival del Sol in 1985 held in
Miami
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,
Florida
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, Robles received an award for her song "No Soy Distinta". Sponsored by
Danny Rivera, the singer recorded two songs that attracted the attention of the record label
Sony Music
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. In 1989, her single "Corazón en Blanco", a
pop song, became her first to chart in the United States, peaking at number 15.
The next year, Robles released the album ''
Imágenes'', produced by Rudy Pérez and Ricardo Eddy.
[Lourdes Robles ''Imágenes'' (Liner Notes) CBS (1990)] This album peaked at number 9 in the
''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart and yielded her first
number-one single "
Abrázame Fuerte".
Her duet with Nicaraguan singer
Luis Enrique, "Gracias a Tu Amor", also became a hit, peaking at number two.
"Miedo", "Que Lástima" and "Es Él" were released as singles.
Robles was awarded with a
Gold album for ''Imágenes''.
In 1992 Robles was asked to represent the new generation of performers at the "Fifth Anniversary of the Encounter with the New World", sharing the stage with popular salsa singers,
Gilberto Santa Rosa
Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés (), nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three mi ...
,
Andy Montañez,
Carmita Jiménez, Danny Rivera,
Chucho Avellanet
Armando Hipólito Avellanet González, nicknamed "Chucho", is a Puerto Rican singer and comedic actor of Spanish-Catalan descent. Avellanet was involved with the Nueva ola movement in the 1960s.
See also
* List of Puerto Ricans
This is a ...
and José Juan Tañón.
''Hey Jude: Tributo a Los Beatles'' was released in 1995. This compilation album included 13 songs originally performed by
The Beatles
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. Robles performed a
Spanish
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...
version of the song "
The Long and Winding Road".
Robles parted ways with Sony Music in 1999, signing a recording contract with
PolyGram. The first album with this label, ''Cielo de Acuarela'', recorded in
New York City
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,
Spain
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and
Santo Domingo
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, with a blend of
tropical
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and
pop music
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.
[
] The following year, a song titled "Lo Odio", produced by Guillermo Torres, was released.
In May 2002,
Billboard magazine
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announced that a new album by Robles, under the Latin World Entertainment Group—a Puerto-Rican record label of recent creation, was "under way".
[
] ''Sensaciones'' was released in 2002.
In 2010, a
cover album
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with songs previously recorded by
Juanes
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,
Juan Luis Guerra
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Grammy Awards, ...
,
Ricardo Montaner
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,
Franco De Vita
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,
La 5ª Estación
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,
Maná
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and
Alejandro Fernández
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, titled ''Es Algo Más'' was unveiled. About this album, Robles said that it would appeal to people "who are fans of her work and people who are not."
Discography
*Lourdes Robles (1985)
#No Soy Distinta
#Te Quiero Como Amigo
#Mamá
#Gracias
#Hasta Ahora
#Tú Llegaste
#Bailando Samba
#Como Todos los Días
*Tentación (1988)
#Hoy Yo No Quiero Estar Sola
#Amor a Tiempo Completo
#Dime
#Noche Especial
#Tentación
#Estoy Enamorada
#Vas a Quedarte Sólo
#Como un Milagro
*Noche Tras Noche (1989)
#Haz una Hoguera
#Yo No Sabía
#Nos Quedamos Tú y Yo
#Noche Tras Noche
#Vida
#Corazón en Blanco
#Párate al Stop
#Es Una Linda Tarde
*Imágenes (1990)
#Abrázame Fuerte
#Es El
#Chin Chin (Brindemos Por Nosotros)
#Gracias a Tu Amor (Duo con Luis Enrique)
#Miedo
#Que Lástima
#Dime Como Llego a Ti
#La Nota Ideal
#Ni Tú Ni Yo
*Definitivamente (1991)
#Sola
#A Cara o Cruz
#Todo Me Habla de Ti
#Pero Me Acuerdo de Ti
#Seré Toda Para Ti (I'm Your Baby Tonight)
#Definitivamente
#Soñando Contigo
#Punto de Partida
#Confío en Ti
#Concierto Para Dos
*Amaneciendo en Ti (1993)
#Donde Se Ha Ido Tu Amor
#Se Te Nota
#Amaneciendo en Ti
#Baila con la Noche (Dancing in the Sunshine)
#Lo Amo
#Déjalo Ir Conmigo
#Busco el Amor
#Déjame Sentirte
#Débil el Alma
#Si Te Vas
*Soy Quien Soy (1996)
#Me Déjare Llorar
#Bendita Nostalgia
#Muchacha
#Yo Te Quiero
#Ni Tú Ni Nadie
#Sin Dirección
#Celos
#Soy Quien Soy
#Es Por Ti
#Desconocida
*Cielo de Acuarela (1998)
#Así Es Mi Isla
#Con las Cosas del Querer
#Mi Jardín
#Bangalí, Bangalá
#Candela Pa' los Pies
#Si Pudieras Amarme
#Ese Hombre Que Tanto Amo Yo
#De Que Calor
#Siempre
#Guajiro Viejo
#Pa' los Pesares
#Tú
*Tuya (2000)
#Lo Odio
#Tuya
#Vete Ya
#Alguien Como Tú
#Sola
#Tu Recuerdo
#No Puedo
#Mañana
#Tómame
#Si No Estas
*Sensaciones (2003)
#Ayúdame
#Que Dios Se Apiade de Mí
#Lo Daría Todo
#Boom, Boom
#Y Entonces
#Me Trae la Cabeza
#Cuesta Arriba
#No Sé Que Haria Sin Ti
#No Te Podré Olvidar
#Muerdo Tu Boda
#Que Dios Se Apiade de Mí (Versión Salsa)
*Es Algo Más (2010)
#Como Aquel Viejo Bolero
#Bendita la Luz
#Sigo Siendo Reina
#Me Dediqué a Perderte
#Algo Más
#Que Me Des Tú Cariño
#Me Late
#Para Tu Amor
#Yo Puedo Hacer
#Entre en Mi Vida
#Te Veo Venir Soledad
References
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Living people
Actresses from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Latin pop singers
20th-century Puerto Rican women singers
20th-century Puerto Rican singers
Puerto Rican television actresses
Puerto Rican pop singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Puerto Rican women singers
21st-century Puerto Rican singers
Women in Latin music