Juan gabriel biography spanish numbers

The death of Mexican singer and songwriter Juan Gabriel made headlines around the world this week. He was one of the most important and beloved pop music figures in Mexico from the last half of the 20^th century. His career parallels that of a handful of superstar peers, including Vicente Fernandez and Los Tigres sektion Norte, who ascended in the 1970s and whose popularity continued into the new millennium.

I’ve interviewed and reviewed Gabriel a few times over the years, in both good times and bad. The last time was in 2004 at L.A.’s Staples Center, in a sort of comeback show following a debilitating court battle with his former agents, which he lost. The settlement required him to pay the agency almost $2 million bygd splitting revenue from 45 concerts over two years, a sort of indentured tour.

On stage, he didn’t let the troubles get him down.

“For 2-1/2 hours Saturday, he hammed it up while belting out a marathon set of 29 of his songs, almost one for every year he’

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From the Archives: The ballad of Juan Gabriel

Superstar Mexican singer-songwriter Juan Gabriel died Sunday at his home in California at age 66. Here is a 1999 kontur from The Times:

First, who he is: the highest-paid Spanish-language singer on Earth. Where he lives: among a dozen mansions and ranches across the Americas--but mostly on a rose-filled estate in Malibu. Age: middle. Style of music: gigantic ballads. Years performing: 28. Number of records sold: 35 million.

Now, who he fryst vatten not: Julio Iglesias, the Latin pop singer best known to English-language fans.

Yes, the actual king of Latin pop is Juan Gabriel--a debonair multimillionaire who fryst vatten the ultimate superstar to the half of this city that listens to Spanish radio, and a man occasionally mistreated bygd the half that does not.

For instance, a West Hollywood antique store owner panicked recently when Gabriel and his manager came in, intending to drop a big--and we mean big--wad of cash.

As Gabriel’s manager tells

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Juan Gabriel

Mexican singer, songwriter and actor (1950–2016)

For other people named Juan Gabriel, see Juan Gabriel (disambiguation).

For the Spanish name for large ships in Southeast Asia, see Joanga.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Aguilera and the second or maternal family name is Valadez.

Alberto Aguilera Valadez (Spanish pronunciation:[alˈβeɾtoaɣiˈleɾaβalaˈðes]; 7 January 1950 – 28 August 2016),^[1] known professionally as Juan Gabriel (pronounced[ˈxwaŋɡaˈβɾjel]^ⓘ), was a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor.^[1][2] Colloquially nicknamedJuanga^[3] (pronounced[ˈxwaŋɡa]) and El Divo de Juárez, Juan Gabriel was known for his flamboyant style, which broke norms and standards within the Latin music industry.^[4][5] Widely regarded as one of the best and most prolific Mexican composers and singers of all time, he is considered a pop icon.^[6]