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No Controles
"No Controles" is a song written by Nacho Cano, and recorded and released by the Spanish band Olé Olé in 1983. The song translates as "Don't Control" in English, referring to a series of life choices that could possibly be controlled such as 'mi forma de pensar...vestir', "the way I think or dress". History The song was first made popular in Spain and Europe in 1983 by the band Olé Olé, with Vicky Larraz on vocals. In Latin America, particularly in Mexico, the song was made popular by the band Flans in 1985. Nacho Cano gave them the song because they were good friends. Later made popular by child Venezuelan band Payasitas Nifu Nifa, on their album ''Las Payasitas Ni Fu Ni Fa'' in 1995. It was later made popular by Mexico's Café Tacuba on their album of covers ''Avalancha de Éxitos'' in 1996. Recently the song has been featured in the musical ''Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar'' also created by Nacho Cano. It was also sung by Edurne in the TV Show ''Los Más de La Fiesta'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olé Olé (band)
Olé Olé was a popular Spanish band of the 1980s. The group went through three phases of popularity broadly coinciding with three female vocalists. The group began with singer Vicky Larraz (1982–1985). After Larraz went solo came Marta Sánchez (1986–1991) in years that saw increasing success in Latin America. After Sánchez also went solo came the third singer :es:Sonia Santana (1992–1993). The beginnings of the group: Vicky Larraz 1982–1985 The story of Olé Olé began in 1982, when the CBS label decided to create a new techno-pop group in the Mecano line. The one in charge of choosing the members was Argentine producer Jorge Álvarez, who also produced the first Mecano records. This is how Luis Carlos Esteban met, who came from the group Trastos, Emilio Estecha, from the group Plástico and Juan Tarodo († 2013). As a singer they chose Vicky Larraz. The Argentine Gustavo Montesano joined shortly after. In his country he had been part of the rock group Crucis. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flans
Flans are an all-female Mexican music group, which enjoyed popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Its members were the singers Ivonne Margarita Guevara García, Ilse María Olivo Schweinfurth and Irma Angélica Hernández Ochoa. They were generally known as Ivonne, Ilse, and Mimí. Career Beginnings The three girls were initially cast in the mid-1980s for a TV show to be called ''Fans'', which was to feature chats and sing-alongs with guest stars. When plans for the show fell through, a project was started to turn the girls into a pop music sensation. The group was renamed Flans and their first album, ''Flans'', was launched in 1985. Their style was mainly pop music and ballads although one of their albums (''Cuéntamelo Dum-Dum'') was somewhat child-oriented. First breakup The group released a new album every year until 1991 when they separated, with a national tour and the release of their "last" album: ''Adiós''. After their separation, Ivonne married and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spanish-language Songs
Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in the Americas and Spain. Spanish is the official language of 20 countries. It is the world's second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese; the world's fourth-most spoken language overall after English, Mandarin Chinese, and Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu); and the world's most widely spoken Romance language. The largest population of native speakers is in Mexico. Spanish is part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. The oldest Latin texts with traces of Spanish come from mid-northern Iberia in the 9th century, and the first systematic written use of the language happened in Toledo, a prominent city of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Cause 4
''Just Cause 4'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Avalanche Studios and published by Square Enix's European subsidiary. It is the fourth game in the ''Just Cause'' series and the sequel to 2015's ''Just Cause 3'' and was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on 4 December 2018. In the game, the player assumes the role of series protagonist Rico Rodríguez who arrives in the fictional nation of Solís to take down The Black Hand, the world's biggest private military. The game uses a new version of Avalanche's Apex game engine. The new technology allows the game to feature diverse and extreme weather effects, including blizzards, sandstorms, tornadoes and more. It received mixed reviews upon release, and failed to meet the sales expectations of Square Enix. Gameplay ''Just Cause 4'' is an action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player assumes the role of series protagonist Rico Rodríguez. The game takes place in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edurne
Edurne García Almagro (; born 22 December 1985) is a Spanish singer, actress, and television presenter. She rose to fame in late 2005 when she took part in the Spanish casting show ''Operación Triunfo'' on TVE and finished in sixth place in 2006. She represented Spain in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song " Amanecer" where she finished in 21st place. Biography Early life and early beginnings Edurne was born on 22 December 1985 in the capital of Madrid, Spain. She started attending auditions as a child. At the age of 9, she became a member of the children's music group ''Trastos''. She also had as a child minor roles in Spanish TV series like ''Hospital Central'' (2002) or ''Ana y los 7'' (2003). In late 2005, Edurne auditioned for the fourth series of ''Operación Triunfo'', where she was selected by the show's jury. She was eliminated in the 12th live show, finishing in sixth place in early 2006. Career Edurne embarked on a music career with Sony BMG Spain an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar
''Hoy no me puedo levantar'' (''Today I Can't Get up'') is a Spanish jukebox musical, with music and lyrics by José María Cano and Nacho Cano, former members of the band Mecano. Based on 32 of the band's greatest hits and named after their first single, the musical centers on a pair of impoverished musicians trying to be part of La Movida Madrileña, after the fall of Francisco Franco's dictatorship. Through an analysis of the 1980s, the musical portrays the condition of these boys trying to survive in Madrid, under the shadow of drugs and AIDS. The musical ran for four seasons in Madrid's Rialto Theatre (former ''Movistar Theatre'') and for three seasons in Mexico City's Centro Cultural Telmex and Teatro Aldama. It was produced by ''Drive'' in Spain and '' OCESA Teatro'' in Mexico. Background In the 1980s Mecano became a very successful and influential band in Spain and many other Spanish-speaking countries. Although the band split in September 1992, their songs continued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avalancha De Éxitos
Avalancha de Éxitos (in Spanish: ''Avalanche of Hits'') is Café Tacuba's third album. In 1996, two years after their acclaimed ''Re'', the band had amassed enough new music to fill four CDs, but couldn't winnow it down to a single album. So instead, they covered eight songs by other Spanish-speaking artists, who ranged from totally obscure to well-known. Background After the publication of ''Re'', the band was between the releasing of the album and the subsequent tours as well as the fulfillment of the contract with Warne also continue in the scene while have proper time preparing their formal third LP. After their performance at Viña del Mar Festival in 1996, producer Gustavo Santaolalla proposed them a "transition album" made with covers, an idea that the group accepted. Since its formation the group used to perform versions of other bands that they liked. Recording The concept of the album allowed Café Tacvba to focus on the creativity of the music, so they agreed to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café Tacuba
Café Tacvba (Pronounced ''kaˈfe taˈkuβa'') is a band from Ciudad Satélite, Mexico. The group gained popularity in the early 1990s. They were founded in 1989, before they had the current lineup of Rubén Isaac Albarrán Ortega (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Emmanuel del Real Díaz (keyboards, piano, programming, rhythm guitar, melodica, vocals), José Alfredo "Joselo" Rangel Arroyo (lead guitar, vocals), and Enrique "Quique" Rangel Arroyo: (bass guitar, electric upright bass, vocals), their friend Roberto Silva played the keyboards for a short period of time. Since the '' Cuatro Caminos'' World Tour, Luis "El Children" Ledezma has played the drums in every concert but is not considered an official member of the band, as well as Ramiro Del Real Díaz, who joined the band as a support musician playing the guitar since 2015. History Formation (1989–90) Previously known as "Alicia ya no vive aquí" (a tribute to Martin Scorsese's '' Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore''), th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers ,Mexico ''''. . making it the world's 13th-largest country by are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olé Olé (Olé Olé Album)
''Olé Olé'' is the debut 1983 album of Spanish pop group Olé Olé for CBS Records CBS Records may refer to: * CBS Records or CBS/Sony, former name of Sony Music, a global record company * CBS Records International, label for Columbia Records recordings released outside North America from 1962 to 1990 * CBS Records (2006), founde .... The album established the success of the group with 100,000 sales. Track listing #"Necesito más" (Gustavo Montesano) – 3:35 #"El mayor secreto" – (Gustavo Montesano) – 3:43 #"No controles" (Nacho Cano) – 4:00 #"Alguien" (Gustavo Montesano) – 3:42 #"Todo mi amor no es para ti" (Luis Carlos Esteban) – 3:32 #"Conspiración (Habanera de Carmen)" (Georges Bizet, Luis Gómez Escalar) – 3:23 #"Adrenalina" (Luis Carlos Esteban) – 2:59 #"Mirando la luna por la ventana" (Gustavo Montesano) – 3:52 #"Dame" (Luis Gómez Escolar, Gustavo Montesano) – 3:44 #"Fantasmas" (LEsteban) – 4:20 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Olé Olé (Olé Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin America
Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived from Latin — are predominantly spoken. The term was coined in the nineteenth century, to refer to regions in the Americas that were ruled by the Spanish, Portuguese and French empires. The term does not have a precise definition, but it is "commonly used to describe South America, Central America, Mexico, and the islands of the Caribbean." In a narrow sense, it refers to Spanish America plus Brazil (Portuguese America). The term "Latin America" is broader than categories such as ''Hispanic America'', which specifically refers to Spanish-speaking countries; and ''Ibero-America'', which specifically refers to both Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries while leaving French and British excolonies aside. The term ''Latin America'' was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
