"Génesis" is a 1969 Spanish-language song sung by Puerto Rican singer
Lucecita Benítez, written by
Guillermo Venegas Lloveras
Guillermo Segundo Venegas Lloveras ( Quebradillas, Puerto Rico October 12, 1915 – San Juan, Puerto Rico July 23, 1993) was a Puerto Rican songwriter. After success in his youth with popular boleros, waltzes, tangos, marches, and danzas, in lat ...
. The song won a prize at the first
Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina The Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina was a televised song contest in 1969 and 1970, hosted in Mexico, which preceded and was succeeded by the Festival OTI de la Canción which ran from 1972 to 2000. The original festival was supported by the ...
, held in
Mexico, and placed Benítez on the
Latin music international stage. The song is written in the form of a
bolero
Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...
.
[John Jairo Torres de la Pava ''Juglares Hispanoamericanos: Datos Breves de Autores, ... '' 2005 - Page 444 "ganó el Primer Festival Mundial de la Canción Latina con su bolero Génesis interpretado en México por Lucecita Benítez, ..."]
Cover versions
* "Génesis," title track of ''
Génesis'' by
Mary Ann Acevedo
Mary Ann Acevedo Rivera (; born June 23, 1987), better known as Mary Ann, is a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. She is known for being a contestant on the Objetivo Fama (Third Season), third season of ''Objetivo Fama'' (2 ...
, 2012
References
1969 songs
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