"Génesis" is a 1969 Spanish-language song sung by Puerto Rican singer
Lucecita Benítez
Luz Esther Benítez Rosado (born July 22, 1942), also known as Lucecita, is a Puerto Rican singer, part of the country's new wave popular music. Born in Bayamon, a large city in Puerto Rico, she participated in amateur radio shows.
Benítez's m ...
, written by
Guillermo Venegas Lloveras. 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
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
, and placed Benítez on the
Latin music
Latin music (Portuguese language, Portuguese and ) is a term used by the music industry as a catch-all category for various styles of music from Ibero-America, which encompasses Music of Latin America, Latin America, Music of Spain, Spain, Mu ...
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 h ...
.
[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 singer and songwriter. She is known for being a contestant on the third season of ''Objetivo Fama'' (2006) and the first season of ''Idol Puerto Rico' ...
, 2012
References
1969 songs
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