"Obsesión" is a 1935 Spanish-language

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song by Puerto Rican songwriter Pedro Flores. The song is one of Flores' best known has been recorded by many artists. Flores was resident in New York where his Cuarteto Flores, including Panchito Riset and Daniel Santos, made his boleros popular.

Lyrics

The lyrics of the song have been referenced many times in literature since the song's early success in the 1940s. The song opens with: Among the following verses a frequently cited phrase is "Amor es el pan de la vida, amor es la copa divina, (English: "Love is the bread of life, love is the divine cup") ''amor es un algo sin nombre que obsesiona a un hombre por una mujer''. These and other lyrics are referenced in a number of modern Spanish literary works. The lyrics of the bolero form the key to the obsession in the novel ''Las batallas en el desierto'', by José Emilio Pacheco (1948) filmed as '' :es:Mariana, Mariana'' (1987) by Mexican director

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.Cinémas d'Amérique latine 1998 Page 1996 Otro ejemplo: el bolero "Obsesión" de Pedro Flores es la clave y esencia de Las batallas en el desierto, noveleta de José Emilio Pacheco llevada al cine en 1987 como Mariana Mariana."

Versions

The song has been covered by artists including: * Pedro Vargas (sung as a duet with Beny Moré) * Javier Solis * :es:Ceferino Nieto single * Iran Eory single 1980 * :es:Jochy Hernández single 1987 * Lucho Gatica EP *Julio Iglesias, on America (Julio Iglesias album) 1976 * Isaac Delgado on ''La Primera Noche'' 1994 * Spanish Harlem Orchestra on album ''Un Gran Dia en el Barrio'' 2002

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obsesion (Pedro Flores song) Puerto Rican songs Boleros