Rodulfo Gonzalez

The Bolero in Latin America

Herausgeber: Rodulfo, Juan

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Produktbeschreibung

Between 1935 and 1965, the bolero dominated the Latin American musical spectrum. It was first promoted by radio and live programs, then by 78, 46 and 33 RPM records called acetates, then by film and finally by television. It came from Spain to Cuba with characteristics different from those of today and from there it passed to Mexico, which, first by means of acetate, and then through films, to other Latin American countries, especially the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Puerto Rico. On August 18, 2013, José Fefo Pérez wrote regarding the history of the bolero that it is lost in time "as far back as 1792, but it was not until 1902 when the rhythmic bolero appeared," which began "its transformation." What is a bolero? Ignacio Veles Pareja in "El Diván del Bolero" pointed out in this regard: "It is said that the bolero is a defeatist, pessimistic music and verse that induces melancholy, but this is true in part because there are many kinds of boleros: of exaltation, of searches, reproaches, melancholy, and even songs to cities and religions." Fortunately, the bolero came to stay permanently in Latin America because it has many ways of reproducing itself culturally, through festivals and events such as Valentine's Day and Mother's Day or bolero groups that perform in theaters, clubs, stadiums, concert halls or in open spaces such as squares, streets, and protected avenues. To a greater or lesser degree, the bolero, which has the gift of immortality, is present in all Latin American countries, both in popular settings and in academic halls. We recognize the existence of many exclusions in this monograph, which would require a large research team to work in each country to avoid, with the purpose of investigating each regional reality and thus achieving the clearest possible picture of Latin American bolero music. I have worked alone, tying up loose ends to develop at least one reference that leads to more in-depth research studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Aussie Trading LLC
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9798330611980
• Artikelnr.: 72581649

Autorenporträt

Eladio Rodulfo González, who signs his work in prose or verse with both surnames, was born in the hamlet of Marabal, later converted into the parish of the same name in the Mariño Municipality, Sucre State, Venezuela, to the marriage of Guzmán Rodulfo and Nicomedes González, who died when he was a young child and whom he never met, not even in portrait. He was raised by his father's second wife, Martina Salazar. He was born on February 18, 1935. He has a degree in Journalism from the Central University of Venezuela, is a social worker, poet and cultural researcher. With his wife, Briceida Moya, he had Gabriela Lucila, Juan Ramón, Gustavo Adolfo and Katiuska Alfonsina, named after the poets Gabriela Mistral, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Gustado Adolfo Bécquer and Alfonsina Storni. In the early years of his life he worked as a clerk in his father's warehouse, an oil worker for the Creole Petroleum Corporation in Lagunillas, Zulia State, a town where he began high school at the Colegio Santa Rosa de Lima, which he continued at the Alcázar and Juan Vicente González high schools and the National School of Social Work, both institutions located in Caracas. He was also co-founder of the Minors Division of the extinct Technical Corps of the Judicial Police and of the Nueva Esparta Section of the National College of Journalists, where he was a member of the board of directors in several secretariats and also presided over the Social Security Institute for Journalists. He obtained a degree in Journalism from the extinct School of Journalism of the Central University of Venezuela, which was later transformed into the School of Social Communication, on October 9, 1969. Later he completed a postgraduate degree in Public Administration, majoring in Organization and Methods, and a course in Cultural Research. He also took police courses in Washington, D.C. and Fort Bragg, North Carolina.