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Consuelo Velázquez

1916 - 2005

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Consuelo Velázquez Torres (August 21, 1916, in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco – January 22, 2005, Mexico City), also popularly known as Consuelito Velázquez, was a Mexican concert pianist and composer. She was the composer of famous Mexican ballads such as "Bésame mucho", "Amar y vivir", and "Cachito". Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Consuelo Velázquez is the 272nd most popular musician (down from 250th in 2019), the 44th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 46th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Mexican Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Consuelo Velázquez ranks 272 out of 3,175. Before her are Lalo Schifrin, Dinu Lipatti, Jacqueline du Pré, Karl Jenkins, Randy Jackson, and Luigi Tenco. After her are Eddie Clarke, Abdel Halim Hafez, Leopold Auer, Louis Vierne, Farid al-Atrash, and Snoop Dogg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Consuelo Velázquez ranks 55. Before her are P. W. Botha, Dino Risi, Ephraim Katzir, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Dương Văn Minh, and Alberto Ginastera. After her are Kristján Eldjárn, Jacque Fresco, Glenn Ford, Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Rafael Caldera, and Michael Gough. Among people deceased in 2005, Consuelo Velázquez ranks 51. Before her are Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Robert Wise, Barbara Bel Geddes, Richard Smalley, Rosemary Kennedy, and Peter Benenson. After her are Ahmed Deedat, Victoria de los Ángeles, Robert Sheckley, Ibrahim Ferrer, Clemente Domínguez y Gómez, and Wim Duisenberg.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Consuelo Velázquez ranks 44 out of 729. Before her are Luis Barragán (1902), Plutarco Elías Calles (1877), Juan Rulfo (1917), Guillermo del Toro (1964), Ramon Novarro (1899), and Victoriano Huerta (1850). After her are Pedro Lascuráin (1856), Alfonso Cuarón (1961), Thomas Mayne Reid (1818), Guadalupe Victoria (1786), María Félix (1914), and Silvia Pinal (1931).

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Among MUSICIANS In Mexico

Among musicians born in Mexico, Consuelo Velázquez ranks 2. Before her are Carlos Santana (1947). After her are Armando Manzanero (1935), José José (1948), Abraham Laboriel (1947), Antonio Sánchez (1971), and Carla Morrison (1986).

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