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Armando Manzanero’s death leaves a terrible void in Latin American music; his boleros were the fuel for thousands of loves around the world. He was the last of the great bolero players. His lyrics were in the voice of Luis Miguel or Elvis Presley and left an indelible mark. This test is to celebrate and celebrate all the greats of the bolero.
We invite you to read: Manzanero: the man who taught us to love
1. What is the title of the English version of We Are Novios, by Armando Manzanero, that Elvis Presley sang?
A. Burning love
B. I can’t help falling in love
C. It is impossible
D. Always on my mind
2. Who was the “Flaco de Oro”?
A. Álvaro Carrillo
B. Agustín Lara
C. José Alfredo Jiménez
Mr. Roberto Cantoral
3. Who is the author of these boleros: ‘Still’, ‘Llevatela’ and ‘Aquel Señor’.
A) Armando Manzanero
B) Álvaro Carrillo
C) Maria Grever
D) Frank Domínguez
4. Where was Roberto Ledesma born?
A) Barranquilla.
B) Santiago de Cuba
C) Caracas
D) Havana
5- Who was called “The queen of the bolero”?
A) Celia Cruz
B) La Lupe
C) Olga Guillot
D) Toña la Negra
6. Who composed “How was it”?
A) Ernesto Duarte
B) César Portillo de la Luz
C) Miguel Matamoros
D) José Antonio Méndez
7. Bésame mucho is an original song by:
A. Consuelo Vasquez
B. Armando Manzanero
C. Dino Ramos
Mr. Francisco “Paquito” López Vidal
8. “Noche de ronda”, by Agustín Lara, was not performed by:
A. Placido Domingo
B. Chavela Vargas
C. Luis Miguel
D. Bonus
9. “Angelitos negros”, by the Mexican composer Manuel Álvarez Rentería was inspired by:
A. The Raíces miniseries
B. A poem by the Venezuelan Andrés Eloy Blanco
C. San Pedro Claver
D. The life of James Baldwin
10. One of these songs is not by Armando Manzanero:
A. This afternoon I saw it rain
B. With you I learned
C. I don’t know about you
D. Think of me
11. Armando Manzanero’s father’s orchestra was called:
To Merida
B. Yucalpetén
C. Yucatán Orchestra
D. The 8 of Yucatan
12. Manzanero’s second last name was:
A. Canché
B. Menchu
C. Infante
D. Toledo
13. This afternoon saw rain, by Armando Manzanero, was performed on the piano by:
A. Bill Evans
B. Thelonius Monk
C. Keith Jarrett
D. Duke Ellington
Agustín Lara married in 1945 the Mexican film diva María Félix.
14 Agustín Lara composed his famous bolero “Solamente una vez” in honor of:
A. Chavela Vargas, for all the tequilas that were taken in El Tenampa in Mexico City
B. His eternal love, the Mexican diva María Félix
C. The tenor José Mojica, after his decision to become a priest
D. His son, Agustín Jr., at the time of his birth.
15. Probably the greatest curiosity about the bolero “Bésame mucho”, by the Mexican Consuelo Velásquez, is that:
A. It was recorded by The Rolling Stones
B. He composed it when he was 16 years old, when he had not yet received his first kiss
C. It was made in honor of the Mexican president Emilio Portes Gil
D. It was the first bolero composed by a woman
16. Complete the sentence: “After one lives twenty disappointments …”
A. “… it doesn’t matter to live”
B. “… better not insist”
C. “… is being very mean”
D. “… what does one more matter”
17. “We”; bolero by Cuban composer Pedro Junco, was inspired to:
A. Telling your loved one about your impending death from illness
B. Reveal your sexual orientation to the world
C. Say goodbye to his wife before going into exile
D. Inaugurate the bolero cycle of the Carlos Marx Theater in Havana in 1952
18. The lyrics of the famous bolero “Things like you” were written by:
A. The Mexican Armando Manzanero
B. The Argentine Mario Clavell
C. The Cuban Manuel Corona
D. The Colombian Ernesto Hoffman
19. One of these boleros was not composed by Jaime R. Echavarría from Antioquia:
A. Treacherous
B. Bocagrande Nights
C. Nights of Cartagena
D. When I go down the street
20. The bolero is born in:
To Mexico
B. Puerto Rico
C. Cuba
D. Colombia
21. The first known bolero was composed by:
A. Sindo Garay
B. Maria Teresa Vera
C. Miguel Matamoros
Mr. Pepe Sánchez
22, The best-selling bolero album in history is:
A. “No”, Roberto Ledesma
B. “Remembering Felipe Pirella”, Héctor Lavoe
C. “Filin”, Pablo Milanés
D. “Romance”, Luis Miguel
23. The bolero “Contigo en la Distancia” was composed by:
A. Luis Demetrio
B. José Sabré Marroquín
C. Marco Antonio Muñiz
Mr. César Portillo de la Luz
24. What singer is known as “La novia del feeling”?
A. Olga Guillot
B. Omara Portuondo
C. Haydée Milanés
D. Elena Burke
25. Which singer recorded the bolero anthology titled “Filin”?
A. Roberto Ledesma
B. Tito Rodríguez
C. José Antonio Méndes
Mr. Pablo Milanés
26. Complete the bolero verse With you in the distance: “Beyond your lips / From the sun and the stars / With you in the distance / My beloved …”
A) I am
B) I am
C) I give
D) I go
27. Complete the bolero verse The glory is you: “Blessed God / Because when I have you alive / I don’t need to go to heaven …”
So you
B) of you
C) Tisu
D) your son
28. Complete the bolero verse Tu, mi delirio: “You are always with me / With my sadness / You are in my joy / And in me …”
To go up
B) feel
C) Suffer
D) live
29 Complete the bolero verse With You I Learned: “That the week has more than seven days / To make my counted bigger …”
A) Fantasies
B) Monotonous
C) Courage
D) Joys
30. Complete the bolero verse. What do you know ?: What do you know what it is to be in love? / What do you know what it is to live in illusion? / What do you know what it is to suffer for a …?
A) Child
B) Lampiño
C) Wink
D) honey
See the answers here
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