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During a seven-decade career, Manzanero won a
Grammy, recorded dozens of albums, scored numerous films and
composed more than 400 songs, including "Somos novios" (We're
lovers) and "Contigo aprendi" (With you, I learned).
Lopez Obrador, who announced Manzanero's death during a regular
news conference, expressed great regret at his passing, and
brought the media gathering to a premature end.
Born on December 7, 1935 in Mexico's Yucatan state, Manzanero
was hospitalized in December after contracting the coronavirus,
his family said. Weekend reports had suggested he was recovering
from the virus.
The prolific writer of ballads and boleros began studying music
as a child and wrote his first tune at age 15, kicking off a
long career that in 2014 made him the first Mexican artist to
win a Grammy award.
His hit "We're lovers" made Billboard magazine's list of 50 best
songs in the history of Latin music.
Renowned singers Andrea Bocelli, Placido Domingo, Celia Cruz,
Vikki Carr, Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera are among the
many people who performed his works, and the late Colombian
author Gabriel Garcia Marquez once called Manzanero "one of the
greatest current poets of the Spanish language."
Manzanero recognized his talent for infusing his melodies with
romantic longing.
"The best language for love is song," he once said in an
interview. "Just as the lungs need air, romance needs a song."
(Reporting by Diego Ore, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon; Editing
by Alistair Bell)
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