Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)
Tuesday, 25 September 2012 15:11 | Written by bluelover | 
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Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)
"Aquellos Ojos Verdes" is a popular song, originally written in Spanish.
Fellow Cuban Adolfo Utrera (Habana 1901 – New York 1931), a well-known tenor part of a core of singers recording consistently with Enrico Madriguera, supplied the lyrics.
The melody, a bolero, was written by Cuban pianist Nilo Menéndez. The song was recorded in 1929 in Cuba.
Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)
It was the only major hit, both originally in Cuba and then again in...
"Aquellos Ojos Verdes" is a popular song, originally written in Spanish.
Fellow Cuban Adolfo Utrera (Habana 1901 – New York 1931), a well-known tenor part of a core of singers recording consistently with Enrico Madriguera, supplied the lyrics.
The melody, a bolero, was written by Cuban pianist Nilo Menéndez. The song was recorded in 1929 in Cuba.
Aquellos Ojos Verdes (Green Eyes)
It was the only major hit, both originally in Cuba and then again in...
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