| LC control no. | n 96001989 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Velázquez, Consuelo |
| Variant(s) | Velázquez, Consuelito Velázquez Torres, Consuelo Torres, Consuelo Velázquez Velásquez, Consuelo |
| Associated country | Mexico |
| Located | Mexico City (Mexico) |
| Birth date | [1916, 1919, 1920, 1924] |
| Death date | 2005-01-22 |
| Place of birth | Ciudad Guzmán (Mexico) |
| Place of death | Mexico City (Mexico) |
| Field of activity | Music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Poets Pianists |
| Special note | Data contributed by the Dance Heritage Coalition for the New York Public Library Dance Collection |
| Found in | Invitation to romance, 1954: label (Consuelo Velázquez) container (pianist) MLA-L, Jan. 24, 2005 (Consuelo Velázquez, 88, d. Jan. 22, 2005, Mexico City; b. 1916, Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco; concert pianist, singer, composer of Besame mucho) *MGZIC 9-1906 WomanWorks: Beverly Blossom ... (Videotape) 1989 (Composer) Wikipedia, Sept. 30, 2011 (Consuelo Velázquez; b. August 21, 1916; d. January 22, 2005; popularly also known as Consuelito Velázquez; a Mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist. According to her obituary, she was 88 years old when she died in Mexico City. Most music resources, however, list her birth date as August 29, 1924, in Ciudad Guzmán, state of Jalisco, Mexico. Velázquez was the songwriter and lyricist of many Latin standard songs most notably, the enduring 1940s-era standard Bésame mucho, a romantic ballad which was soon recorded by artists around the globe, making it an international hit) Diccionario de la música española e hispanoamericana, 2002 (Velázquez Torres, Consuelo; born Aug. 21, 1920, Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico; poet, pianist, composer; studied in Mexcio City) Guardian (Manchester, England), January 26, 2005: page 27 (Consuelo Velázquez; born August 21, 1916; died January 22, 2005; songwriter; married Mariano Rivera Conde, artistic director of a radio staion in Mexico City, in 1944) Federal District, Mexico, Civil Registration Marriages 1861-1950, in Ancestry.com Library Edition, July 23, 2018 (Consuelo Velázquez Torres; married Mariano Rivera Conde on Oct. 24, 1944; age given as 25; parents: Isaac Velázquez, Maria de Jesús Torres Ortiz) |
| Associated language | spa |
| Invalid LCCN | n 97851790 |
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