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Consuelo Velazquez

real name Consuelo Torres Ortiz Velázquez

Consuelo Velazquez is credited on 4,992 releases across 1,278 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,992

Credits

1,278

Albums

8

Decades active

175

In collections

Biography

Consuelo Velázquez (born August 21, 1916, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico - died January 22, 2005, Mexico City, Mexico) was a Mexican concert pianist, songwriter and recording artist. She was the songwriter and lyricist of many Latin standard songs, most notably the enduring 1940's-era standard "Bésame Mucho". Some sources state her birth date as August 29, 1924.

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Credited work

4,992 releases · 1,278 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 5,076
  • Other credits · 225

Studios: Star-Club Hamburg · Sound Ideas Studios · Capitol Studios · Decca Studios

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