Juan Gabriel

Juan Gabriel
Juan Gabriel
	Juan Gabriel in concert
Background information
Birth name	Alberto Aguilera Valadez
Also known as	Adan Luna, Juan Gabriel, Juanga, El divo de Juárez
Born	7 January 1950; Parácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Origin	Lake Jackson, Texas, U.S.
Died	August 28, 2016 (aged 66); Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Genres	Mariachi; Ranchera; Latin Pop / Mexican pop
Occupation(s)	singer, composer
Years active	1971-2016
Labels	Universal Music, BMG, RCA Records
Website	JuanGabriel

Alberto Aguilera Valadez, commonly known as Juan Gabriel, was a Mexican singer and songwriter. He was also regarded as the "most famous living representatives of Mexican music".^[1]

Death

On August 28, 2016, it was reported that Gabriel died at the age of 66 from a heart attack earlier that day in Santa Monica, California.^[2]

Discography

Albums

2010: Boleros
2003: Inocente de Ti
2001: Por Los Siglos
2000: Abrázame Muy Fuerte
1999: Todo Está Bien
1999: Romanticos!
1996: Del Otro Lado
1988: Debo Hacerlo
1986: Pensamientos
1983: Todo
1982: Cosas De Enamorados

1981: Con Tu Amor
1980: Ella
1979: Me Gusta Bailar Contigo
1978: Siempre Estoy Pensando en Ti
1977: Te Llegará Mi Olvido
1976: Juan Gabriel con, Mariachi Vol. II
1976: A Mi Guitarra
1974: Juan Gabriel Con El Mariachi Vargas De Tecalitlan
1973: El Alma Joven Vol. III
1972: El Alma Joven Vol. II
1971: El Alma Joven...

Singles

"No tengo dinero" ("I Have No Money") 1971
"Se me olvidó otra vez" ("I've Forgotten Again") 1974
"He venido a pedirte perdón" ("I Have Come To Ask for Forgiveness")
"Siempre en mi mente" ("Always On My Mind") 1978
" Te lo pido por favor" ("I'm asking you, please")
"Querida" ("My Dear")
"Mañana, mañana" ("Tomorrow, Tomorrow")
"La diferencia" ("The Difference")
"El Noa Noa"
"Mis ojos tristes" ("My Sad Eyes")
"Perdóname, olvídalo" ("Forgive me forget it")
"Amor, amor es amor" (Love love is love")
"El México que se nos fue" ("The Mexico That Got Away From Us")
"Yo no nací para amar" ("I Wasn't Born To Love")
"Insensible" (Impervious)
"Yo no sé que me paso" ("I don't Know What Happened to Me") 1986
"Qué lástima" ("What a pitty") 1987
"Hasta que te conocí" ("'Til I Met You") 1987
"Debo hacerlo" ("I Have to Do It") 1988
"Sólo sé que fue en marzo" ("I Only Know It Happened In March") 1988
"No me vuelvo a enamorar" ("I Won't Fall In Love Again") 1988
"Amor eterno" ("Eternal Love") 1991

"Pero, ¿qué necesidad?" ("What's the Point") 1994
"Lentamente" ("Slowly") 1994
"El palo" ("The stick")1995
"Canción 187" ("Song 187") 1995
"Muriendo de amor" (Dying of Love")1995
"Mi bendita tierra" ("My blessed land") 1996
"Mi pueblo" (with Paul Anka) 1996
"Te sigo amando" ("I Still Love You") 1997
"El destino" ("Destiny") 1997
"La incertidumbre" (with Rocío Dúrcal) 1997
"Así fue" ("So It Was") 1998
"Adorable mentirosa" (with Banda El Recodo) 1999
"Te doy las gracias" (with Banda El Recodo) 1999
"Infidelidad" (with Banda El Recodo) 1999
"El sinaloense" (with Banda El Recodo) 1999
"Todo está bien" ("Everything is fine") 1999
"Abrázame muy fuerte" ("Embrace Me Very Tight") 2001
"Inocente pobre amigo" ("My Poor Naive Friend") 2001
"Inocente de ti" ("How Naive You Are") 2003
"Yo te recuerdo" ("I Remember You") 2004
"¿Por qué me haces llorar?" ("Why do you make me cry?") 2010

Juan Gabriel Media

Juan Gabriel performing with mariachis, 2012
Gabriel performing in 2014
Hands of Juan Gabriel embodied in 1996 in the Plaza de las Estrellas located in Mexico City
Statue of Juan Gabriel in Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City, on 28 August 2016. Crowds gathered to pay their respects on the day of his death.
People hold photos and posters of Juan Gabriel outside the Palacio de Bellas Artes soon after his death, 2016
Memorial located at Juan Gabriel’s house in Juárez
Juan Gabriel's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Mural made in tribute to Juan Gabriel located in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Lyrics handwritten by him of his song "Se me olvidó otra vez" with a dedication to the writer Carlos Monsiváis in August 1989
Juan Gabriel during a concert in 2003