Víctor Manuel
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Víctor Manuel San José Sánchez is a Spanish singer-songwriter
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He has been married to the Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén
since 1972. He and his wife are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition
, and his songs and albums often feature boldly-titled works with social and political content.
Others
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
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He has been married to the Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén
Ana Belén
Ana Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
since 1972. He and his wife are considered symbols of the Spanish Transition
Spanish transition to democracy
The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democratic state. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco’s death on 20 November 1975, while its completion has been variously said to be marked by the Spanish...
, and his songs and albums often feature boldly-titled works with social and political content.
Discography
- Mucho/Tus cosas (A lot/Your things)
- Un gran hombre/Lejano, lejano (A great man/far away, far away)
- Y Sorrento empezó/El pueblo/Mi música eres tú/No te lo crees ni tú (And Sorrento started/The village/You are my music/Not even you believe it)
- Primer disco/Por caridad/Ninette/Y sin embargo (1966) (The first disc/For pity's sake/Ninette/Nonetheless)
- El tren de madera/El cobarde (1968) (The wooden train/The coward)
- El mendigo/La romería (The beggar/The crowd)
- El abuelo Vítor/Paxarinos (Grandpa Vítor/Paxarinos)
- En el portalín de piedra/Ya se escuchan las panderetas (1969) (In the porch of stone/We are already listening the tambourines)
- Víctor Manuel (1970)
- Quiero abrazarte tanto (1970) (I want to hug you so much)
- Dáme la mano (1971) (Give me your hand)
- OST "Al diablo con amor" (Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
and Víctor Manuel) (1972) (To the devil with love) - Víctor Manuel (edit in México) (1973)
- Verde (popular songs of Asturias) (1973) (Green)
- Todos tenemos un precio (1974) (We all have a price)
- Cómicos (1975) (Comedians)
- Víctor Manuel en Directo (1976) (Víctor Manuel live)
- Diez (1977) (Ten)
- Spanien (edit in the Democraty German Republic) (1977)
- Canto para todos (1978) (Song for all)
- Soy un corazón tendido al sol (1978) (I'm a heart laying in the sun)
- Luna (1979) (Moon)
- Ay amor (1981) (Oh, love)
- Por el camino (1982) (Along the way)
- Víctor y Ana en vivo (Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
and Víctor Manuel) (1982) (Víctor and Ana live) - El lanzador de cuchillos (1984) (The knife thrower)
- En directo (1985) (Live)
- Para la ternura siempre hay tiempo (1986) (There is always time for tenderness)
- Qué te puedo dar (1988) (What can I give you?)
- Tiempo de cerezas (new versions of old songs) (1989) (Time of cherries)
- El delicado olor de las violetas (1990) (The delicate smell of violets)
- A dónde irán los besos (1993) (Where do kisses go?)
- Mucho más que dos (Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
and Víctor Manuel) (1994) along with 7 more singers like Joan Manuel Serrat, Miguel Ríos, Joaquín Sabina, Pablo Milanés, the former Antonio Flores, Manolo Tena and actor Juan Echanove at the Sport's Palace of Gijón, Spain. (Much more than two) - Sin memoria (1996) (Without memory)
- Cada uno es como es (1999) (We are the way we are)
- Vivir para cantarlo (1999) (Live to sing it)
- El hijo del ferroviario (2001) (The trainman's son)
- Dos en la carretera (Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
and Víctor Manuel) (2001) (Two along the road) - El perro del garaje (2004) (The dog of the garage)
- Una canción me trajo aquí (Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
and Víctor Manuel) (2006) (A song took me here) - No hay nada mejor que escribir una canción (2008) (There is nothing better than writing a song)
Others
- En Blanco y Negro (Pablo MilanésPablo MilanésPablo Milanés Arias is a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitar player. He studied at a conservatory in Havana. He is considered one of the founders of the Cuban nueva trova, along with Silvio Rodríguez and Noel Nicola...
and Víctor Manuel) (1995) (In black and white) - El gusto es nuestro (Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
, Víctor Manuel, Miguel RíosMiguel RíosMiguel Ríos is a Spanish singer, composer, actor. He is one of the pioneers of rock and roll in Spain.-Biography:...
y Joan Manuel SerratJoan Manuel SerratJoan Manuel Serrat i Teresa is a Catalan Spanish singer-songwriter.Serrat is considered one of the most important figures of modern, popular music in both the Spanish and Catalan languages...
) (1996) (Our pleasure) - Hecho en Asturias (NuberuNuberuThe Nuberu or Nubeiro is a character of Asturian, Cantabrian or Galician mythology. He is known by the two names respectively depending on the mythology...
, Tejedor, Mari Luz Cristóbal y Víctor Manuel. Concert directed by Ramón Prada and recorded in Oviedo, Asturies, on Asturies' Day) (2002) (Made in Asturies) - Neruda en el corazón (Various artists) (2004) (Neruda in the heart)
Filmography
- Morbo (1972) (with Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
). - Al diablo con amor (1973) (with Ana BelénAna BelénAna Belén is the artistic name of María del Pilar Cuesta Acosta, a Spanish actress and singer. She was born on 27 May 1951 in Madrid.- Biography :...
).