LA BELLA FILIPINA (Spanish Lyrics)- Guillermo Gomez Rivera

The traditional "La Bella Filipina" Habanera Kundiman with its original Spanish lyrics sung by Guillermo Gomez-Rivera and accompanied by Roberto Buena.

Spanish Lyrics and English translation provided for this video by Alfonso 'Fonsucu' Velázquez and Luz 'ContessaDeAvila'. Permission to publish the music recording at Youtube was granted to 'Philclassic' by Guillermo Gomez Rivera thru Luz "ContessaDeAvila". Vintage photographs of Manila Carnival Queens of the 1900's are presented in this video.

NOTE: There was a typo.. at 1:27, the correct Spanish word is "AMA" but I wrote "ALMA" instead. The Spanish phrase should read: "Las AMA el que las ve".




ABOUT THE SINGER

Guillermo Gómez Rivera (born September 12, 1936) is a Filipino writer, journalist, poet, playwright, historian, linguist, and scholar of Spanish and British descent from the province of Iloilo.

Gómez Rivera is an academic director of the prestigious Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española (Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language), the local branch of the renowned Real Academia Española based in Madrid, Spain, and part of the Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (Association of Spanish Language Academies). He is also a teacher of various Spanish dances, and is considered the undisputed maestro of Flamenco in the Philippines.

In addition to his contributions to Philippine literature and history, Gómez is also an accomplished linguist and polyglot. He speaks and writes fluently in his native Hiligaynon as well as in English and Tagalog. Aside from being an acclaimed master of the Spanish language in the country, he is also conversant in French, Italian, Portuguese, Kinaray-a, and Cebuano, and has made an extensive study of the Visayan and Chabacano languages.

Source: WIKIPEDIA

DISCLAIMER:

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Philclassic's Youtube channel is a non-profit resource and it exists strictly for the appreciation, restoration and preservation of vintage, traditional and classical Filipino music.

Maraming Salamat Po!

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• LA BELLA FILIPINA
• Kundiman
• Habanera
• Spanish
• Guillermo Gomez Rivera

[godam999]

A nonsense? More than one million Filipinos killed by the Yankees in a few years? The Old City of Manila and its monuments destroyed by American bombing during the Second World War? That was much worse than 300 years of Spanish colonization.

[philclassic]

@godam999: My own home town and city of Caloocan was a victim of the 'Yankees' reign of terror in 1899 when almost all the inhabitants of this city was massacred without mercy by them. They also destroyed much of what was Caloocan City then leaving only the centuries old church which still stands even today (now the San Roque Cathedral of the Diocese of Caloocan).

[philclassic]

Please do not post RACIST remarks. I shall block anyone who will do so. Salamat po!

[godam999]

Filipinos, you are more Hispanics than you can ever Hispanic suspect. Infortunatelly, the history and The United States have separated the common core to which you belong.

Very beautiful song.

Vosotros filipinos sois más hispánicos de lo que podéis sospechar. Lástima que la historia y los Estados Unidos os hayan separado del tronco común al que pertenecéis.

Muy bella canción.

[philclassic]

@godam999 :Yes, after 300 years under Spain thru Mexico. But Filipinos nowadays prefers to be "American" than "Hispanic".

[philclassic]

All racist replies written in Spanish will not be entertained...sorry

[1818JoseRizal1898]

I wish I were God so I can rewind and correct the wrongs that we did as a country.

[handsomepianist]

Photographers of yesteryears, before the digicam, have a way of making still picture alive even if it is in sepia color and the absence of digital special effects of today. I'm amazed you have this picture collections, moreso the music.

[Southland27]

Was being part of the Spanish empire really beneficial to the people of the Philippines? Being part of someone elses empire isn't always a good thing, but from what I see Filipinos would have been better off under British rule. They wouldn't have forced you to change your religion or customs and would have allowed the natives some autonomy, and protection under British style rule of law. Although not a British colony, but a protectorate, Hawaii is still happy with it's British associations.

[Mangkukutod]

@godam999 But we are still Asians. Asians with a westernized culture.

[godam999]

@philclassic

Filipinos were betrayed by Yankees. Spain could not much longer maintain the colonies and would have had to leave Philippines anyway. The intervention of the United States was a bloodbath, delayed several decades the independence of your country and created puppet governments.

[godam999]

@philclassic

The Filipinos were betrayed by the Yankees. Spain could not much longer maintain the colonies and would have had to leave the Philippines anyway. The intervention of the United States was a bloodbath, delayed several decades thef independence of this country and created puppet governments.

[rabs94]

Ito ang tunay na OPM!...ganda!

[JD55000]

@godam999

No,No,No..Stop it.

your nonsense