María Dolores Pradera - Toda una vida

María Dolores Pradera

María Dolores Fernández Pradera (Madrid, 29 August1924-28 de mayo de 2018), artistically known as María Dolores Pradera, was a Spanish melodic singer and actress, and one of the most famous voices in Spain and Latin America.

She started her career as an actress and during the 1950s she started singing professionally, eventually abandoning her career as an actress in the 1960s. She released more than 35 records.

As a singer, she specialized in traditional Spanish and Latin American music: bolero, copla, ballad, ronda, vals and folk music from Peru, Argetina, Mexico and Venezuela.   Her contralto voice had a deep resonance and sure melodic footing which must stem from classical training. Her pronunciation was pure Castilian, and her music pure Latin American.

Due to her stage presence, endowed with a deep and powerful voice and elegant gestures, she was popularly known as La Gran Señora de la Canción”.

She typically sang accompanied by guitars, requintos and drums. She sang for close to 30 years with the same group, Los Gemelos, formed by twin brothers, Santiago and Julián López Hernández, until the death of Santiago in the early 1990s.

TODA UNA VIDA

Toda una vida,
Me estaría contigo,
No me importa en qué forma,
Ni dónde, ni cómo,
Pero junto a ti.

Toda una vida,
Te estaría mimando,
Te estaría cuidando,
Como cuido mi vida,
Que la cuido por ti.

No me cansaría,
De decirte siempre,
Pero siempre, siempre,
Que eres en mi vida,
Ansiedad, angustia y desesperación.

Toda una vida,
Me estaría contigo,
No me importa en qué forma,
Ni dónde, ni cómo,
Pero junto a ti.

No me cansaría,
De decirte siempre,
Pero siempre, siempre,
Que eres en mi vida,
Ansiedad, angustia y desesperación.

Toda una vida,
Me estaría contigo,
No me importa en qué forma,
Ni dónde, ni cómo,
Pero junto a ti.