Celio González

Real name Celio Adán González Ascencio

Birth January 29, 1924 Camajuaní, Cuba

Cuban nationality

Death October 17, 2004 (80 years) Mexico City, Mexico

Spouse Martha Torres

Children Celio David González Torres Elisa González Torres of the first marriage and Celio Lazaro González Jímenez

Occupation Singer

Artistic information

Other names The Satan of Cuba

Genre (s) Guaracha, Cuban Rumba and Bolero

Von instrument (s)

Activity period 1941-2003

Record label (s) seeco, tropical

Related artists Daniel Santos, Welcome Granda, Celia Cruz

Celio González

Celio Adán González Ascencio (Camajuaní, Cuba, January 29, 1924-Mexico City, October 17, 2004). Outstanding Cuban singer, known in the musical environment as "The Satan of Cuba". His most prodigious era was with the Sonora Matancera.

Biography

His artistic beginnings were stimulated by his mother, since he was protected by the hereditary disease called phocomelia, which caused him to be born without two fingers and toes. As a child he helped his mother sell handicrafts.

He participated in the contest of the Supreme Court of Art held in Sancti Spíritus. He lived some time in Camagüey and there, with seventeen years of age, he worked in the orchestra of Joaquín Mendivel, as well as in Conjunto Camacho. He founded the National Trio. He moved to Havana where he was employed as a singer for the Los Jóvenes del Cayo de Alfonsín Quintana, Luis Santí and Conjunto Casino.

Its golden age began on May 23, 1956, with the Sonora Matancera, directed at the time by Rogelio Martínez. He was a singer of the orchestra in substitution of Bienvenido Granda and Laíto Sureda.

The first song he recorded was the bolero-rhythmic "Quemame los ojos", his first big hit, and then others like "Total", "Amor sin Esperanza", "And do not cheat me anymore", "Coconut Kiss"

In 1959, Fidel Castro ruled the island, when Celio returned from a tour, when he found himself with the unpleasant surprise that all his possessions had been confiscated, and when he saw himself in despair, he traveled to Mexico City with his wife Martha Torres and his sons Celio Lázaro and Linda Elisa. hired by the record company Orfeón, and set his residence in that country. In 1962 he returned to the Sonora Matancera and again signed for Seeco Records, staying until 1965. New hits were added: "Yo soy el Son Cubano", "Vámonos de Fiesta", "Nobleza", "Noche de Farra".

He acted in radio, television, theater, nightclubs and recorded several long-playing records. He excelled in the bolero, although he played almost all the rhythms. Among his most remembered recordings is the bolero by José Dolores Quiñones "Vendaval sin rumbo". He was known under the epithet "El flaco de oro". In Mexico, a book about his life and work was published. In 2003 he participated in a posthumous tribute to Celia Cruz. He died of a respiratory arrest. Before his death he managed to record an album of boleros in homage to José Antonio Méndez

Discography

Seeco Records

Series Title Year of Publication

TRLP-5047 Daniel Santos and Celio González with the Youth of Cayo 1957

SCLP-9116 Sonora Matancera's Invites You to Dance / Los Invita a Bailar 1957

SCLP-9120 Sonora Matancera's Parade of Stars / Parade of Stars 1958

SCLP-9126 There comes La Sonora Matancera / Here Comes ... 1958

SCLP-9156 La Sonora Matancera Came ... Sing: Celio González 1958

SCLP-9157 Christmas with the Sonora Matancera 1958

SCLP-9177 More Successes of La Sonora Matancera with Celio González 1959

SCLP-9189 Los Últimos by Celio González With the Sonora Matancera 1960

SCLP-9207 Songs awarded by Celio González 1961

SCLP-9229 Los Reyes del Ritmo: La Sonora Matancera 1962

SCLP-9254 Sonora Matancera in Puerto Rico 1963

SCLP-9264 The First and The Only: La Sonora Matancera 1964

Gema Records

Series Title Year of Publication

LPG-3013 ¡Que Rico Canta Celio !: With the Pepé Delgado Orchestra 1966

Teka Records

Series Title Year of Publication

LIS-610 Hits by Celio González 1966

LIS-635 Bailables with Celio González and Sonora 1966

LIS-636 Melodies by Agustín Lara: Celio González and Sonora 1966

LIS-640 The Best of Celio González 1966

Alegre Records

Series Title Year of Publication

LPA-849 Now Yes! / This is It 1966

LPA-856 The Celio of Always 1967

LPA-864 Up! / Up! 1968

LPAS-8740 Nueva Vida / New Life: Celio González 1968

Fania Records

Series Title Year of Publication

The Silver Fox presents the Flaco de Oro (with Johnny Pacheco) 1981