Consuelo Velázquez

Consuelo, feeling pressured, confessed that they were hers, marking the beginning of her recognized career as a composer.Among her most notable compositions is «Bésame mucho», a song she described as a dream and a fantasy about love. In 1941, Emilio Tuero and Chela Campos recorded it, and it quickly became an international hit. Andy Russell and Jimmy Dorsey also recorded it, making it stay in the Hit Parade for 23 consecutive weeks in 1944. She was invited by Ralph Peer to the Hollywood Canteen during the Normandy landing, and the song was performed in multiple languages around the world.Other compositions by Consuelo include «No me pidas nunca», «Pasional», «Déjame quererte», «Amar y vivir», «Verdad amarga», «Franqueza», «Chiqui», «Cachito», «Que seas feliz», «Enamorada», «Orgullosa y bonita» and «Yo no fui», the last one popularized by Pedro Infante and later by Pedro Fernández.In 1949, Consuelo was one of the founders of the Mexican Society of Authors and Composers, where she held positions of vice president and president between 1967 and 1982, and was named honorary lifetime president.

She was also vice president in 1973 and president in 1974 of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers based in Paris, France.Consuelito was invited to participate in film productions at the most important studios of the time, where she met figures such as Gregory Peck, Rita Hayworth, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Carmen Miranda, The Andrews Sisters, Walt Disney and Salvador Dalí. Although the RKO studios in Hollywood offered her to move there to launch her as a star, she decided to return to Mexico to marry Conde on October 25, 1944, although she eventually did not fulfill that promise. Conde, from RCA Víctor, became a promoter of the golden age, and Consuelito was one of the stars of his repertoire.