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Felipe Pirela (1941–1972) was a Venezuelan singer and one of the most renowned interpreters of bolero music. He was born on September 4, 1941, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and was murdered on July 2, 1972, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.^[2] Pirela began his musical career in the early 1960s and quickly gained popularity with his unique voice and passionate performances.

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Felipe Pirela
Birth name	Felipe Antonio Pirela Morón^[1]
Also known as	El Bolerista de América
Born	(1941-09-04)September 4, 1941 Maracaibo, United States of Venezuela
Died	July 2, 1972(1972-07-02) (aged 30) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Genres	Bolero
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1960–1972
Labels	Discomoda, Fonograma, Velvet

Pirela achieved great success with his interpretations of romantic ballads and boleros, becoming known as "El Bolerista de América" (The Bolero Singer of the Americas). His smooth and emotive singing style, combined with his charismatic stage presence, captivated audiences across Latin America and beyond.

Some of Felipe Pirela's most famous songs include "Sombras," "Por Retenerte," "Entre La Espada y La Pared," and "Quiéreme Siempre." His career was cut short when he was murdered at the age of 30. Despite his untimely death, Felipe Pirela's legacy as a talented bolero singer continues to influence and inspire musicians to this day.

Discography

With Bands

Year	Title	Record label
1960	Carnaval Con Los Peniques	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1960	Paula	Discos Gramcko (Venezuela)
1960	Comunicando^[3]	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1961	Canciones de Ayer y Hoy^[4]	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1961	Tres Regalos	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1962	25 Años de Billo	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1962	Esta Noche Billo	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1963	Billo en Fonograma^[5]	Fonograma (Venezuela)
1963	Mosaico 10	Fonograma (Venezuela)

Solo

Year	Title	Record label
1963	Un Solo Camino: México^[6]	Velvet (México)
1964	Únicamente Tú	Velvet (Venezuela)
1964	Entre Tu Amor y Mi Amor	Velvet (Venezuela)
1965	El Bolerista de América	Velvet (Venezuela)
1965	Sin Ella	Velvet (Venezuela)
1965	Sombras Nada Más	Velvet (Venezuela)
1965	Felipe...Sigue de Frente	Velvet (Venezuela)
1966	Pirela y sus Éxitos^[7]	Velvet (Venezuela)
1966	Cuando Vivas Conmigo	Velvet (Venezuela)
1966	Injusto Despecho	Velvet (Venezuela)
1966	Mosaicos Románticos^{[NOTA 1]}	Velvet (Venezuela)
1966	Recordando A Rafael Hernández	Velvet (Venezuela)
1966	Dios Sabe Lo Que Hace	Velvet (Venezuela)
1967	Canta Felipe Pirela	Velvet (Venezuela)
1967	Felipe Interpreta A Manzanero	Velvet (Venezuela)
1967	Boleros Con Guitarras^[8]	Velvet (Venezuela)
1968	Lo Que Es La Vida	Velvet (Venezuela)
1969	De Todo Soy Capaz	Velvet (Venezuela)
1969	Un Poco de Mí	Velvet (Puerto Rico)
1970	Tu Camino y el Mío	Velvet (Puerto Rico)
1970	Aquí Mís Éxitos^{[NOTA 1]}	Velvet (Venezuela)
1972	Encadenados	Velvet (Puerto Rico)
1972	Volvamos A Querernos	Velvet (Puerto Rico)
1972	El adiós...del inmortal^{[NOTA 2]}	Velvet (Puerto Rico)

Events

Year	Title	Record label
1961	Guaicaipuro de Oro 1960^[9]	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1962	Guaicaipuro de Oro 1961^{[NOTA 3]}	Discomoda (Venezuela)
1964	Hit Parade de Navidad^{[NOTA 4]}	Velvet (Venezuela)

Notes

[N 1]
Compilación
[N 2]
Este LP terminado antes de la muerte del cantante, sería titulado originalmente Como Tú, Una Flor
[N 3]
Contiene el Mosaico Nº 5 que no figuró en los álbumes LP con Billo's Caracas Boys
[N 4]
Recopilación de temas navideños grabados por artistas de Velvet en 1964. Aparece Felipe Pirela cantando el famoso tema "Noche de Paz", grabado este año en México con la Orquesta de Chucho Rodríguez y que no formó parte de su discografía oficial.

References

[1]
Pérez Villarreal, Fausto (4 August 2012). "40 años de la muerte de Felipe Pirela, una voz que no se olvida" [40 years since the death of Felipe Pirela, a voice that is not forgotten] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
[2]
"Liberarte: El bolero aún llora por Felipe Pirela". 8 September 2019.
[3]
Made in conjunction with the recording sessions for the previous album
[4]
The singer's first solo album, accompanied by a string orchestra conducted by Billo Frómeta and his partners, Joe Urdaneta and Cheo García on backing vocals.
[5]
Reeditado en CD posteriormente bajo el título "Billo en Sonograma" por la empresa "Sonograma", poseedora de los archivos del sello "Fonograma".
[6]
Acompañado por la orquesta de Chucho Rodríguez
[7]
Primera compilación del artista, con tres temas ya grabados, en segunda versión
[8]
Con la participación del Trío "Los Tres Caballeros", el cual no fue acreditado en el álbum
[9]
Contiene el Mosaico Nº 2 que no figuró en los álbumes LP con Billo's Caracas Boys

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