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Flores negras
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Wikipedia article
"'Flores negras'" ("Black Flowers") is a bolero song written and composed by Cuban musician Sergio De Karlo and published in 1937. It was introduced by Mexican tenor Pedro Vargas in the 1937 film 'Los chicos de la prensa'. Vargas recorded it for RCA Victor.
"Flores negras" is also one of the greatest hits of Mexican singer Elvira Ros, who popularized the song in the United States and South America. She first recorded "Flores negras" on 21 May 1940 in New York City for Decca Records. She sang it in 1942 Argentine film 'Ven... mi corazn te llama', and later rerecorded the song in Mexico for RCA Victor in 1963 and Orfen in 1974.
The song has also been recorded by Lydia Mendoza (1937), Bing Crosby (1941), Eydie Gorm with Los Panchos (1965), Elvira Quintana (1965), Irma Serrano (1973), Julio Jaramillo, and Ana Gabriel (2000).
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Category:Songs about flowers
Category:1937 songs
Category:Boleros
Category:Cuban songs
Category:Spanish-language songs
Category:Bing Crosby songs
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