"Lágrimas negras" (Spanish for Black Tears) is a bolero-son by Miguel Matamoros, first recorded by the Trío Matamoros in 1931. The song was written in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, in 1930, when Matamoros was on his way back to Cuba from the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. The song has been described as the "perfect fusion of the son with the bolero". It became the Trío Matamoros' most famous song, along with "Son de la Loma".
Recordings
Trío Matamoros Adalberto Álvarez Azul Azul Rubén Blades Compay Segundo (also in duo with Cesária Évora) Celia Cruz Celina González Dan Den Barbarito Díez José Feliciano Olga Guillot Orquesta Aragón Omara Portuondo María Dolores Pradera (also in with Cachao and Diego el Cigala) Rachael Price Adalberto Santiago Los Tres Bebo Valdés, Cachao and Carlos "Patato" Valdés: El Arte del Sabor Bebo Valdés & Diego el Cigala with Paquito D'Rivera: Lágrimas negras Chucho Valdés and Irakere Cuco Valoy María Teresa Vera Vieja Trova Santiaguera El Chacal Aymée Nuviola Cuarteto Patria (recorded with Eliades Ochoa) Peret
References
External links Lagrimas Negras, Trio Matamoros, Youtube Story of Lagrimas Negras, Predicado.com (in Spanish) Lagrimas Negras Lyrics (Spanish and English) Grand Kallé & L'African Team - Lagrimas Negras