El Porompompero

"El Porompompero"
Song by Manolo Escobar
LanguageSpanish
Released1960 (1960)
GenreRumba
LabelSaef
Composer(s)Juan Solano Pedrero
Lyricist(s)
  • José Antonio Ochaíta
  • Xandro Valerio

"El Porompompero" is a rumba[1] written in 1960 by musician Juan Solano Pedrero and lyricists José Antonio Ochaíta and Xandro Valerio.[2] It was written for singer El Príncipe Gitano, but was not recorded at the time, and was recorded a year later. Then it was Manolo Escobar who first recorded and popularized it, with which it was his first success as a singer.[3] In 1962, it was part of the musical repertoire, but with a different version of the text, adapted for the film Los Guerrilleros directed by Pedro Luis Ramirez with El Escobar himself in the main role.[4] In 1970, "El Porompompero" performed by Manolo Escobar became the best-selling single in Spain, selling over a million copies.[5] In 1982, it was also part of the musical repertoire of the film Everything is Possible in Granada directed by Rafael Romero Marchent and starring Manolo Escobar.[4]

Many singers have made several versions in different languages. Among them are Sara Montiel, Marisol, Mina.[6]

  1. ^ Gismera Velasco, Tomás (2002). José Antonio Ochaita: la voz de la Alcarria. AACHE Ediciones de Guadalajara. p. 130. ISBN 9788495179869.
  2. ^ Retana, Alvaro (1967). Historia de la canción espânola. Editorial Tesoro.
  3. ^ Alba, Carlos (2011). The Songs of Manolo Escobar. Birlinn. p. 110. ISBN 9780857900500.
  4. ^ a b López Gómez, Lidia (2023). Popular Music in Spanish Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 160. ISBN 9781000933772.
  5. ^ Pérez Custodio, Diana (2005). Paco de Lucía: la evolución del flamenco a través de sus rumbas (in Spanish). Servicio Publicaciones UCA. p. 118. ISBN 9788496274754.
  6. ^ "Covers of El Porompompero by Manolo Escobar". WhoSampled. Retrieved 28 May 2024.