Flor Silvestre

This article is about the singer and actress. For the film, see Flor silvestre (film).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Chabolla.
Guillermina "Flor Silvestre" Jiménez Chabolla
Born
Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla

(1930-08-16)16 August 1930
Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico
Died25 November 2020(2020-11-25) (aged 90)
Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • equestrienne
Years active1943–2020
Spouse(s)Andrés Nieto
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(m. 1953; div. 1958)​

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(m. 1959; died 2007)​
ChildrenDalia Inés
Francisco Rubiales
Marcela Rubiales
Antonio Aguilar, hijo
Pepe Aguilar
RelativesLa Prieta Linda (sister)
Mary Jiménez (sister)
Majo Aguilar (granddaughter)
Leonardo Aguilar (grandson)
Ángela Aguilar (granddaughter)
AwardsEduardo Arozamena Medal
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
guitar
Labels
Websiteflorsilvestreoficial.com
Signature

Guillermina Jiménez Chabolla (16 August 1930 – 25 November 2020)[1] known professionally as Flor Silvestre, was a Mexican singer and actress.[2] She was one of the most prominent and successful performers of Mexican and Latin American music,[3] and was a star of classic Mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Her more than 70-year career[4] included stage productions, radio programs, records, films, television programs, comics and rodeo shows.

Famed for her melodious voice and unique singing style, hence the nicknames "La Sentimental" ("The Sentimental One") and "La Voz Que Acaricia" ("The Voice That Caresses"), Flor Silvestre was a notable interpreter of the ranchera, bolero, bolero ranchero, and huapango genres. She recorded more than 300 songs for three labels: Columbia, RCA Víctor, and Musart. In 1945, she was announced as the "Alma de la Canción Ranchera" ("Soul of Ranchera Song"),[5] and in 1950, the year in which she emerged as a radio star, she was proclaimed the "Reina de la Canción Mexicana" ("Queen of Mexican Song").[6] In 1950, she signed a contract with Columbia Records and recorded her first hits, which include "Imposible olvidarte", "Que Dios te perdone", "Pobre corazón", "Viejo nopal", "Guadalajara", and "Adoro a mi tierra". In 1957, she began recording for Musart Records and became one of the label's exclusive artists with numerous best-selling singles, such as "Cielo rojo", "Renunciación", "Gracias", "Cariño santo", "Mi destino fue quererte", "Mi casita de paja", "Toda una vida", "Amar y vivir", "Gaviota traidora", "El mar y la esperanza", "Celosa", "Vámonos", "Cachito de mi vida", "Miel amarga", "Perdámonos", "Tres días", "No vuelvo a amar", "Las noches las hago días", "Estrellita marinera", and "La basurita", among others. Many of her hits charted on Cashbox Mexico's Best Sellers and Record World Latin American Single Hit Parade.[7] She also participated in her husband Antonio Aguilar's musical rodeo shows.

Flor Silvestre appeared in more than seventy films between 1950 and 1990. Beautiful and statuesque, she became one of the leading stars of the "golden age" of the Mexican film industry. She made her acting debut in the film Primero soy mexicano (1950), directed by and co-starring Joaquín Pardavé. She played opposite famous comedians, such as Cantinflas in El bolero de Raquel (1957). Director Ismael Rodríguez gave her important roles in La cucaracha (1959), and Ánimas Trujano (1962), which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.[8] She was also the star of the comic book La Llanera Vengadora.[9] In 2013, the Association of Mexican Cinema Journalists honored her with the Special Silver Goddess Award.

Silvestre died on 25 November 2020 at her home in Villanueva, Zacatecas.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Guillermina Jimenez-chabolla, "United States, Border Crossings from Mexico to United States, 1903-1957"". FamilySearch. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Festival star also a gourmet cook". Arizona Republic. 1 September 1976. p. 98. Retrieved 1 August 2017. Flor Silvestre is a talented equestrienne, actress and singer.
  3. ^ "Native and Foreign Stars Score With Audiences". Billboard. 16 December 1967. p. M-14. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Flor Silvestre recibe Diosa de Plata especial por su trayectoria". El Informador. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Coliseo Olímpico: Viernes 14 de diciembre de 1945, Grandioso Debut de: El Chino Herrera Con la Gran Compañía de Revistas y Atracciones en la que figuran:... Flor Silvestre Alma de la Canción Ranchera". El Informador. 12 December 1945. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Flor Silvestre: Reina de la Canción Mexicana. Estrella de Cine". El Informador. 25 July 1950. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Latin American Single Hit Parade" (PDF). Record World. 21 May 1966. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "The 34th Academy Awards (1962)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  9. ^ "An International Catalogue of Superheroes". Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Muere la cantante Flor Silvestre, mamá de Pepe Aguilar". Univision. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Murió la actriz y cantante Flor Silvestre". Milenio. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2020.