{"id":3887,"date":"2020-11-14T01:27:17","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T00:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unbland.co\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2020-11-14T01:27:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T00:27:17","slug":"jose-jose-el-triste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unbland.co\/nl\/jose-jose-el-triste\/","title":{"rendered":"Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 El Triste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><span class=\"dropcap\">O<\/span>nce in a while you stumble upon a song that instantly captivates you and sticks with you for years to come. This happened to me when I first heard the song El Triste by Mexican singer Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9. That first encounter was a live recording of his performance at the &#8220;Latin Song Festival II&#8221; contest on March 15, 1970.<\/p>\n<p>The song and its performance was such a hit, that the audience at the festival &#8211; giving him a standing ovation &#8211; demanded that Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 should win the annual singing competition, but in the end, even with the impact that he caused, he got third place. Still, it meant the consolidation of Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 as a talented singer of international fame and launched him into stardom in Mexico and Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 was born Jos\u00e9 Romulo Sosa Ortiz in Mexico City on February 17, 1948 to a family of musicians. His mother was a concert pianist while his father was the tenor in the National Opera of Mexico. So it&#8217;s no surprise he went into music himself. Jos\u00e9 took the stage name \u2018Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9\u2019 in memory of his father who had abandoned him as a small child, then passed away when Jos\u00e9 was 17, but from whom he says he inherited his voice.<\/p>\n<p>The song El Triste is considered to be one of the most popular romantic ballads ever released. In English, El Triste translates to \u2018the sad man\u2019 or \u2018the sad one\u2019 and talks about the pain of passing away. And in a way Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 was a sad man himself having to battle with depression, alcoholism and drugs.<\/p>\n<p>Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 passed away on September 28, 2019 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. He did not go silently though and still made headlines after his body was claimed to be missing by his children. This spurred into an Elvis Presley effect and fans wondering if he was really dead. Eventually he was cremated two weeks after his death.<\/p>\n<p>After reading this you might think why I needed to tell such a dramatic story. Well, while the story of Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9 does have sad aspects, it is also a story of life. And legacy. And above all the power that went into one particular song, El Triste. And maybe knowing a little part of the story behind the man, the song may sound even more powerful and will captivate you as much as it captivated me.<\/p>\n<p>For now, enjoy this spectacular live performance of El Triste at the Festival de la Canci\u00f3n Latina on March 15, 1970.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"JOSE JOSE - EL TRISTE\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NTQx-ZdQn7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once in a while you stumble upon a song that instantly captivates you and sticks with you for years to come. This happened to me when I first heard the song El Triste by Mexican singer Jos\u00e9 Jos\u00e9. 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