Posted on 11/24/2022 1:12:03 PM PST by Twotone
In this day and age, we are encouraged to pursue our dreams when we’re young, full of energy, and have lots of life in front of us to fix the mistakes we make in the process. Any day missed is a day of pushing said dreams away. But is it really? In a lot of cases, the time for dream catching never runs out.
The best new Latin artist of 2022 may be a 95-year-old Cuban-American grandmother who has just recently started living out her dream of being a professional musician with the help of her grandson, who shared her works on the world wide web. This is the story of Angela Alvarez, so let’s get into it!
The way we envision our lives panning out is rarely the way it ends up happening. The possibilities are endless, the options are endless, and the unforeseen alternatives are endless. That’s what makes living such a journey; you never know which road will lead you to water, and which to scorching lava.
But as long as you lead with love, you’re sure to find your way sooner or later. Angela Alvarez has loved music her whole life. She learned to play guitar and piano as a young girl in Cuba, writing songs from the age of 14.
“I loved music very much,” Angela told Billboard Español. “When I was a child, I had two aunts that played the piano and taught me how to sing. Whenever there was a family gathering, I was the artist; they made dresses for me and I always liked to perform.”
However, her dreams of becoming a professional musician were to be put under lock and key, as her father forbade it. He didn’t believe that kind of life would be suitable for his daughter...
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Would love to have heard her voice when it was likely richer.
Wow.
This is nothing new.
Beautiful
Now that is a GREAT story! Very heartwarming on this Thanksgiving. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Dos Gardenias para ti (My way of saying, Thanks for posting)
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Fantastic story! Thanks!
Now I know where Disney stole the story for “Coco”.
Sounds like the father was right.
Nice! Thank you. :-)
Dad was right. She would have had some success, but might also have gotten into a drugs/alcohol/sex culture, never married, and be a washed up, used up, has-been by 40.
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